www.vtechphones.com 31
Basic operation
Answering system
Before using the answering system, you sh ould follow the steps below to set the day and time, so
messages are dated correctly. Each time you press the CHANGE button on the telephone base, the
day, hour, minute, or year increases by one. When you hear the correct set ting, press TIME/SE T to
move to the next setting. Pre ssing and holding the CHAN GE button when set ting the day and time
will increase the minute or year by in crements of 10.
1. Press TIME/S ET, the system announces the current set ting.
2. Press TIME/S ET again.
3. The answering system will announce the curre nt day setting. Press CH ANGE on the base until
you hear the correct day.
4. Press TIME/S ET, the system announces the current ho ur setting.
5. Press CHANGE until you he ar the correct hour.
6. Press TIME/S ET, the system announces current minute s etting.
7. Press CHANGE until you he ar the correct minute.
8. Press TIME/S ET, the system announces the current year set ting.
9. Press CHANGE until you he ar the correct year.
10. Press TIME/SE T to conrm. The system announ ces the new time and day setting foll owed by a
conrmation beep.
To check day and time
Press TIME/SE T at any time and the system will announ ce the current setting without ch anging it.
• If you have caller
ID service,
the time will
automatically
be updated
whenever caller
ID information
is delivered.
However, since
the date, rather
than the day, is
delivered, you
have to program
the year once, so
the system can
determine the
day of the week.