VTech LS6425-2, LS6426-3 Answering system settings, Announcement, Record your own announcement

Answering system settings

Answering system

Use the answering system menu of a system handset to turn on or off the answering system, set up the announcement message, activate the call screening, or change the number of rings, remote access code, message alert tone and message recording time. If your answering system is turned off and you change any of its settings, the answering system automatically turns on again.

You may also turn on or off the answering system at the telephone base.

Announcement

The telephone is preset with a greeting that answers calls with “Hello, please leave a message after the tone.” You can use this preset announcement, or replace it with your own.

Record your own announcement

You can record an announcement up to 90 seconds, but announcements shorter than two seconds will not be recorded.

1.Press MENU/SELECT when the handset is not in use.

2.Press or to highlight >Answering sys, then press

MENU/SELECT.

3.Press MENU/SELECT to select >Announcement.

4.Press or to highlight >Record annc, then press MENU/SELECT. The system announces, “Record after the tone. Press 5 when you are done” and the screen shows RECORDING ANNC... 5-Stop.

5.After the tone, speak towards the handset microphone.

Play annc >Record annc

Recording annc...

5-Stop

6.Press 5 when done. The answering system automatically plays back the newly recorded announcement, then returns to the previous menu.

-OR-

Press OFF/CANCEL to exit without saving the recording.

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