Vtech vt9162 User Manual - Page 25

ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATIONS Saving Messages • The Answering System will automatically save your messages if you do not delete them. The messages will be retained even after a power failure. • The system can record up to 15 minutes of messages. Deleting Messages Press DELETE at any time during message playback to delete the current message. All old messages for a particular mailbox can be deleted by pressing the DELETE key. The system will announce "Please select mailbox". Press the Mailbox X key to delete all the old messages in the selected mailbox. NOTE: The DELETE function will only delete old messages. New messages CANNOT be deleted until they are reviewed. Turning the Answering Machine ON/OFF • If you want the Answering System to answer calls, press ANSWER ON/ OFF. The backlit LED will then be turned on, and "Answering machine on" will be announced. • If you don't want the Answering System to answer calls, press ANSWER ON/OFF. The backlit LED will then be turned off and "Answering machine off" will be announced. • The display will still show the number of messages. • Even if the Answering System is set to OFF, it will still answer calls after 10 rings. An announcement, "Please enter your security code" is given, and you can enter your security code to use remote operation. (See Remote Operation of Answering System) 25 Itad Operation