3 MessageSaver Operation
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Using the MessageSaver in Speakerphone Mode

The MessageSaver enables you answer a call without using a telephone handset. It
also enables you to initiate a call in speakerphone mode, using a telephone handset
to dial a number.
To answer a call in speakerphone mode
1. Press the Speakerphone button and speak into the microphone. The OH indica-
tor lights to indicate that a call is in progress.
2. To hang up, press the Speakerphone button again. The OH indicator goes out.
To initiate a call in speakerphone mode
1. Lift the telephone handset.
2. Dial the recipient’s telephone number, then press the MessageSaver Speaker-
phone button.
3. Hang up the telephone handset and speak into the MessageSaver microphone
on the front panel. The OH indicator lights, indicating that a call is in progress.
4. To hang up, press the Speakerphone button again. The OH indicator goes out.
Remote Control
When the MessageSaver is in Independent mode, you can retrieve voice messages
and otherwise control the MessageSaver from a remote telephone. Remote control
operates only after a four-digit access code has been entered on the remote telephone.
You can specify the access code in the PhoneTools Independent Mode Configuration
dialog box (see Chapter 7).

Controlling the MessageSaver Remotely

1. Dial the MessageSaver’s telephone number.
2. When the greeting announcement starts playing, press the # key on your tele-
phone. The MessageSaver prompts you to enter your code.
3. Enter your Independent mode four-digit access code. The MessageSaver an-
nounces the system information. Press the * key to access the voice menu for
assistance.
4. Using the following table, press the desired telephone keys to control the
MessageSaver. You can hang up at any time by pressing the 5 key, or by replac-
ing the telephone receiver. If you are recording, you can stop at any time by
pressing any button.
Note: Be careful not to confuse the following remote control key assignments with
the remote control key assignments in the PhoneTools AnswerPhone Setup dialog
box, which are used when PhoneTools is running and Independent mode is disabled.