Handset settings

Answering system settings

Use the answering system menu to turn the answering system on or off, record your announcement (greeting), change the number of rings, remote access code and message alert tone.

1.When the handset is in idle mode, press MENU/SELECT to enter the main menu.

2.Press MENU/SELECT again.

3.Press qCID or DIRp to scroll to >ANS SYS SETUP, then press

MENU/SELECT.

Answer on/off

Unless you change it, the answering system is on and ready to record messages. You can turn the answering system off, but if you do so, the answering system does not answer calls and record incoming messages.

To turn the answering system on or off from a handset:

1.

When the handset is in idle mode, press MENU/SELECT to

>ANS SYS SETUP

 

enter the main menu.

PLAY MSGS

2.

Press MENU/SELECT again.

 

3.

Press qCID or DIRp to scroll to >ANS SYS SETUP, then

 

 

 

press MENU/SELECT.

 

 

 

 

>ANSWER ON/OFF

4.

Press MENU/SELECT again to select >ANSWER ON/OFF.

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENT

5.

Press qCID or DIRp to select between ON and OFF, then

 

 

 

press MENU/SELECT to confirm the setting. A confirmation

 

 

 

tone sounds.

 

 

If the answering system is on, the ANS ON icon displays on the

ANSWER ON/OFF

handset screen.

ON

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: If the answering system is off and there is an incoming call, the

 

 

system answers after 10 rings and announces, “Please enter your remote access code.” For

 

more information about remote access codes, see pages 43-44.

 

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AT&T EL52459, EL52409, EL52419, EL52259, EL52209, EL52309 Answer on/off, Press qCID or DIRp to select between on and OFF, then