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ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION
AT THE BASE
Answering Calls
NOTE: See descriptions of Announcements A, B, and AO on page 11.
•If you select Announcement A or B, callers can press 1or 2during the announcement to select a mailbox, or they can wait for the beep to leave a message in Mailbox 1. If the message is longer than three minutes, or if the caller is silent for more than seven seconds, or if the system runs out of memory, the system beeps once and hangs up.
•If you select Announcement AO, the system plays to the end of the announcement, then hangs up.
•If the system is off and the phone rings, the call will be answered after 10 rings and the caller will hear “The machine is off.” The system then hangs up after 15 seconds if it does not receive a remote command.
•If the system is on and the memory is full, the call will be answered after 10 rings, and the caller will hear “Memory is full.”
•To turn the system on or off remotely, see page 36 in ANSWERING SYSTEM
Call Screening/Intercept
1Set the system to answer calls, and set the message playback volume control so you can hear the caller’s message.
2If you decide to take the call, press Pon the handset or Kon the base.
3If you pick up an extension phone during the announcement and the announcement does not stop right away,press and release the telephone switchhook or press Xor xon the base.
Announcement Bypass
To bypass your announcement, callers using a touch tone phone can press
#, then 1or 2to select a mailbox when they hear your announcement begin. The system stops playing your announcement and beeps so the caller can immediately begin recording a message.
Record a Memo
You can record a memo up to three minutes long to store as an incoming message.
1Press and release #on base. Both MBOX lights blink rapidly.
2Press a bbutton to select a mailbox for the memo. After the beep, speak toward the microphone. The Message Window displays the length of your memo.
3To stop recording, press a bbutton, or press 5.
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