Answering system settings, Call screening

Answering System for Landline

Answering system settings

Call screening

Handset / Base unit

While a caller is leaving a message, you can listen to the call through the unit’s speaker. To adjust the speaker volume, press MDN or MCN on the handset, or press MjN or MkN on the base unit repeatedly.

You can answer the call by pressing MN on the handset or MZN on the base unit.

Call screening can be set for each unit. The default setting is “On”.

1For handset setting: MMENUN (right soft key) #310

For base unit setting: MMENUN (right soft key) #*310

2MbN: Select the desired setting. a MSAVEN a MOFFN

Number of rings before the unit answers a call

You can change the number of times the phone rings “Ring count” before the unit answers calls. You can select 2 to 7 rings, or “Toll saver”.

The default setting is “4 rings”.

“Toll saver”: The unit’s answering system answers at the end of the 2nd ring when new messages have been recorded, or at the end of the 5th ring when there are no new messages. If you call your phone from outside to listen to new messages (page 55), you know that there are no new messages when the phone rings for the 3rd time. You can then hang up without being charged for the call.

1MMENUN (right soft key) #211

2MbN: Select the desired setting. a MSAVEN a MOFFN

For voice mail service subscribers

If you subscribe to a flat-rate service package that includes Caller ID, call waiting, voice mail,

and unlimited local/regional/long distance calls, please note the following:

RTo use the voice mail service provided by your service provider/telephone company rather than the unit’s answering system, turn off the answering system (page 51).

RTo use this unit’s answering system rather than the voice mail service provided by your service provider/telephone company, please contact your service provider/ telephone company to deactivate your voice mail service.

If your service provider/telephone company cannot do this:

–Set this unit’s “Ring count” setting so that this unit’s answering system answers calls before the voice mail service of your service provider/ telephone company does. It is necessary to check the number of rings required to activate the voice mail service provided by your service provider/telephone company before changing this setting.

–Change the number of rings of the voice mail service so that the answering system can answer the call first. To do so, contact your service provider/ telephone company.

Caller’s recording time

You can change the maximum message recording time allowed for each caller. The default setting is “3 min”.

1MMENUN (right soft key) #305

2MbN: Select the desired setting. a MSAVEN a MOFFN

Selecting “Greeting only”

You can select “Greeting only” which sets the unit to announce a greeting message to callers but not record messages.

Select “Greeting only” in step 2 on “Caller’s recording time”, page 56.

Note:

RWhen you select “Greeting only”:

–If you do not record your own message, the unit will play the pre-recorded

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