Answering system settings

Answering system setup

5.Press DIR or CID to scroll and choose among 2, 4, 6 or TOLL SAVER.

Toll saver - the answering system answers a call after two rings if you have new messages, and after four rings when there are no new messages. This feature allows you to check for new messages and avoid paying long distance charges if you are calling from out of your local area.

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

NOTE: If you subscribe to a voicemail service offered through your telephone service provider, see Answering system and voicemail on page 43.

Remote access code

To access your answering system remotely from any touch-

 

tone telephone, you need to enter a two-digit number (00-

REMOTE CODE

99). Unless you change it, the remote access code is 19.

19

 

To change the remote access code:

1.Follow Steps 1-3 in Number of rings on page 41.

2.Press DIR or CID to scroll to >REMOTE CODE, then press MENU/SELECT.

3.Press DIR or CID to select the remote access code, or use the dial pad keys to enter the correct number (00-99).

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

NOTE: For more details about the feature remote access, refer to Remote access on page 51.

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 10 seconds. Unless you change it, the message alert tone is set to off.

To change the setting:

MSG ALERT TONE

1.

Follow Steps 1-3 in Number of rings on page 41.

>OFF

 

 

2.

Press DIR or CID to scroll to >MSG ALERT TONE, then

 

 

 

 

 

press MENU/SELECT.

 

 

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

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

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 Temporarily turning off the message alert tone on page 45.

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