Answering System
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*1 If pressed within the first 5 seconds of
a message, the previous message is
played.
Turning on the answering
system remotely
If the answering system is off, you can
turn it on remotely.
1
Dial your phone number from a
touch-tone phone.
2
Let the phone ring 15 times.
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A long beep is heard.
3
Enter your remote access code
within 10 seconds after the long
beep.
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The greeting message is played
back.
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You can either hang up, or enter
your remote access code again
and begin remote operation (page
34).
Answering system
settings
Number of rings before the
unit answers a call
You can change the number of times the
phone rings
“
Number of Rings
”
before the unit answers a call. You can
select 2 to 7 rings, or
“
Auto
”
.
The default setting is
“
4 Rings
”
.
“
Auto
”
: The unit’s answering system
answers at the end of the 2nd ring when
new messages have been recorded, or
at the end of the 5th ring when there are
no new messages. If you call your phone
from outside to listen to new messages
(page 34), you know that there are no
new messages when the phone rings for
the 3rd time. You can then hang up
without being charged for the call.
1
8
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{
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}{
2
}{
1
}{
1
}
2
{V}
/
{^}
: Select the desired setting.
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For voice mail service subscribers
To receive voice mail and use answering
system properly, please note the
following:
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To use the voice mail service (page
37) provided by your service provider/
telephone company rather than the
unit’s answering system, turn off the
answering system (page 31).
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To use this unit’s answering system
rather than the voice mail service
provided by your service provider/
telephone company, please contact
your service provider/telephone
company to deactivate your voice mail
service.
{
0
}
Turn answering system off
{*}{
4
}
Erase currently playing
message
{*}{
5
}
Erase all messages
{*}{
6
}
Reset to a pre-recorded
greeting message (during
greeting message
playback)
{*}{
#
}
End remote operation
(or hang up)
Key
Operation
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