Vtech DS6621-2 User Manual - Page 44

Set remote access code A two-digit security code is required to access the answering system remotely from any touch-tone telephone. The preset code is 19. You can set the code from 00 to 99. 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 Remote code, and then press SELECT. 5. Use the dialing keys to enter a twodigit number. -ORPress or to scroll to a desired two-digit number. 6. Press SELECT to save and you hear a confirmation tone. Call screening To screen a call at the telephone base: If the answering system and call screening are turned on, the announcement and the incoming message broadcast at the telephone base while the call is answered by the answering system. Options while a message is being recorded: • Press -/VOL/+ to adjust the call screening volume. • Press -/VOL/+ to temporarily turn on the call screening if the call screening is set to off. • Press /PLAY/STOP to temporarily turn on or off the call screening. To screen a call at a handset: If the answering system is on, a call is answered by the answering system. At the same time, the handset shows To screen call press [SELECT]. Press SELECT to screen the call on your handset. The handset shows the caller's information. If you do not subscribe to caller ID service, the handset shows Screening... Options while a message is being recorded: • Press VOLUME/ or VOLUME/ to adjust the call screening volume. • Press to switch between speakerphone mode and handset mode. Call intercept If you want to talk to the caller whose message is being recorded, press /HOME or on the handset. 38