VTech DS6151 user manual Remote access code

Answering system settings

Remote access code

A two-digit security code is required to access the answering system remotely from any touch tone telephone. The preset code is 19. You can set the code to any number from 10 to 99.

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.

3.	Press	/CID or	/DIR to select Mailbox 1 or Mailbox 2,
				1
	then press the SELECT softkey. The corresponding				# of rings
	icon, 1	or	2, flashes on the screen.		Remote code
4.	Press	/CID or	/DIR to select Ans sys setup, then		Msg alert tone
						SELECT
	press the SELECT softkey.
5.	Press	/CID or	/DIR to select Remote code, then		REMOTE1CODE
	press the SELECT softkey.			__
6.	Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the code to any
	number from 10 to 99. Press CANCEL to delete					SET

a digit.

7.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.	# of rings
4.	Press	or	to select Ans sys setup, then press the	Remote code
				Msg alert tone
	SELECT softkey.
					BACK		SELECT
5.	Press	or	to select Remote code, then press the
						1
6.	SELECT softkey.				REMOTE CODE
	Use the dialing keys to enter the code to any number					__
	from 10 to 99. Press OFF to delete a digit.
7.	Then press the SET softkey to confirm your setting or
					BACK		SET
	press the BACK softkey to exit to the previous menu
	without making any changes.

If you change the remote access code setting on either Mailbox 1 or Mailbox 2, it applies to both mailboxes in your answering system.

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