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Answering System Operation
Outgoing announcements
Outgoing announcements is the message callers
hear when calls are answered by the answering
system.
The phone is preset with an announcement that
answers calls with “
Hello. Please leave a message
after the tone.
” You can use this announcement, or
replace it with your own recording.
Recording your announcement
• Press
ANNOUNCE
.
• Press
V
CID
once to reach the
Record
screen.
• Press
SELECT/
MENU
.
• When the screen shows
Record after ton
e
,
speak facing the
MIC
at the bottom front of the
telephone base from about nine inches away.
• The elapsed time (in seconds) will be shown
in the message window when recording. The
announcement is limited to a maximum of 90
seconds in duration.
• When finished recording, press
/
PLAY
/STOP
.
• A confirmation tone will sound and the record-
ed message is played back.
• Press
CANCEL
and exit the
Record
option menu.
Playing your announcement
• Press
ANNOUNCE
.
• Press
SELECT/
MENU
when
Review
is shown on
the screen.
Deleting your announcement
• Press
ANNOUNCE
.
• Press
^
DIR
so that the screen shows
Delete
.
• Press
SELECT/
MENU
.
• A confirmation tone will sound and the screen
will show
Announcement Deleted
.
Elapsed
recording time
(in seconds).
Press to stop
recording.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Record
Record
after tone
Press STOP to
end recording
Announcement
Recorded
Announcement
playback
ANNOUNCEMENT
Delete
NOTE:
Once the custom-
ized announcement is deleted,
the answering system will take
the default announcement.
NOTE:
If your own
recorded announcement is
deleted, the factory preset
announcement will be used.