Using the Answering System
Screening Calls
If you activate the call screening feature on the base, you can listen to callers leaving a message without answering the call (see Activating Call Screening on the Base on page 48). You can always hear callers from the base speaker. To screen an incoming call from the handset speaker:
•Press [
/Mute] when the system is answering. If another handset is screening a call, you will hear a beep and you will not be able to screen the call.
•To answer the call, press [ /Flash].
•To stop screening the call, press [
].
Turning Off the Message Alert Tone
When all new messages are played back, the message alert tone will automatically deactivate. The tone will not deactivate until all new messages are played back. To quickly turn off the tone, press any key on the base.
Operating the Answering System While You Are Away from Home
When you are away from home, you can operate your answering system with any
Setting a Security Code or Personal Identification Number (PIN)
To operate your answering system when you are away from home, you will need to enter a
) Press [Menu/Select]. Select the ANSW. SETUP menu, and then the SECURITY CODE submenu.
2)Use the number keypad ([0] through [9]) to enter a
3)Press [Menu/Select]. You will hear a confirmation tone.
Dialing in to Your Answering System
Notes:
•The answering system will only playback messages for four minutes and then it returns to the command waiting mode. To continue playing your messages, press [0] then [2] again within fifteen seconds.
•If you enter an incorrect security code/PIN three times, you will hear a beep and the answering system will return to standby.
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