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 38).
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 38), 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 41). 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.
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 41). 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. To use this service you will be
required to leave your answering machine
off on your unit (page 35). This will allow
the service to receive any messages.
R To use the unit’s answering machine rather
than the 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
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