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Inter-Tel® Model 8524/8525/8526 User Guide
GETTING STARTED
Initializing Your Mailbox
To access voice mail, the first thing you need to do is initialize your mailbox. This
allows you to change the default password for your mailbox, record your name for the
company directories, and listen to the voice mail introduction.
To initialize your mailbox:
1. Dial the voice mail extension number. (You hear the main menu.)
2. Say “Login” or press to identify yourself as a subscriber.
3. Say “Login” or press to identify yourself as a subscriber.
4. Enter your mailbox nu mber using the dialpad buttons.
5. Enter your default password using the dialpad buttons.
NOTE: Your mailbox number is your default password.
If you want a password, enter a new password using digits 0-9 (up to 12 digits),
and then press when you are done. The messaging system plays back your
password.
If you do not want to use a password, just press .
6. Say “Accept” or press to accept the entry or say “Erase” or press to
erase and re-enter your password. The system prompts you to record your direc-
tory name.
7. After the tone, record y our first and last name.
8. When prompted, do one of the following:
• Say “Accept” or press again to accept the name.
• Say “Replay” or press to replay the name you just recorded.
• Say “Append” or press to add to your name.
• Say “Re-record” or press to erase and re-record your name.
NOTE: The system then plays a prompt that introduces you to the basic voice mail
system features. You can skip this introduction by saying “Skip” or by pressing
, if desired.
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