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Deleting Messages
Messages are stored until you delete them. You cannot delete a message until you have played it. After you delete the message, you cannot retrieve it.
Action
Press DELETE to delete the message that is playing.
To delete all messages in a mailbox, press DELETE, then press the appropriate mailbox button.
Using Call Screening
Call screening is useful when you want to keep the phone line open for a call you are expecting. When someone starts to leave a message, you can decide to answer the call or allow the answering machine to answer the call.
Action
1Make sure the answering machine is on.
2Make sure the Call Screening feature is on (see page 49).
3Make sure the volume is set to at least level 2 so you can hear the caller’s message.
4To answer the call, press ON on the handset.
Note: If you pick up an extension phone during the outgoing announcement and the announcement does not stop, press and release ON again.
Answering Machine
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