Turning on the answering system
remotely
1Dial your phone number from a
touch-tone phone.
2Let the phone ring 20 times.
RA long beep is heard.
3Enter your remote access code within 10
seconds after the long beep.
RThe greeting message is played back.
RYou can either hang up, or enter your
remote access code again and begin
remote operation (page 41).
Answering system settings
Call screening
While a caller is leaving a message, you can
listen to the call through the handset’s
speaker. To adjust the speaker volume, press
MjN or MkN repeatedly. You can answer the
call by pressing MN on the handset. Call
screening can be set for each handset. The
default setting is “On”.
1MMENUN#310
2MbN: Select the desired setting. a MOKN
a MN
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 “8 Rings”.
“Auto”: The unit’s answering system answers
at the end of the 5th ring when new messages
have been recorded, or at the end of the 8th
ring when there are no new messages. If you
call your phone from outside to listen to new
messages (page 41), you know that there are
no new messages when the phone rings for
the 6th time. You can then hang up without
being charged for the call.
1MMENUN#211
2MbN: Select the desired setting. a MOKN
a MN
Caller’s recording time
You can change the maximum message
recording time allowed for each caller. The
default setting is “3 Minutes”.
1MMENUN#305
2MbN: Select the desired setting. a MOKN
a MN
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 42.
Note:
RWhen 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.
– If you use your own message, record the
greeting-only message asking callers to
call again later (page 37).
42 Helpline Tel. No.: U.K. 0344 844 3899 Ireland 01289 8333
Answering System
