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Answering Machine Settings

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12.5 Set the Answer mode There are 2 answer modes available: Answer Only and Answer & Record. By default, the answer mode is Answer & Record, which lets your caller leave a message on the answering machine. This can be changed to Answer Only mode, which does not allow your caller to leave any messages on the answering machine. 1 Press the m key in idle mode, scroll n to Answer Machine, and press o Select. 2 Scroll n to Answer Mode and press o Select. 3 Scroll n to select Answer & Rec. or Answer Only and press o Select. • A validation tone is emitted and the screen returns to Answer Machine menu. Note Depending on the answer mode you have selected, the appropriate default outgoing message is played once the answering machine picks up an incoming call. Tip You can set the answering machine to play a personalized outgoing message. See 12.4 above. playing your greeting message after 3 to 8 rings or the "Economy" option. The default ring delay is Economy. 1 Press the m key in idle mode, scroll n to Answer Machine, and press o Select. 2 Scroll n to Settings and press o Select. 3 Ring Delay is highlighted. Press o Select, then scroll n to select from 3 to 8 or Economy. 4 Press o Select to confirm. • A validation tone is emitted and the display returns to the Settings menu. Note If Economy is selected, the ring delay depends on the answering machine's condition. • If there are new messages in the answering machine, it will pick up the line after 2 rings. • If there are no new messages in the answering machine, it will pick up the line after 4 rings. • Hence, if you want to check if you have any messages without incurring call charges, you can hang up the call after the 3rd ring. 12.6 Answering Machine Settings 12.6.1 Ring Delay This is the number of rings before the answering machine answers and starts playing your greeting message. You can set the answering machine to start 12.6.2 Remote Access You can check the messages on your answering machine by calling in from an outside line and entering the remote access code*. The keypad on the phone you use to dial in acts like the functions on your answering machine. 62 Telephone answering machine (TAM)

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Telephone answering machine (TAM)
12.5
Set the Answer mode
There are 2 answer modes available:
Answer Only and Answer & Record. By
default, the answer mode is Answer &
Record, which lets your caller leave a
message on the answering machine. This
can be changed to Answer Only mode,
which does not allow your caller to leave
any messages on the answering machine.
1
Press the
m
key in idle mode,
scroll
n
to
Answer Machine
, and
press
o
Select
.
2
Scroll
n
to
Answer Mode
and
press
o
Select
.
3
Scroll
n
to select
Answer & Rec.
or
Answer Only
and press
o
Select
.
A validation tone is emitted and
the screen returns to
Answer
Machine
menu.
Depending on the answer mode you have
selected, the appropriate default outgoing
message is played once the answering
machine picks up an incoming call.
You can set the answering machine to
play a personalized outgoing message.
See 12.4 above.
12.6
Answering Machine Settings
12.6.1 Ring Delay
This is the number of rings before the
answering machine answers and starts
playing your greeting message. You can
set the answering machine to start
playing your greeting message after 3 to 8
rings or the “Economy” option. The
default ring delay is
Economy
.
1
Press the
m
key in idle mode,
scroll
n
to
Answer Machine
, and
press
o
Select
.
2
Scroll
n
to
Settings
and press
o
Select
.
3
Ring Delay
is highlighted. Press
o
Select
, then scroll
n
to select
from
3
to
8
or
Economy
.
4
Press
o
Select
to confirm.
A validation tone is emitted and
the display returns to the
Settings
menu.
If
Economy
is selected, the ring delay
depends on the answering machine’s
condition.
If there are new messages in the
answering machine, it will pick up the
line after 2 rings.
If there are no new messages in the
answering machine, it will pick up the
line after 4 rings.
Hence, if you want to check if you
have any messages without incurring
call charges, you can hang up the call
after the 3rd ring.
12.6.2 Remote Access
You can check the messages on your
answering machine by calling in from an
outside line and entering the remote
access code*. The keypad on the phone
you use to dial in acts like the functions
on your answering machine.
Note
Tip
Note