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Answering System

Note:

LIf you do not press any dial keys within 10 seconds after a voice guidance prompt, the unit disconnects your call.

Remote commands

You can press dial keys to access certain answering system functions without waiting for the voice guidance to prompt you.

Key

Operation

{1}

Repeat message

 

(during playback)*1

{2}

Skip message

 

(during playback)

{4}

Play new messages

{5}

Play all messages

{6}

Play greeting message

{7}

Record greeting message

{9}

Stop recording

 

Stop playback

{0}

Turn answering system off

{*}{4}

Erase currently playing

 

message

{*}{5}

Erase all messages

{*}{6}

Reset to a pre-recorded

 

greeting message (during

 

greeting message

 

playback)

{*}{#}

End remote operation

 

(or hang up)

*1 If pressed within the first 5 seconds of a message, the previous message is played.

Turning on the answering system remotely

If the answering system is off, you can turn it on remotely.

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 35).

Answering system settings

Number of rings before the unit answers a call

You can change the number of times the phone rings Number of Ringsbefore the unit answers a call. You can select 2 to 7 rings, or Auto.

The default setting is 4 Rings.

Auto: 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 35), 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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Panasonic KX-TG6561BX, KX-TG6551BX Answering system settings, Remote commands, Turning on the answering system remotely