Press 
ON/OFF until the system announces “The machine is off.”
- OR -
Press 
ON/OFF until the system announces “The
machine is on," and the
amount of remaining record- ing time.
Answering system operation
Answering system mode
The answering system’s default factory setting is ON in order to answer and record messages. You can turn the answering system off, but if you do, the answering system will not answer calls or record incoming messages.
To turn the answering system off
Press 
ON/OFF until you hear “The machine is off.” The 
ON/OFF will be turned off.
NOTE: If the answering system is off and someone calls, the telephone will ring 10 times then answer and announce “The machine is off,” beep twice, then answer and announce "The
machine will now hang up."
To turn the answering system on
Press 
ON/OFF until you hear “The machine is on," and the amount of remaining recording time. The 
ON/OFF light will be turned on.
Call screening
If the answering system is on and the base volume is on, you will hear the announcement and the incoming message when a call comes in.
Call intercept
While you are call screening, you can intercept the call by pressing 
SPEAKER or lifting the handset.
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