Panasonic KXTS880 Operating Instructions - Page 27

KX-TS880.book Page 27 Friday, October 15, 2010 5:04 PM Voice Mail Service Voice mail service Voice mail is an automatic answering service offered by your service provider/telephone company. After you subscribe to this service, your service provider/telephone company's voice mail system answers calls for you when you are unavailable to answer the phone or when your line is busy. Messages are recorded by your service provider/telephone company, not your telephone. Please contact your service provider/telephone company for details of this service. Listening to voice mail message(s) The unit lets you know that you have new voice mail messages in the following way: s "Voice mail" is displayed. 1 Lift the handset or press {SP-PHONE} and dial an access phone number. s You will get an access phone number from your telephone company. 2 Follow the pre-recorded instructions. 3 Press {SP-PHONE} if using the speakerphone. s "Voice mail" will disappear from the display. s If "Voice mail" still display after you have listened to your voice mail messages, press {PROGRAM/ EXIT}, and then press and hold {CLEAR} and "Voice mail" will disappear. Voice mail (VM) tone detection Your service provider/telephone company sends special signals (sometimes called "voice mail tones" or "stutter tones") to the unit to let you know you have new voice mail messages. If you hear a series of dial tones followed by a continuous dial tone after lifting the handset, you have new voice mail messages. Soon after you hang up a call or after the phone stops ringing, your unit checks the phone line to see if new voice mail messages have been recorded. Turn this feature off when: s You do not subscribe to voice mail service. s Your service provider/telephone company does not send voice mail tones. s Your phone is connected to a PBX. If you are not sure which setting is required, contact your service provider/telephone company. Turning VM tone detection on/off The default setting is "On". 1 {PROGRAM/EXIT} 2 {4} / {3}: "Program ?" > {OK} 3 {4} / {3}: "VM tone detect ?" > {OK} 4 {4} / {3}: Select the desired mode > {OK} 5 {PROGRAM/EXIT} For assistance, please visit http://www.panasonic.com/help 27