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Set 'Announce Only' On / Off (preset to OFF)
If you want callers to leave messages, Announce Only must be set to OFF . If you do not want callers to leave messages, set Announce Only to ON. Follow the steps in the beginning of the Setup section.
Turn Audible Message Alert On / Off
With Message Alert programmed ON, the Base unit will beep approximately every
10seconds, alerting you to new, unplayed messages and memos. Follow the steps in the beginning of the Setup section to program this feature.
Turn Base Ringer On / Off (preset to ON)
Your Base Ringer is independent of the Handset ringer. To program this feature, follow the steps in the beginning of the Answering Machine section.
Set Number of Rings to Answer
Your Answering System can answer after
4rings only if there are new , unplayed messages; otherwise, it will answer after 6 rings. The benefit to you is if you are making a long distance call to retrieve messages, if the Answering System does not answer after 4 rings, you can hang up. There are no new messages, and you will save the expense of a long distance call.
To set the number of rings to answer, follow the steps in the beginning of the Setup section.
Voice Prompt language selection
1.Press 
key until display "LA" (Language) to enter Voice Prompt language selection mode.
2.After one second the display shows the language code, 1, 2 or 3 representing the three options of English, German or French.
3.Press forward key 
swap language code ie "1> 2 > 3...", and unit will sound the current new message status in the selected language type.
4.Press 
key or 
key to confirm the selected language type.
Recording a Memo
You can record a memo, either at the Base Unit or from a remote location. To record a Memo at the Base:
1.Press and hold 
.
2.You will hear ' Now Recording ' , followed by a beep.
3.Speak towards the Base Unit. Press 
when finished. Your memo is stored
like a message from an outside caller.
To record a memo from a remote location, follow instructions in the Remote Operation section.
Note: If memory is full while recording, the answering machine will announce "memory is full" and a beep is heard, at the same time the
Listening to Your Messages
When you have new messages, the message counter will flash, showing the number of unplayed messages.
When you have new messages, the indicator will flash. If the Mailbox only contains old messages, the indicator will glow steadily. Recorded messages and memos are retained until you delete them.
Your Answering System has approximately 40 minutes of storage capacity (or 59 messages/memos). If its capacity is full, the system will answer after 10 rings, and the caller will hear ' Memory is Full '.
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