VTech CS6124-2 Answering system settings, Answering system setup, Answer ON/OFF, Call screening

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 built-in answering system on or off. When the answering system is turned on, it announces, “Calls will be answered.” When the answering system is turned off, it announces, “Calls will not be answered.”

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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