VTech VT 9162 Answering System Operations, Leaving a Message Incoming Message

ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATIONS

Leaving a Message (Incoming Message)

The Answering System will answer a call (according to the current ring selection), then play the OGM, followed by a beep to signal the start of recording.

•	Default mailbox is MAILBOX 1.
•	If your want to record the incoming message in specific mailbox, press " * x"
•	( * 1, * 2 or * 3) during OGM playback.
	After desired mailbox is selected, "Mailbox X, now recording" will be announced,
	and incoming message recording starts after a beep.

• If incoming message length is less than 2 seconds, message will not be recorded.

An incoming message can be a maximum of 4 minutes.

*To record a MEMO at the Base Unit, press and hold REC/MEMO until you are rompted to choose a mailbox. Then, press the desired MAILBOX key and, after the beep, speak towards the front of the Base. Press any MAILBOX key when finished.

Listening to Messages / Memos

When new messages and/or new memos are left, the display will flash the total number of new messages in all mailboxes.

				•	Press the desired Mailbox key to
					hear messages.
				•	The system will announce "Mailbox
					X, you have x new message(s) and
					x old message(s)" in the presence of
					new messages in the corresponding
					mailbox. Then the system will play
Operation					only the new messages.
	•	In the absence of new messages, the system will announce "Mailbox x, you
		have x old messages"and then playback the old messages.
	•	The	and	keys can be used to skip forward and backward during message
		playback.
Itad	•	To stop message playback, and return to normal operation mode, press any
		MAILBOX key.
	•	The day and time stamp is announced after each message is played.
	•	After all messages and memos have been played, the final voice prompt will
		be, "End of messages", and the Answering System will exit playback mode.
	•	Note that the system will play the messages on a "First-In-First-Out" basis.
	•	If the system has less than 5 minutes recording time left, it will announce the
		remaining recording time to alert the user.
	•	During message playback, the display will be flashing to indicate that the currently
		playing message is a new message.

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