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Using your built-in, answering system
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1. Press MENU when the phone is not in use. 2. Press or to scroll to Answering sys, and then press SELECT. 3. Press or to scroll to Ans sys setup, and then press SELECT. 4. Press or to scroll to # of rings, and then press SELECT. 5. Press or to choose 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or Toll saver, and then press SELECT. Turn the call screening on or off Use this feature to choose whether incoming messages can be heard while they are being recorded. 1. Press MENU when the phone is not in use. 2. Press or to scroll to Answering sys, and then press SELECT. 3. Press or to scroll to Ans sys setup. 4. Press SELECT to choose Call screening. 5. Press or to choose On or Off. 6. Press SELECT to save and you hear a confirmation tone. Turn the message alert tone on or off When the message alert tone is set to on, and there is at least one new message, the telephone base beeps every 10 seconds. The message alert tone is preset to off. 1. Press MENU when the phone is not in use. 2. Press or to scroll to Answering sys then press SELECT. 3. Press or to scroll to Ans sys setup then press SELECT. 4. Press or to scroll to Msg alert tone then press SELECT. 5. Press or to choose Tone: On or Tone: Off. 6. Press SELECT to save and you hear a confirmation tone. NOTES • The answering system must be turned on for the message alert tone to be functional. • Press any key on the telephone base (except /FIND HANDSET) to temporarily silence the message alert tone. Using your built-in answering system New message indication XX new messages displays and the message window in the telephone base flashes when there are new answering system messages. If the message alert tone is turned on, the telephone base beeps every 10 seconds when there are messages that have not been reviewed. Message playback If you have new messages, the telephone plays only the new messages (oldest first). If there are no new messages, the telephone plays back all messages (oldest first). When playback begins, you hear the total number of messages followed by the date and time of the message. After the last message, the telephone announces, "End of messages." NOTE • Make sure you set the date and time correctly. Refer to Set date and time under the Configure your telephone section for more details. 25