RCA 25255RE2 User Guide - Page 40

Answering System Operation

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Answering System Operation There are two mailboxes in the system. One is for Line 1 and another is for Line 2. For memo recording, you can select which mailbox is used to record the memo. Answering System On/Off Press and hold the base ans sys button for 2 seconds to switch this function On or Off with the voice prompt. The Answering system light illuminates when the function is activated. If the ans sys button indicator is flashing, pressing it will go to the Play Message display. When you press and hold the ans sys button to switch the answering system On, the answering function for Line 1 and Line 2 will be activated according to the setting in the menu. (For example, in the menu setting, L1 is set to ON and L2 is set to OFF. Press and hold the ans sys button to switch it On. The answering function for L1 is activated, and L2 will be Off. Press and hold the ans sys button again to switch both L1 and L2 answering function Off. Otherwise, pressing the button will display Line 1 and Line 2 On/Off status for 3 seconds. Recording Incoming Messages The unit will answer incoming calls or routed calls after X rings (pickup delay set in Menu) and play the outgoing greeting. After hearing the greeting followed by a long beep, the caller can leave a message. If there is a new message recorded in the unit, the Answering system indicator will flash, and the envelope icon shows in the LCD. NOTE: Your unit will record a message up to the maximum length of time you set as long as the caller continues speaking. To save recording capacity, your unit will automatically stop recording after 7 seconds of silence or if there is a steady dial tone for 7 seconds. Your unit can record up to 60 minutes of incoming messages. The maximum recording time for each incoming message can be set in Menu. Monitoring Incoming Calls Whenever an incoming message is being recorded you can hear it through the speaker if Call Screening is On. To take the call, press Talk , speaker or line button and the system stops recording. 40

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Answering System Operation
There are two mailboxes in the system. One is for Line 1 and another is for Line 2.
For memo recording, you can select which mailbox is used to record the memo.
Answering System On/Off
Press and hold the base
ans sys
button for 2 seconds to switch this function On or Off with
the voice prompt. The Answering system light illuminates when the function is activated.
If the
ans sys
button indicator is
fl
ashing, pressing it will go to the Play Message display.
When you press and hold the
ans sys
button to switch the answering system On, the
answering function for Line 1 and Line 2 will be activated according to the setting in the
menu. (For example, in the menu setting, L1 is set to ON and L2 is set to OFF. Press and
hold the
ans sys
button to switch it On. The answering function for L1 is activated, and L2
will be Off. Press and hold the
ans sys
button again to switch both L1 and L2 answering
function Off.
Otherwise, pressing the button will display Line 1 and Line 2 On/Off status for 3 seconds.
Recording Incoming Messages
The unit will answer incoming calls or routed calls after X rings (pickup delay set in Menu)
and play the outgoing greeting. After hearing the greeting followed by a long beep, the
caller can leave a message. If there is a new message recorded in the unit, the Answering
system indicator will
fl
ash, and the envelope icon shows in the LCD.
NOTE: Your unit will record a message up to the maximum length of time you
set as long as the caller continues speaking. To save recording capacity, your
unit will automatically stop recording after 7 seconds of silence or if there is a
steady dial tone for 7 seconds.
Your unit can record up to 60 minutes of incoming messages. The maximum recording
time for each incoming message can be set in Menu.
Monitoring Incoming Calls
Whenever an incoming message is being recorded you can hear it through the speaker
if Call Screening is On. To take the call, press
Talk
,
speaker
or
line
button and the system
stops recording.