ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION: Away from the Base
(Cordless Handset/Remote)
4To set minutes:
Press 
. The system will announce the current minute setting followed by “To change, press 6 or 4. Press 8 when you are done.”
Press 
or 
to move the minute setting down or up. Each time you press one of these buttons, the system will announce the minute. When
you hear the correct minute, press 
. The system will announce the new day/time setting and beep twice to indicate that it is ready to accept a command.
Remote On/Off
You can also turn your system on or off from another touch tone phone (or the handset).
To review on/off status:
Press 
. You will hear “The machine is on” or “The machine is off.” The system will beep twice to indicate that it is ready to accept a command.
To change the status from off to on:
Even if the system is off, it will answer a call after 10 rings (provided it is connected to AC power) and announce “The machine is off” and will beep
twice to indicate it is ready to accept a command. Press 
. The system will announce “The machine is on” and beep twice to indicate it is ready for a new command.
To change the status from on to off:
Press 
. The system will announce “The machine is off” and beep twice to indicate it is ready for a new command.
Recording a Message When the System is Off
If the system is off, you can still leave a message by pressing 
from the handset or another touch tone phone (once the system answers after 10 rings). The system will turn on, beep to signal “begin recording” and record your message.
To Exit Remote Access
If you are using another touch tone phone or the handset, simply hang up at any time during remote access. If you are using the handset, pressing 
will cause the system to exit remote access.
ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION: Away from the Base (Cordless Handset/Remote)
Call Monitoring
As calls come in, the answering system will answer and record messages as long as it is set for automatic answering operation. You can use the cordless handset to listen to the callers as they leave messages. You can begin to speak
to a caller directly if you wish by pressing 
.
Monitoring calls:
1If the handset is away from the base, press 
and wait for the ANS SYS light to go on.
2To end monitoring without answering the call, press 
or return the handset to the base.
Announcement Bypass
You can instruct frequent callers who use touch tone phones to press 
when they hear your announcement. The system will stop playing the announcement and beep so that the caller can immediately begin recording a message.
AUDIBLE SIGNALS
The following is a list of the system’s audible signals and their meaning.
Sound | Meaning |
Long ringing | Incoming call |
Single beep | A valid button has been pressed |
Page | |
Repeating | Handset locator |
Two short beeps | Handset is out of range of base |
Four short beeps | Low battery |
Four long beeps | Base busy |
Long buzzing tone | Error (action has been unsuccessful) |
Series of ascending tones | Action has been successful |
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