Sony AR-208S Using the Machine with AN Answering Machine, Quiet Detect Time, 6A.M. Mode

USING THE MACHINE WITH AN ANSWERING MACHINE

QUIET DETECT TIME

Quiet Detect Time is the function that enables the machine to be used along with an answering machine for both phone messages and faxes. After the answering machine has answered, any duration of silence longer than a certain threshold time will prompt the machine to take over the line and prepare to receive a fax. The Quiet Detect Time can be set from 00 to 10 seconds, following the procedure below.

1 Press the [MENU] key.

2 Press the [] key () or [] key () until "6:A.M. MODE" appears, and then press the [ENTER] key.

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"6:A.M. MODE"

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3 Press the [] key () or [] key () until "1:QUIET DETECT TIME" appears, and then press the [ENTER] key.

Selection

"1:QUIET DETECT TIME"

4 Enter the Quiet Detect Time with the numeric keys.

Enter the Quiet Detect Time in seconds, from 00 to 10. (setting "00" turns off Quiet Detect Time)

5 Press the [ENTER] key.

6 Press the [MENU] key.

Press the [MENU] key to exit.

•	The machine has been set at the factory for a Quiet Detect Time of 5 seconds, which gives the best
Note	performance for most answering machines. However, you may have to adjust the Quiet Detect Time depending
	on your answering machine’s disconnect time, the time before the machine disconnects the line after a period
	of silence. If your machine has a short disconnect time, you may have to shorten the Quiet Detect Time.
	However, if the machine is interrupting callers in the middle of messages, you should set a longer Quiet Detect
	Time.

•If there is a pause at the end of your answering machine message, make sure that the Quiet Detect Time is longer than this pause.

•Setting Quiet Detect Time to 00 turns the function off. However, the machine will not be able to receive faxes

sent using manual dialing (picking up the receiver, dialing the number, and pressing the [START] key () when the fax tone is heard).

•If your answering machine is set to answer calls after more rings than the machine's number of rings setting, the machine will always answer first and thereby prevent callers from leaving messages in the answering machine.

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