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Using the Answering System
Setting Up Your Answering System
You can set up your answering system from any handset.
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| Your greeting can be between 2 seconds and 30 seconds | ||
| long. If you don't record an outgoing message, the system | ||
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| take your call. Please leave a message after the tone. | ||
Record your | 1. | Press Messages/mute to access the answering system. Wait | |
personal |
| until the system finishes its announcements, or press 5 | |
| (stop) to skip them. | ||
outgoing |
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2. | Press 8. | ||
message or | |||
3. | Wait for the system to say "Record greeting," then begin | ||
greeting | |||
| speaking. | ||
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| 4. | When you're finished, press 8 to stop recording. The | |
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| system plays back your new greeting. | |
| 5. | To keep this greeting, press End. To | |
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Switch | 1. | Press Messages/mute to access the answering system. Wait | |
between the |
| until the system finishes its announcements, or press 5 | |
| (stop) to skip them. | ||
greeting & | 2. | Press 6. The system plays back the greeting it is currently | |
your own |
| using. | |
greeting | 3. | Press 6 again to switch greetings. | |
Delete your | 1. | Switch to your personal greeting following the steps above. | |
greeting | 2. | While the system is playing back your greeting, press 4. | |
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Ans. Setup menu options
You can change the answering system options from any handset. Just open the menu and select Ans. Setup.
Security Code | Enter a | |
system from any | ||
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| Set the number of rings (2, 4, or 6) before the answering | |
Ring Time | system answers the phone. Choose Toll Saver (TS) to | |
have the system pick up after 2 rings if you have new | ||
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| messages or after 4 rings if you don't. | |
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