Panasonic KXTG6591 KXTG6591 User Guide - Page 39

Answering system settings, Turning on the answering, system remotely, Number of rings before

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Answering System Key 9 0 *4 *5 *# Operation Stop playback*2 Start voice guidance*3 Turn answering system off Erase currently playing message Erase all messages End remote operation (or hang up) *1 If pressed within the first 5 seconds of a message, the previous message is played. *2 For English voice guidance only *3 For Spanish voice guidance only 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 38). 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 7 rings, or "Toll saver". The default setting is "4 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 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. 1 MMENUN#211 2 MbN: Select the desired setting. a MSAVEN a MOFFN For voice mail service subscribers If you subscribe to a flat-rate service package that includes Caller ID, call waiting, voice mail, and unlimited local/ regional/long distance calls, please note the following: R To use the voice mail service provided by your service provider/ telephone company rather than the unit's answering system, turn off the answering system (page 35). R To use this unit's answering system rather than the voice mail service provided by your service provider/ telephone company, please contact your service provider/telephone company to deactivate your voice mail service. If your service provider/telephone company cannot do this: - Set this unit's "Ring count" setting so that this unit's answering system answers calls before the voice mail service of your service provider/telephone company does. It is necessary to check the number of rings required to activate the voice mail service provided by your For assistance, please visit http://www.panasonic.com/help 39

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Key
Operation
9
Stop playback
*2
Start voice guidance
*3
0
Turn answering system off
*4
Erase currently playing
message
*5
Erase all messages
*#
End remote operation
(or hang up)
*1
If pressed within the first 5 seconds
of a message, the previous
message is played.
*2
For English voice guidance only
*3
For Spanish voice guidance only
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 38).
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 7
rings, or
Toll saver
.
The default setting is
4 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 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.
1
M
MENU
N#211
2
M
b
N
: Select the desired setting.
a
M
SAVE
N
a
M
OFF
N
For voice mail service subscribers
If you subscribe to a flat-rate service
package that includes Caller ID, call
waiting, voice mail, and unlimited local/
regional/long distance calls, please note
the following:
R
To use the voice mail service
provided by your service provider/
telephone company rather than the
unit’s answering system, turn off the
answering system (page 35).
R
To use this unit’s answering system
rather than the voice mail service
provided by your service provider/
telephone company, please contact
your service provider/telephone
company to deactivate your voice mail
service.
If your service provider/telephone
company cannot do this:
Set this unit’s
Ring count
setting so that this unit’s answering
system answers calls before the
voice mail service of your service
provider/telephone company does.
It is necessary to check the number
of rings required to activate the
voice mail service provided by your
For assistance, please visit http://www.panasonic.com/help
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