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Basic operation
Answering system operation
Call screening
If you wish to listen to calle r’s leaving their message before choosing to answer a call, foll ow these
steps:
1. Set the playback VOL on the base unit to a level gr eater than 1 by
pressing or
.
2. If you decide to answer a call while the caller is leaving a message,
simply press TALK/FLASH on the handset. The answering system will
stop and you can begin speaking to t he caller.
Access code
To retrieve new messages from any touch tone phone from a rem ote
location, an access code is require d. The remote access c ode can b e
any two digit num ber between 10 and 99. The remote access code has
been set to 19 at the factory but it can be changed at any t ime for your
convenience.
Setting the remote access
1. Press SETUP twice, the system anno unces “Remote access code. To change the setting, press
CHANGE.”
2. Press CHANGE, the system announce s the current set ting (the default rem ote access code is
19.)
3. Press and release CHANGE to advance the remote access code number by one. Press and hold
CHANGE to advance the remote ac cess code by 10.
4. When the desired number is announced. Press SETUP to s ave and advance to the next menu
option. Or press PLAY/STOP / to save and exit.