Answering System Operation: At The Base
About Mailboxes
This answering system provides two voice mailboxes. These mailboxes provide a convenient way to share an answering system with other members of your household or business.
Callers using a touch tone phone can choose the mailbox in which their message will be recorded by pressing 1 or 2 after the system answers the call. Callers who are not using a touch tone – or who simply do not press 1 or 2 during the call – can still leave a message. In these cases, the message is automatically recorded in Mailbox 1.
When messages are recorded in one mailbox, you can choose to listen only to the messages in that mailbox without listening to messages in the other mailbox.
If you decide not to use separate mailboxes, the answering system operates like most other answering systems – with all messages automatically recorded in Mailbox 1.
This section provides an overview of how you can use mailboxes. Detailed information can be found in later sections of this manual.
Getting started with mailboxes:
1.Decide how you wish to assign the mailboxes to members of your household or business.
For example, you might want messages for Jane recorded in Mailbox 1 and messages for John recorded in Mailbox 2.
2.Prepare the announcement to be heard by callers.
Following the above example, your announcement might say: “Hello. You have reached
3.Follow the instructions to record your announcement.
Clock
The Clock feature will record the day and time of each message received.
To set the clock:
1.Set the speaker volume control on the side of the base to a comfortable level.
2.Press CHANGE, then CLOCK. You will hear a day of the week.
3.Press REPEAT or FORWARD until you hear the correct day.
4.Press CLOCK to hear the hour.
5.Press REPEAT or FORWARD until you hear the correct hour. Make sure the hour is correct for AM or PM.
6.Press CLOCK to hear the minute.
7.Press REPEAT or FORWARD until you hear the correct minute.
8.Press CLOCK. You will hear the day and time setting.
To review the clock:
1.Press CLOCK. You will hear the day and time setting.
NOTE: If AC power fails and there are no base batteries installed, or the batteries are low on power, you will need to set the clock.
Announcements to Callers
Before using your answering system, you should record an announcement. This is what callers will hear when the system answers a call.
