Screen Incoming Calls

You can screen calls when the answering system is On.

1)After the answering system answers, the base speaker will let you hear the calls as the machine records the message.

2)To answer the call, press (talk) or pick up the handset from the base (when AutoTalk is set to On). If the handset is away from the base, press talk/flash, spkr or any number key, /tone, or # (when AutoTalk is set to On). The answering system will disconnect automatically.

Setting up your Answering System

Setting your outgoing message (Greeting)

When you receive a call, the answering system automatically plays either the pre- recorded message or your own greeting.

Pre-recorded message

The following message is pre-recorded:

“Hello, no one is available to take your call. Please leave a message after the tone.”

Recording a personal outgoing message (Greeting)

You can record a greeting up to 30 seconds long (more than 2 seconds).

1)When the phone is in the standby mode, press and hold greeting.

2)Start your recording after the announcement “Record greeting”. The message counter displays “ ”, then begins to count down.

3)When you have finished recording your greeting, press greeting or . You will hear a confirmation tone and your recorded greeting plays back for you.

If the speaker volume is set to “0”, you cannot use the call-screening feature.

You can adjust the base

speaker volume by

pressing volume ^ or v while screening a call.

If you set the answering system to Off and the system doesn’t answer after ten rings, you cannot screen a call.

Position yourself as near to the base as possible and speak clearly when recording your outgoing message.

CALLER ID

THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE

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Uniden TRU5885-2 manual Setting up your Answering System, Screen Incoming Calls, Setting your outgoing message Greeting