Turn the answering system on or off
The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages.
When the answering system is turned on, the 
/ANS ON/OFF light on the telephone base will be on and ANS ON will display on the handset.
To turn on or off with the telephone base:
•Press 
/ANS ON/OFF
to turn the
the answering system is 
turned off, it announces, “Calls will not be answered.”
To turn on or off with a handset:
1.Press MENU/SELECT when the handset is not in use.
2.Press 
/
VOL or 
VOL/CID to highlight
>Answering sys, then press MENU/SELECT.
3.Press 
/
VOL or 
VOL/CID to highlight >Answer ON/OFF, then press
MENU/SELECT.
4.Press 
/
VOL or 
VOL/CID to choose >On or >Off, then press MENU/SELECT.
Outgoing announcement
The telephone is preset with a greeting that answers calls with “Hello, please leave a message after the tone.” You can use this preset announcement, or replace it with your own.
Use a handset to record your own announcement:
1.Press MENU/SELECT when the handset is not in use.
2.Press 
/
VOL or 
VOL/CID to highlight
>Answering sys, then press MENU/SELECT.
3.Press MENU/SELECT to highlight >Announcement.
4.The handset announces, “To play, press 2. To record, press 7.” Press 7 to record.
5.The handset announces, “Record after the tone. Press 5 when you are done.”
6.After the tone, speak towards the microphone of the handset.
7.Press 5 when finished.
8.The answering system automatically plays back the newly recorded announcement. Press 5 to stop the playback at any time; 2 to replay the recorded announcement; or 7 to record again if desired.
To play messages with the telephone base:
Press 
/PLAY/STOP to listen to messages. Options during playback:
•Press 
/VOL or VOL/
to adjust the speaker volume.
•Press 
/SKIP to skip to the next message.
•Press 
/REPEAT to repeat the message currently playing. Press 
/REPEAT twice to listen to the previous message.
•Press X/DELETE to delete the current message. The system advances to the next message.
•Press 
/PLAY/STOP to stop.
To play messages with a handset:
1.Press MENU/SELECT when the handset is not in use.
2.Press MENU/SELECT to highlight
>Play messages. If you have either new or old messages, the messages play automatically.
If you have both new and old messages:
•To play new messages, press MENU/SELECT to highlight >Play new msgs.
•To play old messages, press 
VOL/CID to highlight >Play old msgs, then press
MENU/SELECT.
Options during playback:
•Press 
/
VOL or 
VOL/CID to adjust the speaker volume.
•Press 
EQ
to adjust the handset message playback audio quality.
•Press 6 to skip to the next message.
•Press 4 to repeat the message currently playing. Press 4 twice to listen to the previous message.
•Press 3 to delete the current message. The system advances to the next message.
•Press 5 to stop.
IMPORTANT!
If your product is not working properly:
•Refer to the Troubleshooting section of the user’s manual.
•Visit our website at www.vtechphones.com or call 1 (800)
In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada.com or dial 1 (800)