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Inter-Tel® Model 8664/8665/8668 User Guide
GETTING STARTED
SETTING UP VOICE MAIL
To begin using your mailbox you will need to complete a few basic set-up procedures
to initialize your mailbox, customize your personal greetings, and record your voice
mail directory name.
All of the options used for voice mail features in this user guide are presented as
numeric entries which correspond to the voice prompts from the system. Although
you can access voice mail display prompts by pressing , note that the display
option numbers DO NOT correspond to the numeric entries in these instruc-
tions. It is recommended that you follow the voice prompts and these instructions
when completing voice mail tasks.
NOTE: If your telephone system uses Enterprise Messaging (EM), your mailbox may
have the Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) feature enabled. When ASR is enabled
for your mailbox, you have the option of issuing a spoken command or pressing a dial-
pad button. See page 23 for ASR guidelines.
ALSO: If your mailbox has E-Mail Reader enabled, you have an advanced mailbox.
See page 91 for information and instructions about using E-Mail Reader features.

Initializing Your Mailbox

To access voice mail, the first thing you need to do is initialize your mailbox. This
allows you to change the default password for your mailbox, record your name for the
company directories, and listen to the voice mail introduction.
To initialize your mailbox:
1. Press .
2. Dial the voice mail extension number. (You hear the main menu.)
NOTE: If you don’t know what the voice mail extension number is, check with your
system administrator.
3. Say “Login” or press to identify yourself as a subscriber.
4. Enter your mailbox nu mber using the dialpad buttons.
5. Enter your default password using the dialpad buttons.
NOTE: Your mailbox number is your default password.
If you want a password, enter a new password using digits 0-9 (up to 12 digits),
and then press when you are done. The messaging system plays back your
password.
If you do not want to use a password, just press .
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