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 51).
Answering system
settings
Number of rings before the
unit answers a call
You can change the number of times the
phone rings “Ring count” before the
unit answers calls. You can select 2 to 9
rings, or “Toll saver”.
The default setting is “5 rings”.
“Toll saver”: 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 51), 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.
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For service provider voice mail
subscribers (for Australia)
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 54). 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 “Ring count” 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.
For Telecom Call Minder or
TelstraClear Message Mailbox service
subscribers (for New Zealand)
To receive Call Minder or Message
Mailbox messages and use the unit’s
answering system properly, please note
the following:
R “Call Minder” and “Message Mailbox”
are services provided by your service
provider/telephone company
(page 54). You will need to first
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