Uniden D1688 English Owners Manual - Page 17

Using The Answering System - 2 corded cordless digital answering system

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Using Your Phone During a Power Failure If there is a power failure, you can still make and receive phone calls using the base corded handset, including Call Waiting calls and changing the earpiece volume. All other features of the base and all cordless handsets will not function. ##While the power is out, the base uses a special ringer; you cannot adjust the volume of this ringer. Using the Answering System Answering System Options (Ans. Setup) You can set or change the answering system options from any station. Just open the menu and select Ans. Setup. Select one of the submenus: Submenu Security Code Ring Time Record Time Message Alert Ans. Language Call Screen Ans. On/Off Record Greeting Greeting Options Purpose Enter a 2-digit PIN so you can access your answering system from any touch-tone phone (see page 20). Set the number of rings (2, 4, or 6) before the system answers. If you call in remotely to check your messages, Toll Saver makes the system answer after 2 rings if you have new messages or after 4 rings if you don't. Set the amount of time (1 or 4 minutes) callers have to leave a message. Choose Announce Only if you don't want the system to let callers leave a message. Have the base beep every 15 seconds when you have a new message. The alert stops after you listen to all your new messages or if you press any key on the base. Change the language of the system's voice prompts. Turn on Call Screen feature (see page 19). Turn your answering system on or off. You can also press ANS ON/OFF on the base. Record an outgoing message or greeting (see below). Switch greetings or delete your greeting (see below). English - 17

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Using Your Phone During a Power Failure
If there is a power failure, you can still make and receive phone calls using
the base corded handset, including Call Waiting calls and changing the
earpiece volume. All other features of the base and all cordless handsets
will not function.
#
While the power is out, the base uses a special ringer; you cannot
adjust the volume of this ringer.
USING THE ANSWERING SYSTEM
Answering System Options (
Ans. Setup
)
You can set or change the answering system options from any station. Just
open the menu and select
Ans. Setup
. Select one of the submenus:
Submenu
Purpose
Security Code
Enter a 2-digit PIN so you can access your answering
system from any touch-tone phone (see page 20).
Ring Time
Set the number of rings (
2
,
4
, or
6
) before the system
answers. If you call in remotely to check your messages,
Toll Saver
makes the system answer after 2 rings if you
have new messages or after 4 rings if you don’t.
Record Time
Set the amount of time (
1
or
4
minutes) callers have to
leave a message. Choose
Announce Only
if you don’t
want the system to let callers leave a message.
Message Alert
Have the base beep every 15 seconds when you have a
new message. The alert stops after you listen to all your
new messages or if you press any key on the base.
Ans. Language
Change the language of the system’s voice prompts.
Call Screen
Turn on Call Screen feature (see page 19).
Ans. On/Off
Turn your answering system on or off.
You can also press
ANS ON/OFF
on the base.
Record Greeting
Record an outgoing message or greeting (see below).
Greeting
Options
Switch greetings or delete your greeting (see below).