Sony SPP-A945 Operating Instructions - Page 26

Setting up the answering machine (continued) Tip All the mailbox buttons ((MAILBOX 1), (MAILBOX 2), and (MAILBOX 3)) work as the (PLAY/STOP) button; press any of the three in this case. To hear the current time Press (TIME/SET). The current time setting is announced. Recording the greeting You can record your own greeting for the "normal" and "announcement only" modes (page 33). (ERASE) MIC 1 Press (MENU) repeatedly until "Set out-going message" is announced. "- -" blinks on the display. 2 Press (REC/MEMO). "Now recording" is announced and a long beep sounds. 3 Speak into the base phone microphone (MIC). The display starts counting. You can record up to 90 seconds. 4 To stop recording, press (PLAY/STOP). Your greeting replays automatically. Notes • If you do not record your own greeting, a prerecorded greeting will be assigned automatically (see page 27). • If your greeting is less than two seconds, the greeting is not recorded. A prerecorded greeting will be assigned automatically. • If a call comes in during recording, recording stops automatically. • If 90 seconds have passed or the memory becomes full in step 3, recording stops automatically. • "Memory full" is announced if no recording space is available when you press (REC/MEMO). Erase unnecessary messages (see page 32). Tip To record a greeting for the "announcement only" mode, select the announcement only mode first (see page 33), then follow the instructions above. Otherwise, the normal greeting will be recorded. 26EN AnsweringMachineFeatures