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• When recording the announcement, make sure
you speak in a normal tone of voice about nine
inches from the front of the telephone base.
• If HEADSET is selected in the AUTOMATIC
MODE menu and a headset is connected on
the telephone, you need to speak into the
microphone of the headset to record the
announcement (page 39).
• Make sure there is no background noise
(television, music, traffic, etc.) when recording.
The outgoing announce-
ment is not clear (1080
only).
• For private messages, make sure the answering
system is on. Select ON in ANSWER STATUS
(see the ANSWER STATUS section on the 1080
user’s manual).
• If Toll Saver is activated, the number of rings
changes to eight seconds when there are new
messages waiting (see the TOLL SAVER section
on page 58 of this manual).
• If you subscribe to the Centrex service provided
by your local telephone company, make sure
the ANSWER DELAY time (see the ANSWER
DELAY on page 58 of this manual) is shorter
than the CSL DELAY RING time on the same
telephone (see the CSL DELAY RING section on
page 75 of this manual).
• If a 1080 extension is on a phone call, or
recording, or playing any type of message or
announcement, it will not be able to answer
incoming calls.
The answering system
does not answer at the
correct time (1080 only).
If the telephone is not responding normally, try
the following (in the order listed):
1. Disconnect the power to the telephone base.
2. Disconnect the spare battery (if the set has
one).
3. Wait a few minutes before connecting power to
the telephone base.
4. Re-install the spare battery (if the set has one).
5. Wait for the telephone to synchronize its
connection. This may take up to one minute.
Common cure for
electronic equipment:
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