2.Press the ANSWER ON/OFF button until you hear the correct minute. To return to the previous minute, press the MAIL 1 or MAIL 2 button.

AM/PM Set

1.Once you hear the correct minute, press the TIME SET/REPEAT button to set AM/PM. The unit will say “AM”.

2.Press the ANSWER ON/OFF button.The unit will say “PM”. Press the MAIL 1 or MAIL 2 button to return to “AM”.

3.Once you hear the correct AM/PM setting, press the TIME SET/REPEAT button to complete the procedure. The unit will announce the day and time that is now

set.

Note: To check the current day and time, press and release the TIME SET/REPEAT button. If you did not set the Voice Time/Day Stamp, the unit will say “Time is not set”.

Recording Memo Message

You can record a memo message, for another member of your household, in either of the two mailboxes (Mailbox 1 or Mailbox 2). It will be played back, along with other messages, in the corresponding mailbox.

To Record Memo

1.Press and hold the MAIL 1 or MAIL 2 button for 2 seconds. A beep will sound and all the message LEDs will turn off.

2.Record your message (up to 60 seconds) through the microphone in the speaker holes.

3.When your message is completed, release the button. A beep will sound, and the corresponding message LED will be increased by one.

Message Playback

When the message LED indicators blink, you have received new messages or there are saved messages. It will blink to indicate the number of messages received (up to 9 times).

To Hear Your Messages

1.Press and release the corresponding Mailbox button on your unit.

2.The FA970B will automatically playback your messages in the order they were received.

3.The set time and day will be heard at the end of each message, if you set the Voice Time/Day Stamp.

4.Your FA970B will automatically stop and sound 3 beeps after the last message has played back. The message count will reset, and the message LEDs will be lit solid.

5.NEW INCOMING MESSAGES WILL REPLACE OLD MESSAGES UNLESS YOU FOLLOW THE SAVE PROCEDURE. (see below)

To Stop Message Playback

During message playback, press and release the STOP/ SAVE button. Your FA970B will reset and will save all messages.

To Repeat the Current Message

During playback, press and quickly release the TIME SET/REPEAT button ONCE.

To Repeat the Previous Message

During playback, press and quickly release TIME SET/ REPEAT button TWICE within 2 seconds.

To Skip the Current Message

During playback, press and quickly release the respective SKIP button.

To Save All of Your Messages

MESSAGE WILL BE ERASED UNLESS YOU SAVE THEM. If you wish to save your messages after listening to them:

After the last message has played back, and 3 beep sound, press and release the STOP/SAVE button. Both Mail 1 and Mail 2 LEDs will flash rapidly for 20 seconds.

Within this period, press MAIL 1 button to save Mailbox 1 messages or press MAIL 2 button to save Mailbox 2 messages.

To Save Selected Messages

IF YOU WISH TO SAVE A PARTICULAR MESSAGE (BUT NOT ALL OF THE MESSAGES), PRESS THE ANSWER ON/OFF BUTTON DURING PLAY BACK OF THAT MESSAGE. After you press the ANSWER ON/ OFF button to save a particular message, the corresponding MAIL 1 or MAIL 2 LED will blink rapidly during the remaining playback of that message.

IMPORTANT

1.You must follow the above “SAVE” procedure each time you listen to your incoming messages and before the system answers a new incoming call or all messages will be lost.

2.The maximum digital recording memory of your FA970B answering system is approximately 15 minutes.

3.The maximum digital recording time for each incoming message is 60 seconds.

Message Capacity Full Detection

Your FA970B signals the caller when the message capacity is full. When the message capacity is full, the unit will answer with 3 beeps on the 10th ring, pause 20 seconds, and then automatically disconnect the telephone line.

Voice Activated Recording (VOX)

Your FA970B records messages for up to 60 seconds, as long as the caller speaks.

To avoid unnecessary pauses due to hang-ups and to save message capacity, your unit will automatically stop recording after 7 seconds of silence.

To Turn Unit Off

If you do not want your system to answer calls, press the ANSWER ON/OFF button. All indicators will turn off.

Call Interrupt

If the unit answers before you do, you can turn it off by picking up any extension phone. If the unit does not stop answering, press the hook switch of your telephone for about one second and release.You may also press the STOP/SAVE button.

Call Screening

To listen to an incoming call without picking up the phone, let your unit answer the phone when it rings. If you don’t want to talk to the caller, just let your unit take a message, and adjust the volume control on the side of the unit to listen. If you don’t want to listen to the caller’s message, just lower the volume.

Note: Callers will be unaware that you are screening their calls. If you want to talk to the caller, pick up the phone and talk.

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Southwestern Bell FA970B Recording Memo Message, To Record Memo, Message Playback, Message Capacity Full Detection