RCA 25215, User Manual

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Answering System Operation  

There are two mailboxes in the system. One is for Line 1 and another is for Line 2.  For memo recording, you can 

select which mailbox is used to record the memo.  

Answering System On/Off  

This function may be switched  on or off separately for each line. The Answering system light illuminates when the 

function is activated on at least one line.  

1. Press the 

ANS SYS

 button.

2. LCD will display 

Select Line

.

3. Press

 Line 1

 or 

Line 2

  Soft key. 

4. Press the 

VOL

 (- or +) button to scroll between

 On

 and 

Off

.

5. Press 

OK

 Soft key. 

6. The unit will play an audible confirmation message

Recording Incoming Messages  

The unit will answer incoming calls or routed calls after X rings (pickup delay set in the Settings Menu)  and play the 

outgoing greeting. After hearing the greeting followed by a tone, the  caller can leave a message. If there is a new 

message recorded in the unit, the Answering  system indicator will flash, and the envelope icon shows in the LCD. 

NOTE: Your unit will record a message up to the maximum length of time as long as the caller 

continues speaking. To save recording capacity, your  unit will automatically stop recording after 7 

seconds of silence or if there is a  steady dial tone for 7 seconds.  

NOTE: Your unit can record up to 60 minutes of incoming messages. 

Monitoring Incoming Calls 

Whenever an incoming message is being recorded you can hear it through the speaker  if Call Screening is On. To 

take the call, press the 

speaker

 or 

line

 button or lift the handset and the system  stops recording.  

Memo Record  

You can leave a message by pressing the memo button.

1. Press the 

memo

 button to enter memo record mode.  

2. Use

 Line 1

 or

 Line 2 

Soft keys to select 

Mailbox 1 (Line 1)

 or 

Mailbox 2 (Line 2)

 to save the recording.  

3. The screen displays 

Record memo after beep

.  

4. After the beep, begin speaking and the screen displays 

Recording

…  

5. Press the 

FINISH

 Soft key to end the recording.  

NOTE: The maximum duration allowed for memos is 3 minutes.

Message/Memo Playback  

1. In idle mode, press the 

play

 button. If there are any messages, the LCD will display

 Select Line.   

2. Use the 

Line 1

 or  

Line 2

 Soft key to select desired mailbox.

3. The system will begin playback of messages. 

If the unit has new messages, only the new messages will be played, otherwise all messages will be played. 

Unit will play messages to the end. During message playback, the LCD will display the current message informa-

tion. During message playback, you can use the 

PREV 

and 

SKIP

 Soft keys to navigate through your messages. 

Skip will skip to the next message in the list. A single press of

 PREV

 will replay the current message; a double-

press will play the previous message. 

Note: If there are no messages, the unit will announce “You have NO messages”.