Answering system and voicemail
Your telephone has separate indicators for two different types of voice
messages: those left on its built-in answering system and those l eft at your
service provider’s voicemail. Your telephone’s built-in answering system
messages and voicemail messages are separate. Each alerts you to new
messages differently.
If and New voicemail display on the handset, your telephone ser vice
provider is indicating that it has new voicemail for you. To listen to your
voicemail, you typically dial an access number provi ded by your telephone
service provider, followed by a security code or PIN.
To listen to messages recorded on your digital answering system, press
MeNU/SeLeCT twice on the hand set (page 44) or /PLAY/STOP on the
telephone base (page 43).
Some service providers bundle or combine mul tiple services like voicemail
and call waiting, so you may not be aware that you have voicemail. To check
what services you have and how to access them, contact your teleph one
service provider.
To use your voicemail service rather than your answering system, turn off
your answering system. To use your answering system rather than your
voicemail service, contact your telephone ser vice provider to deactivate
your voicemail service. You can also use your telephone answering system
and voicemail together by setting your built-in answering system to answer
before voicemail answers as described below. To learn how to program your
voicemail settings, contact your telephone ser vice provider. Then, if you are
on a call, or if the answering system is busy recording a message and you
receive another call, the second caller can leave a voicemail mes sage.
Set your answering system to answer calls at least two rings earlier than your
voicemail is set to answer. For example, if your voicemail answers after six
rings, set your answering system to answer after four rings. Some voicemail
providers may program the delay before answering calls in seconds i nstead
of rings. In this case, allow six seconds per ring when determi ning the
appropriate setting.
Message capacity
The answering system can record and store up to 99 messages. Each
message can be up to four minutes in length. The total storage capaci ty for
the announcement, messages and memos is approximately 14 minutes.
The actual recording time depends on individu al message characteristics.
Messages remain available for replay until you delete them.
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