Sony SPP-A968 Operating Instructions - Page 32

Selecting the answering mode, When the memory is full

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Preparing the answering machine (continued) Selecting the answering mode You can set the answering machine to record incoming messages (normal mode), or just make an announcement without recording messages (announcement only mode). You can record your own greeting, or use the factory pre-recorded greetings. In the normal mode, you also have the option of having a beep to tell you if you have received any new incoming messages. AUDIBLE INDICATE switch Set the AUDIBLE INDICATE to ON (normal mode) OFF (normal mode) ANN ONLY (announcement only mode) When you wish to play a greeting to ask the caller to leave a message and have the phone beep to alert you of recorded incoming messages. play a greeting to ask the caller to leave a message but you do not wish to sound a beep. make an announcement to the caller without accepting incoming messages when, for example, you are away on a long vacation. Pre-recorded greeting "Hello, I'm unable to answer your call right now. Please leave your name, number and message after the tone." "Hello, I'm unable to answer your call right now. Please call again. Thank you." Note The same greeting is used regardless of the answering mode. Therefore, if you decide to change the mode, make sure that you record a new greeting to match the answering mode. When the memory is full The recording area of this phone's memory is about 20 minutes (including the greeting, messages, and memo). If the remaining recording area becomes less than one minute, "F" flashes on the display, and the phone automatically switches to announcement only mode, which does not record messages, and the greeting will be switched to the pre-recorded greeting. If you wish to record more messages, erase the existing messages (see page 34). You can also erase the messages from an outside phone (see page 38). 32US Answering Machine Features

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Answering Machine Features
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Preparing the answering machine (continued)
Selecting the answering mode
You can set the answering machine to record
incoming messages (normal mode), or just
make an announcement without recording
messages (announcement only mode).
You can record your own greeting, or use the
factory pre-recorded greetings.
In the normal mode, you also have the option
of having a beep to tell you if you have
received any new incoming messages.
Set the AUDIBLE
When you wish to
Pre-recorded greeting
INDICATE to
ON
(normal mode)
OFF
(normal mode)
ANN ONLY
(announcement only
mode)
Note
The same greeting is used regardless of the answering mode. Therefore, if you
decide to change the mode, make sure that you record a new greeting to match
the answering mode.
When the memory is full
The recording area of this phone’s memory is about 20 minutes
(including the greeting, messages, and memo). If the remaining
recording area becomes less than one minute, “F” flashes on the
display, and the phone automatically switches to announcement only
mode, which does not record messages, and the greeting will be
switched to the pre-recorded greeting.
If you wish to record more messages, erase the existing messages (see
page 34). You can also erase the messages from an outside phone (see
page 38).
play a greeting to ask the caller
to leave a message and have the
phone beep to alert you of
recorded incoming messages.
play a greeting to ask the caller
to leave a message but you do
not wish to sound a beep.
make an announcement to the
caller without accepting
incoming messages when, for
example, you are away on a
long vacation.
“Hello, I’m unable to answer
your call right now. Please call
again. Thank you.”
“Hello, I’m unable to answer
your call right now. Please leave
your name, number and
message after the tone.”
AUDIBLE INDICATE
switch