Vtech IS8128-5 User Manual - Page 93

Use your built-in answering system, New message indication, Turn on or off the answering system

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The main differences between them Use your built-in answering system are: Category Built-in answering system Voicemail from telephone service Messages are Messages stored in the are stored telephone base. in a server or system provided by your telephone service. New message indication The handset and the telephone base screen display XX new messages, and the / PLAY/STOP light on 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 message that Storage Your messages will not be deleted automatically. You have to delete your messages manually. Your messages may be automatically deleted after a period of time. Contact your telephone service provider for more details. When you received new messages, screen displays XX new messages. When you received new messages, the screen displays and New voicemail. Method to retrieve messages To retrieve messages, usually there are two ways: • Press on the telephone base; or • Access remotely with an access code. have not been reviewed. See Turn on or off the message alert tone. Turn on or off the answering system If you turn the answering system on, it answers calls and records messages only on the home line. If your paired cell phone has voicemail, callers can leave messages with that voicemail service. Using a cordless handset: 1. Press MENU/SELECT in idle mode. 2. Press q CID or p to scroll to Answering sys, then press MENU/SELECT. 3. Press q CID or p to scroll to Answer on/off, then press MENU/SELECT. 4. Press q CID or p to highlight On or Off, then press MENU/SELECT to save. 93

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The main differences between them
are:
Category
Built-in
answering
system
Voicemail
from
telephone
service
Storage
Messages are
stored in the
telephone base.
Messages
are stored
in a server
or system
provided by
your telephone
service.
Your messages
will not be
deleted
automatically.
You have to
delete your
messages
manually.
Your messages
may be
automatically
deleted after a
period of time.
Contact your
telephone
service
provider for
more
details.
Method to
retrieve
messages
When you
received new
messages,
screen displays
XX new
messages
.
When you
received new
messages, the
screen displays
and
New
voicemail
.
To retrieve
messages,
usually there are
two ways:
• Press
on
the telephone
base; or
• Access
remotely with
an access
code.
Use your built-in answering system
New message indication
The handset and the telephone base
screen
display
XX
new
messages
,
and the
/ PLAY/STOP
light on 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 message that
have not been reviewed. See
Turn on
or off the message alert tone
.
Turn on or off the answering system
If you turn the answering system on,
it answers calls and records messages
only on the home line. If your paired cell
phone has voicemail, callers can leave
messages with that voicemail service.
Using a cordless handset:
1. Press
MENU/SELECT
in idle mode.
2. Press
q
CID
or
p
to scroll
to
Answering
sys
,
then
press
MENU/SELECT
.
3. Press
q
CID
or
p
to scroll
to
Answer
on/off
,
then
press
MENU/SELECT
.
4. Press
q
CID
or
p
to highlight
On
or
Off
, then press
MENU/SELECT
to
save.