O P E R A T I O N
Announcement Monitor
You can choose whether to hear the
announcement when your system answers
a call, or have it silent (off) on your end
(your caller will still hear an
announcement).
1
Press and hold
S
. After the Ring
Select setting is announced, continue
to press and release
S
until the
system announces
“Monitor is on (or
off)”
.
2
Press and release
or
until the system announces your
selection.
3
Press and release
P
or
S
to exit.
Listening to Your Messages
As the system plays back messages, the
Message Window displays the number of
the message playing. Before playing each
message, the system announces the day
and time the message was received. After
playing the last message, the system
announces “
End of messages
.”
Play all messages
— Press and release
P
. If you have no messages, the
system announces “
No messages
.”
Play new messages only
— Hold down
P
for about two seconds, until the
system begins playing. If you have no new
messages, the system announces “
No new
messages
.”
Repeat entire message
— Press and
release
.
Repeat part of message
— Hold down
for a few seconds, then release
it to resume playing. The system beeps
while the button is held down.
Repeat previous message
— Press
twice, continue this process to
hear other previous messages.
Skip to next message
— Press and
release
.
Skip part of a message
— Hold down
for a few seconds, then release it
to resume playing. The system beeps
while the button is held down.
Stop message playback
— Press and
release
P
.
Saving Messages
The system automatically saves your
messages if you do not delete them. The
system can save about 12 minutes of
messages, including your announcement,
for a total of up to 59 messages. When
memory is full, you must delete some or
all messages before new messages can be
recorded.
Deleting Messages
Delete all messages
— Hold down
D
. The system announces “
Messages
deleted
” and permanently deletes
messages. The Message Window displays
0
. If you haven’t listened to all of the
messages, the system beeps five times, and
does not delete messages.
Delete selected messages
— Press and
release
D
while the message you
want to delete is being played. The system
beeps once, and continues with the next
message. If you want to check a message
before you delete it, you can press
to replay the message before
deleting it.
When the system reaches the end of the
last message, the messages not deleted are
renumbered, and the Message Window
displays the total number of messages
remaining in memory.
Recording a Memo
You can record a memo to be stored as an
incoming message. The memo can be up
to three minutes long, and will be played
back with other messages.
1
Press and hold
. After the
beep, speak toward the microphone.
2
To stop recording, release
.
3
To play the memo, press
P
.
When Memory is Full
The system can record approximately
12 minutes of messages, including your
announcement, for a total of up to 59
messages. When memory is full, or 59
messages have been recorded, the
Message Window flashes
F
. Delete
messages to make room for new ones.
When memory is full, the system answers
calls after 10 rings, and sounds two beeps
instead of your announcement.
4
Connect with the
Answering System
1
Dial your telephone number from a
touch tone phone with a different
telephone number.
2
When the system answers, enter your
three-digit Access Code during or
after the announcement. The system
announces the number of messages,
then beeps twice. If you don’t
hear the two beeps, wait for the
announcement to end or press
#
to
stop the announcement, then re-enter
the code.
3
The two-beep signal lets you know
the system is ready to accept a remote
command.
Playing Messages
1
After the two beeps, wait four seconds,
and the system plays back messages
— OR —
Press and release
1
to play all messages
— OR —
Press and release
2
to play only new
messages. (If there are no new
messages, the system announces “
No
new messages
.”)
2
To repeat a message
— Press and
release
4
while the message is
playing.
To repeat part of a message
—
Hold down
4
. To resume playing,
release
4
.
To skip a message
— Press and
release
6
while the message is
playing.
To skip part of a message
—
Hold down
6
. To resume playing,
release
6
.
To stop message playback
— Press
and release
5
.
To save messages
, hang up.
5
Deleting Messages
Delete All Messages
After you have listened to all messages and
heard the two beeps, press
3
3
.
Delete Selected Messages
Press and release
3
while the message you
want to delete is playing.
