
Setting Up the Answering System
You can set up your answering system’s features from the base or handset with the exception of changing the outgoing message or greeting; you can only change the greeting or record a new greeting from the base. Only one station at a time can access the answering system menus.
Recording a Personal Greeting
Your answering system comes with a
1)On the base, press [menu/select].
2)Select the ANSW. SETUP menu, and then the RECORD GREETING submenu.
3)RECORD GREETING, START [SELECT] appears. Press [menu/select] to start the recording. Begin recording after the announcement. The message counter on the base LCD displays “30”, and then begins to count down.
4)When you finish recording, press [menu/select] again or press []. You will hear a confirmation tone, and your recorded greeting plays back for you.
Selecting a Greeting
Once you have recorded a personal greeting, the phone automatically switches to your personal greeting. You can also switch back and forth between the
1)On the base, press [menu/select].
2)Select the ANSW. SETUP menu, and then the GREETING OPTIONS submenu.
The system plays the current greeting.
3)To keep this greeting, do nothing.
4)To switch to the other greeting, press [ ] or [
] on the
5)Each time you press [ ] or [
], the system switches between the
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