Uniden DCT5280 English Owners Manual - Page 53

Turning the Answering System On/Off 1) To turn the answering system On, press ans on in the standby mode. After the announcement "Answering System is on", the current greeting message will be played and you will hear a confirmation tone. The message counter displays the number of messages stored in memory. If the display flashes, then there are new messages waiting for you. 2) To turn the answering system Off, press ans on. After the announcement "Answering System is off", the message counter display will no longer be illuminated. You can also turn the Answering System On or Off from the handset using the menu mode (see page 28). • When the answering system is full, " " appears on the base. You should delete some messages so that the system can record new messages. THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE Setting up your Answering System Setting your outgoing message (Greeting) When you receive a call, the answering system automatically plays either the pre-recorded message or your own greeting. Pre-recorded message The following message is pre-recorded: "Hello, no one is available to take your call. Please leave a message after the tone." Recording a personal outgoing message (Greeting) You can record a greeting up to 30 seconds long (must be more than 2 seconds long). 1) When the phone is in the standby mode, press and hold greeting. 2) Start your recording after the announcement "Record greeting". The message counter displays " ", then begins to count down. 3) When you have finished recording your greeting, press greeting, or set. You will hear a confirmation tone and your recorded greeting plays back for you. • Position yourself as near to the base as possible and speak clearly when recording your outgoing message. • If you make an outside call, or a call is received on the base during the operation, the operation is canceled. T H E I N T E G R A T E D A N S W E R I N G D E V I C E [ 51 ]