Setting the Unit to Answer Calls

Press (ANSWER!ON) to turn on the
answering system.
•The indicator lights and “Answer set” is
heard.
•The unit will announce the remaining
recording time if it is less than 5
minutes.
•If you hear “Memory full”, “ ” is
displayed on the base unit and the
ANSWERON indicator flashes rapidly,
erase some, or all, of the messages
(p. 57).
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Answering System
Automatic Answering Operation
When the unit answers a call, a greeting message is played and the
caller’s message is recorded.
•The total recording time (including greeting message) is about
15 minutes. If messages are recorded in noisy rooms, the time may
be shortened by up to 3 minutes.
•A maximum of 64 messages (including greeting message) can be
recorded.
•If you do not want the unit to answer calls, press (ANSWER!ON) again to turn off
the answering system. The indicator light goes out and “Answer off” is heard.
•You can also turn on the answering system remotely using any other phone
(p. 58).
•KX-TG2581NZ will not answer incoming calls on your FaxAbility number.

Monitoring incoming calls

While a call is being recorded, you can monitor it through the speaker.
•To increase the speaker volume, press . To decrease, press .
To answer the call with the handset, press (TALK). The unit stops
recording.
(ANSWER!ON) and Indicator
Speaker
,