VTech DS6151 user manual Number of rings, To change the setting Using the telephone base

Answering system settings

Number of rings

You can choose from two, four, or six rings; or toll saver. With toll saver selected, the answering system answers after two rings when you have new messages, and after four rings when you have no new messages. This enables you to check for new messages and avoid paying unnecessary long distance charges if you are calling from out of your local area.

To change the setting:

Using the telephone base:

1.	Press the MENU softkey when the telephone base is not in use.
2.	Press the SELECT softkey to select Answering sys.
				1
3.	Press	/CID or	/DIR to select Mailbox 1 or Mailbox 2,
					Announcement
	then press the SELECT softkey. The corresponding				# of rings
	icon, 1	or	2, flashes on the screen.		Remote code
						SELECT
4.	Press	/CID or	/DIR to select Ans sys setup, then
	press the SELECT softkey.			1
5.	Press	/CID or	/DIR to select # of rings, then press		# OF RINGS
				2
	the SELECT softkey.
					4
6.	Press	/CID or	/DIR to select 2, 4, 6, or Toll saver,			SELECT
	then press the SET softkey to confirm your setting or
	press CANCEL to exit to the previous menu without
	making any changes.

Using the handset:

1.Press the MENU softkey when the handset is not in use.

2.Press the SELECT softkey to select ANSWERING SYS.

3.	Press	or	to select Mailbox 1 or Mailbox 2, then
						1
	press the SELECT softkey. The corresponding icon,				ANS SYS SETUP
	1 or		2, flashes on the screen.	Announcement
				# of rings
4.	Press	or	to select Ans sys setup, then press the
				Remote code
	SELECT softkey.				BACK		SELECT
5.	Press	or	to select # of rings, then press the
						1
	SELECT softkey.				# OF RINGS
6.	Press	or	to select 2, 4, 6, or Toll saver, then press	2
	the SET softkey to confirm your setting or press the			4
				6
	BACK softkey to exit to the previous menu without
					BACK		SET
	making any changes.

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