Setting the Ring Time
The ring time setting allows you to set the number of rings the caller hears before your answering system plays the outgoing message. You can set the ring time to answer after six, nine, or twelve rings.
Setting [ ] (Toll Saver), the answering system picks up after six rings if you have new messages, and after nine rings if there are none. This way, if you make a long distance call to check your messages, you can hang up after the second ring to avoid billing charges.
1)With the phone in standby mode, press the menu/clock key three times. You hear "Ring time" and the current ring time ([ ] 6,[] 9, [] 12, [] Toll saver), and it is displayed on the base. Then you hear the guidance for setting the ring time.
2)Press the or /volume/select key until the desired ring time appears.
3)Press the set key to select the new ring time. You hear a confirmation tone, then the announcement "Ring time" followed by the new ring time. After a few seconds, the system announces "To set record time, press menu again."
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