R E M O T E O P E R A T I O N

Connect with the Answering System

You can access many features remotely from a touch tone phone.

1Dial your telephone number.

2When the system answers, enter your three-digit Remote Access Code during or after the announcement. The system announces the number of messages, then begins message playback. If the announcement continues to play after

entering your code, wait for the announcement to end or press #to stop the announcement, then re-enter the code.

3To use a remote access command (below), press 5during message playback and wait for the two-beep signal.

4Enter a remote access command.

Remote Access Commands

Function

Command

 

 

Voice help menu

Press 5.

 

 

Play all messages

After the two beeps, wait four seconds for system to

 

automatically play back all messages, or press 1.

 

 

Play new messages

Press 2.

 

 

Repeat a message

Press 4while the message is playing.

 

 

Skip a message

Press 6while the message is playing.

 

 

Stop message playback

Press 5.

 

 

Save message

Hang up.

 

 

Delete message

Press and release 3while the message is playing.

 

 

Delete all messages

After you have listened to all messages and heard

 

the two beeps, press 3 3.

 

 

Record announcement

Press *7; after beep, record announcement, press

 

5to stop. System plays back announcement.

 

 

Review announcement

Press 7.

 

 

Record memo

Press #; speak after beep; press 5to exit.

 

 

Set the Clock

Press *8. Follow prompts to set day, time, and year.

 

 

Turn system off

Press *0.

 

 

Turn system on

When system is off, it answers after 10 rings,

 

announces“The machine is off,” then beeps twice.

 

Press *0.

 

 

Memory full

When the memory is full, the system answers after

 

10 rings, announces “Memory is full,” then beeps

 

twice. Enter your Remote Access Code and delete

 

some or all messages. Press *0to make sure

 

system is on before hanging up.

 

 

End remote access call

Press *9. The system announces “The machine

 

will now hang up,” and disconnects the call.

 

 

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