Answering System
*1 If pressed within the first 5 seconds of a message, the previous message is played.
*2 For English voice guidance only:
To resume operation, enter a remote command within 3 seconds, or the voice guidance starts.
*3 For Spanish voice guidance only
*4 Unit resets to a
Turning on the answering system remotely
If the answering system is off, you can turn it on remotely.
1Dial your phone number from a
2Let the phone ring 15 times. L A long beep is heard.
3Enter your remote access code within 10 seconds after the long beep.
L The greeting message is played back. L You can either hang up, or enter your remote access code again and begin
remote operation (page 34).
Answering system settings
Number of rings before the unit answers a call
You can change the number of times the phone rings “Ring count” before the unit answers calls. You can select 2 to 7 rings, or “Toll saver”.
The default setting is “4”.
“Toll saver”: The unit’s answering system answers at the end of the 2nd ring when new messages have been recorded, or at the end of the 4th ring when there are no new messages. If you call your phone from outside to listen to new messages (page 34), you know that there are no new messages when the phone rings for the 3rd time. You can then hang up without being charged for the call.
YHandset
1{MENU} i{#}{2}{1}{1}
2{V}/{^}: Select the desired setting. i
{SAVE} i{OFF}
For voice mail service subscribers
If you subscribe to a
L To use the voice mail service provided by your service provider/telephone company rather than the unit’s answering system, turn off the answering system (page 31).
L To use this unit’s answering system rather than the voice mail service provided by your service provider/telephone company, please contact your service provider/telephone company to deactivate your voice mail service.
If your service provider/telephone company cannot do this:
–Set this unit’s “Ring count” setting so that this unit’s answering system answers calls before the voice mail service of your service provider/telephone company does. It is necessary to check the number of rings required to activate the voice mail service provided by your service provider/telephone company before changing this setting.
–Change the number of rings of the voice mail service so that the answering system can answer the call first. To do so, contact your service provider/telephone company.
Caller’s recording time
You can change the maximum message recording time allotted to each caller. You can also select “Greeting only” which sets the unit to greet callers but not record messages. The default setting is “3min”.
YHandset
1{MENU} i{#}{3}{0}{5}
2{V}/{^}: Select the desired setting. i
{SAVE} i{OFF}
Note:
L When you select “Greeting only”:
–If you do not record your own message, the unit will play the
–If you use your own message, record the
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