Number of messages waiting (or, during playback, message number currently playing).
Press 
/PLAY/STOP to begin or end message playback.
1. 
(Play/Stop)
“You have [xx] new messages.”
2.
(Play/Stop) Message playback ends.
NOTE: If PLAY/STOP is pressed immediately after
deleting a message, the following message will be classified as old.
NOTE: Messages deleted cannot be retrieved again.
NOTE: Even though a message has been delet-
ed, the CID record for the call will indicate that a message was left.
NOTE: The answering system automatically dis-
connects the line after seven consecutive seconds of silence unless either the handset or the base goes off hook.
Answering System Operation
Message playback
If there are new messages, the screen on the handset will show new message, and the red light at the top left corner of the handset will flash, and the number in the message window on the telephone base will flash, indicating the number of new messages. Press 
/PLAY/STOP to listen to the recorded messages. The system announces the number of messages, then begins playback.
If there are new messages waiting, you will hear only the new messages in reverse chronological order, with the latest one first. If there are no new messages, the system will play back all messages in reverse chronological order.
Announcements
When playback begins, you will hear the total number of messages. You will hear the date and time when the message was received before it is played.
Options during playback
•Press 
/VOLUME to adjust the speaker volume.
•Press 
/SKIP to skip to the next message.
•Press 
/REPEAT to repeat the message cur- rently playing. Press twice to hear the previous message.
•Press DELETE to delete the current message. The system will advance to the next message.
•Press 
/PLAY/STOP to stop playback.
Deleting all messages
To delete all messages, press DELETE while the phone is idle (not during a call, or during message playback).You will be prompted to delete all mes- sages. Press SELECT/MENU to confirm and press CANCEL to exit.
NOTE: This operation deletes both the old messages and unre- viewed messages.
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