Setting the Message Alert tone

Message Alert feature lets you know you have new messages by sounding a short beeping tone. If you set the Message Alert to On and when a new message is received, the alert tone will sound every 15 seconds.

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Setting the Message Alert tone to On or Off by using menu key.

1)Press menu five times.

You hear the announcement “Message Alert” and the current

setting ([ ] Off or [ ] On), and it is displayed on the main base.

2)Press repeat/rew or skip/ff to select.

3)Press set/ringer to select the new setting. You hear a confirmation tone, then the announcement “Message Alert” and the current setting you have selected is announced. When the first new message is received, the beeping tone will begin to sound.

Turning the Message Alert tone Off by pressing any key.

1)To quickly turn Message Alert tone off, press any key on the main base unit and the tone will automatically deactivate. To reset, go back into the menu setup mode (steps 1 - 3 above.)

Turning the Message Alert tone Off when you’re away from your phone.

1)When all new messages are played back using the remote playback feature (see page 53) the Message Alert tone will automatically deactivate. The tone will not deactivate until all messages are played back.

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Uniden 388-2 manual Setting the Message Alert tone

388-2 specifications

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