Answering system
49
About the answering system
Answering system and voicemail indicators
Your telephone has separate indicators for two dif ferent types of voice
messages: those left on its built-in di gital answering system
and those left at your telephone service prov ider’s voicemail
(fees may apply). Your telephone’s built-in digital answering
system messages and voicemail message s are separate.
Each alerts you to new messages diffe rently.
If and XX New messages show on the handset
and the message window on the telephone base
flashes, there are new messages in the built-in
answering system. To listen to messages recorded on
your digital answering system, pre ss /PLAY/STOP
on the telephone base (page 52).
If and New voicemail display on the handset, your telephone service
provider is indicating that it has new voicemail fo r you. To listen to
your voicemail, you typically dial an access numb er provided by your
telephone service provider, followed by a securit y code or PIN.
Some telephone service providers bun dle or combine multiple services
like voicemail and call waiting, so you may not be aware th at you have
voicemail. To check what services you have and how to access them ,
contact your telephone service provider.
To use your voicemail service rather than your answerin g system, turn off
your answering system. To use your answering sy stem rather than your
voicemail service, contact your telephon e service provider to deactivate
your voicemail service.
NOTE: After reviewing all new messages, the number of old messages appears on the
message window.
Using the answering machine and voicemail tog ether
You can also use your telephone answering system an d voicemail together
by setting your built-in answering system to an swer before voicemail
answers as described below. To learn how to program your voicema il
settings, contact your telephone ser vice provider. Then, if you are on a call,
or if the answering system is busy recordi ng a message and you receive
another call, the second caller can leave a voicemai l message.
Set your answering system to answer call s at least two rings earlier than
your voicemail is set to answer. For example, if your voicemail ans wers
after six rings, set your answering s ystem to answer after four rings.
Some voicemail providers may program the del ay before answering calls
in seconds instead of rings. In this case , allow six seconds per ring when
determining the appropriate setting.
•
•
HANDSET 1
1 New message
10/15 10:01AM
ANS ON