While the system is taking a call, the Message Window displays
NOTE: Messages are limited to a maximum of two minutes each. If the caller is still speaking after two minutes, is silent for more than 7 seconds, or if system memory runs out (system memory is 12 minutes in length), the system will beep once and hang up.
Setting System to Not Answer Calls
If you do not want your system to answer calls, press and release ON/OFF. The Message Window display will go off.
When you turn off Automatic Answering, the system will answer calls after 10 rings. You can then turn the system on if you are calling from a touch tone telephone.
Ring Select
To choose the number of times the phone rings before the system answers, set RING SELECT Switch to 2, 4, or TS (Toll Saver).
•Set to 2 – and the system will answer all calls on the second ring.
•Set to 4 – and the system will answer all calls on the fourth ring.
•Set to TS – and the system will answer calls on the second ring only if you have new messages. If no new messages have been recorded, the system will answer on the fourth ring.
Toll Saver
Set the RING SELECT Switch to TS (Toll Saver) when you will be calling from another location to check for messages. If you have new messages (i.e. messages you haven’t listened to yet) waiting, the system will answer after two rings. If there are no new messages, the phone will ring at least three times before the system answers. You can then hang up after the third ring to avoid paying long distance charges.
NOTE: Toll Saver works only when the system is on and memory is available. Otherwise, calls are answered after 10 rings.
Message Window and Indicators
Your system provides two methods of informing you about the status of the system’s operation: Message Window codes and indicator lights.
Message Window
The Message Window displays one code to give you a running count of messages received, and provides status information. See Table below for explanations of these symbols.
Display | What It Means |
|
|
(blank) | Answering system is off (i.e. not set to automatically |
| answer calls) |
Current message count | |
Current message count and no announcement | |
| recorded |
9 (alternating with | The message count is greater than 9 |
9 (alternating with blank) | The message count is greater than 9 and no |
| announcement recorded |
- (steady) | In clock set mode, in clock review mode, in remote |
| or cordless handset access mode or in |
| answer mode |
- (blinking) | Recording an announcement, memo on the base or |
| incoming message |
F (blinking) | Memory is full |
