Answering system settings

Answering system setup

To delete your announcement:

1.Follow Steps 1 through 4 in To play the current announcement on page 40 to play the announcement.

2.Press 3 during playback to delete your recorded announcement. The system announces,

Announcement deleted.

If your announcement is deleted, calls are answered with the default announcement, “Hello. Please leave a message after the tone.

Call screening setup

You can choose whether incoming messages are played through the speaker on the telephone base while they are being recorded.

To change the settings:

1. Press MENU/SELECT when in idle mode to enter the main menu.

2.Press DIR or CID to scroll to >ANSWERING SYS, then press MENU/SELECT.

3.Press DIR or CID to scroll to >ANS SYS SETUP. Press

MENU/SELECT.

4.Press MENU/SELECT to select >CALL SCREENING.

5.Press DIR or CID to choose between ON and OFF.

CALL SCREENING >ON

6. Press MENU/SELECT to confirm your setting. A confirmation tone sounds.

NOTE: For more details about the feature call screening, see Call screening on page 44.

Number of rings

You can set the answering system to answer an incoming call after two, four or six rings. You can also select toll saver, which is explained below. Unless you change it, the answering system answers an incoming call after four rings.

To set the number of rings:

1. Press MENU/SELECT when in idle mode to enter the main menu.

2.Press DIR or CID to scroll to >ANSWERING SYS, then press MENU/SELECT.

3.Press DIR or CID to scroll to >ANS SYS SETUP. Press

MENU/SELECT.

4.Press DIR or CID to scroll to ># OF RINGS, then press

MENU/SELECT.

#OF RINGS

>4

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AT&T EL52500, EL52510 To delete your announcement, Call screening setup, Press MENU/SELECT to select Call Screening