Answering System
Remote operation
Using a touch tone phone, you can call your phone number from outside and access the unit to listen to messages. The unit’s voice guidance prompts you to press certain dial keys to perform different operations.
Important:
LIn order to operate the answering system remotely, you must first set a remote code (page 58). This code must be entered each time you operate the answering system remotely.
Using the answering system remotely
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2 After the greeting message starts, enter your remote code (page 58).
LThe unit plays back new messages.
LAfter playing back new messages, the voice guidance starts.
3 Follow the voice guidance as necessary.
4 When finished, hang up.
Note:
LYou can ignore the voice guidance and control the unit using remote commands (page 57).
Voice guidance
During remote operation, the unit’s voice guidance prompts you to press {1} to perform a specific operation, or press {2} to listen to more available operations. Operations are presented by voice guidance in the following order:
–Play back all messages
–Play back new messages
–Record your message
–Erase all messages
–Record your greeting message
Note:
LIf you do not press any dial keys within 10 seconds after a voice guidance prompt, the unit disconnects your call.
LIf less than 3 minutes of recording time is available, the unit announces the remaining recording time after the last message is played back.
Remote commands
You can press dial keys to access certain answering system functions without waiting for the voice guidance to prompt you.
Key | Remote command |
{1} | Repeat message (during |
| playback)*1 |
{2} | Skip message (during |
| playback) |
{4} | Play new messages |
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{5} | Play all messages |
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{7} | Recording a greeting |
| message |
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