Answering system operation
Voice prompts
The system provides voice prompts to guide you through recording announcement and remote access.
Message capacity
The answering system can record up to 99 messages, depending on the length of each message. Individual messages can be up to three minutes see page 40 to change the length. The total recording time for the announcement, messages and memos is approximately 14 minutes. The actual recording time depends on individual message characteristics. Messages remain available for replay until you delete them.
If the memory is full, the answering system announces, “Memory is full.” The number of messages and F flash alternately in the message window, and REC MEM FULL appears on the handset. You must delete some messages before recording new ones.
Answering system new message indication
When there are new message (including memos),
XXNEW MESSAGES and 
display on handset, and the message window on the telephone base flashes. When you are reviewing a new message, 
displays on the handset.
If the message alert tone is turned on, the telephone base beeps every 10 seconds when there are new messages.
HANDSET 1
2 NEW MESSAGES 3:15PM 12/25
Call screening at the telephone base
If the answering system and call screening are on (see Call screening on page 39), the announcement and the incoming message broadcast at the telephone base when a call is answered by the answering system.
Options while recording a message:
•Press 
/VOL
or 
/VOL on the telephone base to adjust the call screening volume.
•Press 
/PLAY/STOP to temporarily turn on or off call screening.
•Press 
/VOL
to temporarily turn on call screening when it is set to off.
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