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Answering system
Answering system settings
Message alert tone
When the message alert tone is set to On, and there is at least one new message, the telephone base beeps every ten seconds. Unless you change it, the message alert tone is set to off.
There is no audible alert at the handset.
To change the setting:
Using a cordless handset:
1. | When the handset is in idle mode, press MENU/SELECT to enter |
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Remote code | |||
| the main menu. | ||
| >Msg alert tone | ||
2. | Press qCID or pDIR to scroll to >Answering sys, then | ||
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| press MENU/SELECT. | q | |
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3. | Press qCID or pDIR to scroll to >Ans sys setup, then |
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MSG ALERT TONE | |||
| press MENU/SELECT. | ||
4. | Press qCID or pDIR to scroll to >Msg alert tone, then | >On | |
p | |||
| press MENU/SELECT. | ||
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5.Press qCID or pDIR to choose >On or >Off.
6.Press MENU/SELECT to save the setting. You hear a confirmation tone.
Using the telephone base:
1.When the telephone base is in idle mode, press MENU/SELECT to enter the main menu.
2.Press qCID or pDIR to scroll to >Answering sys, then press MENU/SELECT.
3.Press qCID or pDIR to scroll to >Ans sys setup, then press MENU/SELECT.
4.Press qCID or pDIR to scroll to >Msg alert tone, then press MENU/SELECT.
5.Press qCID or pDIR to choose >On or >Off.
Remote code
>Msg alert tone
p q
MSG ALERT TONE >On
p q
6. Press MENU/SELECT to save the setting. You hear a confirmation tone.
NOTES:
•The message alert tone beeps only if all the conditions below are met:
-Answering system is on.
-Message alert tone setting is on.
-There are new messages.
•To temporarily turn off the message alert tone, see page 79.
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