Philips CD1811R User manual - Page 24

11 Telephone answering machine Note •• Available only for CD186. Your phone includes a telephone answering machine that records unanswered calls when it is on.You can access the answering machine remotely and change the settings through the answering machine menu on the handset. The button on the base station lights up when the answer machine is on. Turn on/off the answering machine 1 Press on the base station in standby mode. Set the answering machine language Note •• This feature only applies to models with multiple-language support. The answering machine language is the language for the announcements. 1 Press MENU/OK. 2 Select [ANSW MACHINE] > [LANGUAGE], then press MENU/OK to confirm. 3 Select a language, then press MENU/OK to confirm. »» The setting is saved. Set the answer mode You can set the answering machine and select if the callers can leave messages. Select [RECORD ALSO]if you allow the callers to leave messages. Select [ANSWER ONLY] if you forbid the callers to leave messages. 1 Press MENU/OK. 2 Select [ANSW MACHINE] > [VOICE ANSWER], then press MENU/OK to confirm. 3 Select an answer mode, then press MENU/OK to confirm. »» The setting is saved. Note •• If the memory is full, the answering machine switches to [ANSWER ONLY] mode automatically. Announcements The announcement is the message your caller hears when the answering machine picks up the call.The answering machine has 2 prerecorded announcements: [RECORD ALSO] and [ANSWER ONLY]. Record an announcement The maximum length of the announcement you can record is 3 minutes. The newly recorded announcement automatically replaces the old one. 1 Press MENU/OK. 2 Select [ANSW MACHINE] > [ANNOUNCEMENT], then press MENU/OK to confirm. 3 Select [ANSWER ONLY] or [RECORD ALSO], then press MENU/OK to confirm. EN 23 English