Vertical Communications DX-80TM manual Answering Machine Emulation Listen/Pick Up, Monitor VM Call

3.Dial the Speed Dial location number (470– 489,

500– 699).

In-Progress Features

Answering Machine Emulation (Listen/Pick Up)

Answering Machine Emulation requires the optional DX-80 Small Office (Voice Mail System). This feature mimics the call-screening feature of an answering machine. Whenever your voice mailbox answers a call, the DX- 80 allows you to screen the caller leaving the message. This option is available for only a few seconds after your voice mailbox has answered the call.

Operation

1.When an extension user voice mailbox answers a caller, you’ll hear an alert tone. The feature button programmed for Voice Mail (!64) will flash green at a fast rate.

2.Press the flashing Voice Mail button. The button LED will now flash green at a slower rate.

3.The display shows:

MONITOR VM CALL

yesno

3.1.Press [yes] to monitor call. The LED of the voice mail button will light steady green. At this time you are monitoring the caller and message in progress.

3.2.Or… press [no] to exit this mode and abandon monitoring.

4.If you select [yes], the display shows:

MONITORING

answer exit

5.Press [answer] to be connected to the caller and remove him from the voice mailbox. The voice mail button LED will extinguish.

6.Press [exit] to leave the caller in the voice mailbox to record her message and to return your extension to idle status.

Call Back – CO Line [cbck]

This feature allows you to queue a busy outside line and reserve that outside line for use when it becomes available. This feature eliminates the

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