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Answering system settings
Answering system setup
Most of the answering system settings are changed with a system handset.
Answer ON/OFF
The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages.
When the answering system is turned on, the /ANS ON/OFF light on the telephone base turns on and ANS ON displays on the handset.
To turn on or off with the telephone base:
• Press /ANS ON/OFF to turn the
To turn on or off with a handset:
1.Press MENU/SELECT when the handset is not in use.
2.Press CID or
to select
Answering sys, then press MENU/SELECT.
3.Press CID or
to select
Answer on/off, then press MENU/SELECT.
4.Press CID or
to choose On or Off, then press MENU/SELECT to confirm your selection. You hear a confirmation tone.
Call screening
You can hear incoming messages at the telephone base while they are being recorded.
To turn this feature on or off:
1.Press MENU/SELECT when the handset is not in use.
2.Press CID or
to select
Answering sys, then press MENU/SELECT.
3.Press CID or
to select
Ans sys setup, then press MENU/SELECT.
4.Press MENU/SELECT to select
Call screening.
5.PressCID or
to choose On or Off, then press MENU/SELECT to confirm your selection. You hear a confirmation tone.
• If call screening is set to On while the answering system is answering a call, press /PLAY/STOP on the telephone base to temporarily turn off call screening; or,
press /VOLUME to temporarily decrease the volume.
•If call screening is set to Off while the answering system is answering a call,
press /PLAY/STOP or
/VOLUME once on the telephone base to temporarily turn on the call screening.
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