Record Announcement
1
Press
7
*
, and begin speaking after
the beep.
2
Press
5
when you are finished. The
system replays your new announcement.
To review your announcement
— Press
7
1
.
Record a Memo
1
Press
#
and begin speaking after the
beep.
2
Press
5
when you are finished.
Room Monitor with Intercom
You can call the answering system and
listen to any activity in the room.
1
Press
9
8
to listen for 30 seconds.
2
If you wish, you can press
8
while the
monitor is active to speak to someone
in the room (up to 30 seconds).
3
Press
8
again during intercom
operation to return to listening only.
4
Press
5
at any time to exit Room
Monitor with Intercom.
Ending the Remote Access Call
Press
*
9
. The system announces
“
The machine will now hang up
,” and
disconnects the call.
Changing Remote Access Code
1
Press
9
9
. The system announces
“
Enter new code
.”
2
Enter your new Remote Access Code
(any number between 100 and 999).
3
If a valid code is entered, the system
announces the new Remote Access
Code. If an invalid code is entered,
the system beeps five times rapidly,
then beeps twice. Repeat Steps
1
and
2
.
R E M O T E O P E R A T I O N
Turn System Off
Press
0
0
.
Turn System On
When the system is off, it answers after 10
rings, announces “
The machine is off
,” and
beeps twice.
1
Press
0
to turn the system on.
2
The system beeps twice and is ready
to answer calls and record messages.
If the system beeps five times, the
memory is full.
R E M O T E O P E R A T I O N
Memory Full
The system answers after 10 rings, then
announces “
Memory is full
,” and beeps
twice, you must delete messages to make
room for new ones.
1
Enter the Remote Access Code after
two-beep signal.
2
Listen to messages, and delete some
or all of them.
3
Press
0
to make sure your system is
on before you hang up.
6
If this answering system does not work
properly, try the following suggestions.
If you’re still having difficulty, call
1 800 722–9125.
Message Window Is Blank
•
Make sure the power cord is securely
connected to both the answering
system and an electrical outlet not
controlled by a wall switch.
•
Press
O
to make sure the system
is on.
Messages Are Incomplete
•
The system can accept messages up to
three minutes long. If a caller leaves a
very long message, part of it might be
lost when the system disconnects the
call after three minutes.
•
If the caller pauses for more than
seven seconds, the system stops
recording and disconnects the call.
•
If the system’s memory fills up during
a message, the system stops recording
and disconnects the call.
System Does Not Answer After Correct
Number of Rings
•
If the Toll Saver feature is on, the
number of rings changes from four to
two when you have new messages
waiting.
•
In some cases, the system might be
affected by the ringing system used
by the local telephone company.
•
If the system’s memory is full or the
system is off, the system answers after
10 rings.
System Will Not Record Messages
When memory is full and the Message
Window displays
F
, saved messages must
be deleted before new messages can be
recorded.
System Does Not Respond To Remote
Commands
•
Make sure you are calling from a
touch tone phone. When you dial a
number, you should hear tones. If you
hear clicks instead, the phone is not a
touch tone telephone.
•
The answering system may not detect
the Remote Access Code while your
announcement is playing. Try waiting
until the announcement is over before
entering the code.
•
There may be noise interference on
the phone line you are using. Press
dial buttons firmly.
•
Make sure you are entering your
Remote Access Code correctly.
•
You might be calling from a phone
that sends tones too short for your
answering system to detect.
Power Failure Recovery
If the system is disconnected from AC
power it will not operate. Your
announcement and messages are retained
in memory during a power failure, but
you will need to reset the clock. See the
instructions on the bottom of the unit.
Message Window Displays
Clock needs to be reset.
Flashing
– System is busy or in use
—OR—
Steady
– System in Remote Access
mode.
Remote listening mode.
Deleting (
rotating
).
Memory is full
—OR—
Announcement monitor is off
(shown during Setup).
Call 1 800 722–9125.
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