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.
R A long beep is heard.
3 Enter your remote access code within 10
seconds after the long beep.
R The greeting message is played back.
R You can either hang up, or enter your
remote access code again and begin
remote operation (page 40).
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 9
rings, or “Auto”.
The default setting is “5 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 40), 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
(middle soft key) #211
2 MbN: Select the desired setting. a
a M N
For service provider voice mail
subscribers
To receive voice mail and use the answering
system properly, please note the following:
R “Voice mail” is a service provided by your
service provider/telephone company
(page 43). You will need to first subscribe
or activate this service through your service
provider/telephone company. Contact your
service provider/telephone company on
how to operate this service and how you
will be notified that you have messages on
your voice mail.
To use this service you will be required to
leave your answering machine off on your
unit.
This will allow the voice mail to receive any
messages.
R To use the unit’s answering machine rather
than the voice mail service provided by
your service provider/telephone company,
please contact your service provider/
telephone company to have it removed or
deactivated permanently or temporarily.
Alternatively you can leave this service
connected and change the “Number of
Rings” to a shorter duration on your unit
so your unit’s answering machine can pick
up the call prior to the voice mail provided
by your service provider/telephone
company.
Caller’s recording time
You can change the maximum message
recording time allowed for each caller. The
default setting is “3 Minutes”.
1
(middle soft key) #305
2 MbN: Select the desired setting. a
a M N
Selecting “Greeting Only”
You can select “Greeting Only” which sets
the unit to announce a greeting message to
callers but not record messages.
Select “Greeting Only” in step 2 on
“Caller’s recording time” page 41.
Note:
R When you select “Greeting Only”:
– If you do not record your own message,
the unit will play the pre-recorded
greeting-only message asking callers to
call again later.
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