Answering system
Answering system settings
Use the answering system menu in the handset to turn the answering system on or off or change the settings for the outgoing announcement, call screening, number of rings, remote access code and the message alert tone.
Announcement
The announcement is the greeting callers hear when calls are answered by the answering system.
The telephone has a default announcement, “Hello. Please leave a message after the tone.” You can use this announcement, or record your own announcement.
You can record an announcement up to 90 seconds. The system does not record any announcement shorter than 2 seconds.
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DIR to scroll to >Answering sys, then press menu/select.
3.Press menu/select to select >Announcement. The
system announces, “To play, press 2. To record, press 7.” >ANNOUNCEMENT
4. Press 2 to play the current announcement from the speakerphone.
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DIR/volume to increase or press 
CID/volume to decrease the message playback volume.
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3. Press 7. The system announces “Record after the tone. Press 5 when you are done.”
4.Face the handset and speak towards the microphone to record your announcement.
5.Press 5 when you finish the recording. The handset plays back the recorded announcement.
note: If the answering system memory is full, when you press 7 in Step 3, the answering system announces, “Memory is full.” You must delete some messages before you can record a new announcement. Refer to Message playback on pages
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