Vtech IS8121-2 User Manual - Page 47

Answering system remote access NOTES • If you do not enter a valid remote You can reach your answering system access code, the system answers the remotely by dialing your home telephone call automatically. number from any touch-tone telephone. • Once the messages have played, the 1. Dial your telephone number from any telephone announces the help menu touch-tone telephone. options. If you do not press any key 2. Once the system plays your with 20 seconds, the remote access announcement, enter the two-digit call ends automatically. remote access code (19 is the default • If the memory is full, the answering code). system answers after 10 rings and • The system automatically announces, "Memory is full. Enter announces the number of new or the remote access code." Enter your old messages (if any), and then remote access code to access the begins to play them. messages and announcements. You can also enter the following remote • When the answering system is turned commands. off, the telephone answers after 10 Commands Description rings, and announces, "Please enter 1 Press to listen to all messages. your remote access code." 2 Press to listen to new messages only. 3 Press to delete the current message (during playback). 33 Press twice to delete all old messages. 4 Press to repeat the current message (during playback). 44 Press twice to listen to the previous message. 5 Press to stop. *5 Press to listen to a list of remote commands. 6 Press to skip to the next message (during playback). *7 Press to record a new announcement. 8 Press to hang up the call. 0 Press to turn the answering system on or off. 3. Hang up or press 8 to end the call. 92 Call intercept while using answering Turn on or off the call screening system Use this feature to choose whether When a caller is leaving a message on incoming messages can be heard over your answering system, you can stop the telephone base when they are being recording and talk to the caller by recorded. If you turn call screening on, pressing HOME/FLASH or the handset. on you hear the incoming message. 1. Press MENU/SELECT in idle mode. Recording memo 1. Press MENU/SELECT in idle mode. 2. Press q CID or p to highlight Answering sys, then press MENU/SELECT . 2. Press q CID or p to highlight 3. Press q CID or p to highlight Ans Answering sys, then press sys setup, then press MENU/SELECT MENU/SELECT. twice to select Call screening. 3. Press q CID or p to highlight 4. Press q CID or p to choose Record memo, then press between On and Off, then press MENU/SELECT. The system MENU/SELECTto save. announces, "Record after the tone. Press 5 when you are done." Speak Screen a call with answering system towards the handset microphone. 4. Press 5 to stop recording. The system Screen calls at the cordless handset announces, "Recorded." and then If the answering system is on and a call returns to the previous menu. The is being answered by the answering system does not save memos shorter system, the handset shows To screen than two seconds. call press [SELECT] at the same time. Press MENU/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 p/VOLUME/q on the handset to adjust the call screening volume. 93