Panasonic KX-TG3712BX Answering system settings, Number of rings before the unit answers a call

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Answering System

1Dial your phone number from a touch- tone phone.

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 40).

Answering system settings

Number of rings before the unit answers a call

You can change the number of times the phone rings “Number of Rings” before the unit answers calls. You can select 2 to 7 rings, or “Toll Saver”.

The default setting is “4 Rings”.

“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 5th ring when there are no new messages. If you call your phone from outside to listen to new messages (page 40), 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.

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For voice mail service subscribers

To receive voice mail and use answering system properly, please note the following:

LTo 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 37).

LTo 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 “Number of Rings” 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 allowed for each caller. The default setting is “3 Minutes”.

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2{r}: Select the desired setting. s{OK} s{OFF}

Selecting “Greeting Only”

You can select “Greeting Only” which sets the unit to announce a greeting message to callers but not record messages.

Select “Greeting Only” in step 2 on “Caller’s recording time”, page 41.

Note:

LWhen you select “Greeting Only”:

–If you do not record your own message, the unit will play the pre-recorded greeting-only message asking callers to call again later.

–If you use your own message, record the greeting-only message asking callers to call again later (page 38).

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