Using the answering machine

Setting up your answering machine

Before using your answering machine for the first time you need to: set the time and date and switch the answering machine on.

Your On-Air 1800 comes with the pre-recorded outgoing message (OGM) “Hello, your call cannot be taken at the moment, so please leave your message after the tone.” You can use this outgoing message or record your own.

To record your own outgoing message

It is necessary to choose which answering machine mode you will be using. (Answer only or Answer and record). It is possible to record a message for both modes although only one mode can be selected for use at any one time.

The base stations answering machine is shared by all handsets. There are two types of answering machine mode:

1Answer and record – Callers can leave you messages.

2Answer only – Callers will hear your outgoing message but cannot leave any message.

Each answering machine mode has its own outgoing message.

The answering machine has an incoming message capacity of approximately 15 minutes.

Important

The pre-recorded outgoing message (OGM) will be deleted when you record your own outgoing message (OGM).

Intercom

Press the INTERCOM button.

PQRS

For Answer and record:

7

Press the 7 button, then the 8 button,

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8then the 3 button.

DEF

3

Or

For Answer only:

To set the time and date

Please see page 30

‘To set the time and date’.

PQRS

7

TUV

8

DEF

3

DEF

3

DEF

3

Press the 7 button, then the 8 button, then the 3 button twice quickly.

You will hear a beep in the earpiece. Speak your outgoing message.

Press the 3 button to stop recording.

Your outgoing message will be automatically played back through the handset earpiece.

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BT 1800 manual Setting up your answering machine, To record your own outgoing message, To set the time and date Please see

1800 specifications

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