Vtech IS8151-5 Users Manual - Page 33

Delete a message You can only delete old (reviewed) messages. You cannot delete new messages until you review them. You cannot retrieve deleted messages. To delete a message with the telephone base: 1. Press PLAY/STOP on the telephone base to listen to the messages. • If there are new and old messages, press q CID or p to select Play new msgs or Play old msgs, then press SELECT or PLAY/STOP. • If there are only new or only old messages, they will play automatically. 2. When a message is playing on the telephone base, press DELETE to delete the playing message. The telephone base announces, "Message deleted," and then advances to the next message. To delete a message on the handset: 1. When the handset is in idle mode, press MENU to enter the main menu. 2. Press SELECT to select Play messages. • If there are new and old messages, press q CID or p to select Play new msgs or Play old msgs, then press SELECT. • If there are only new or only old messages, they will play automatically. 3. When a message is playing on the handset, Press MUTE/DELETE to delete the playing message. Delete all old messages To delete all old messages with the telephone base: 1. When the telephone is idle, press DELETE. The system announces, "To delete all old messages, press DELETE again." 2. Press DELETE again. The system announces, "All old messages deleted!" -OR1. Press MENU when in idle mode to enter the main menu. 2. Press SELECT to select Answering sys. 3. Press q CID or p to highlight Delete all old, then press SELECT. The screen shows Delete all old messages?. 4. Press YES to confirm. The screen displays Deleting... and then All old msgs deleted!. There is a confirmation tone. To delete all old messages on the handset: 1. Press MENU when in idle mode to enter the main menu. 2. Press q CID or p to scroll to Answering sys. Press SELECT. 3. Press q CID or p to highlight Delete all old, then press SELECT. The screen shows Delete all old messages?. 4. Press YES to confirm. The screen displays Deleting... and then All old msgs deleted!. There is a confirmation tone. Record and play memos Memos are your own recorded messages used as reminders for yourself or others using the same answering system. You can record your own memos using a system handset or the telephone base. Play and delete them in the same way as incoming messages. Record a memo Using a cordless handset: 1. When the telephone is in idle mode, press MENU to enter the main menu. 2. Press q CID or p to scroll to Answering sys, then press SELECT. 3. Press q CID or p to scroll to Record memo, then press SELECT. The system announces, "Record after the tone. Press STOP when you are done." 4. Speak towards the handset to record a memo. 5. Press STOP to stop recording. The system announces, "Recorded." and then returns to the previous menu. Using the telephone base: 1. When the telephone is in idle mode, press MENU to enter the main menu. 2. Press SELECT to select Answering sys. 3. Press q CID or p to scroll to Record memo, then press SELECT. The system announces, "Record after the tone. Press STOP when you are done." 4. Speak towards the telephone base to record a memo. 5. Press STOP to stop recording. The system announces, "Recorded." and then returns to the previous menu. NOTES • The system announces "Memory is full," if you attempt to record a memo when the memory is full. • Each memo can be up to four minutes in length. • Memos shorter than two seconds are not recorded. Remote access 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 use this preset code, or set your own. 1. Dial your telephone number from any touch-tone telephone. 2. When the system plays your announcement, enter the two-digit security code. 3. Enter one of the following remote commands. Command 1 2 3 33 4 5 *5 Description Play all messages. Play only new messages. Delete the current message (during playback). Delete all old messages. Repeat the current message (during playback). Stop. Hear a list of remote commands. 6 Skip to the next message (during playback). *7 Record a new announcement. 8 End the call. 0 Turn the answering system on or off. 4. Hang up or press 8 to end the call. NOTES • If you do not press any key after you enter the remote access code, all new messages play. If there are no new messages, all old messages play. • Once the new messages have played, the telephone announces the help menu options. If you do not press any key within 20 seconds, the remote access call automatically disconnects. • When the answering system is turned off, the telephone answers after 10 rings, and announces, "Please enter your remote access code." • When the memory is full, the answering system answers incoming calls after 10 rings and announces, "Memory is full. Enter your remote access code." • The telephone can respond to remote access code while it is playing the screening announcement or block announcement. This allows you to access you answering system from an unknown number remotely. Set remote access code To access your answering system remotely from any touch-tone phone, you need to enter a two-digit number (00-99). To change the remote access code: Using a cordless handset: 1. When the telephone is in idle mode, press MENU to enter the main menu. 2. Press q CID or p to scroll to Answering sys, then press SELECT. 3. Press q CID or p to scroll to Ans sys setup, then press SELECT. 4. Press q CID or p to scroll to Remote code, then press SELECT. 5. Use the dialing keys to enter a two-digit number. Press MUTE/DELETE to backspace and delete a digit. 6. Press SELECT to save the setting. You hear a confirmation tone. Using the telephone base: 1. When the telephone is in idle mode, press MENU to enter the main menu. 2. Press SELECT to select Answering sys. 3. Press q CID or p to scroll to Ans sys setup, then press SELECT. 4. Press q CID or p to scroll to Remote code, then press SELECT. 5. Use the dialing keys to enter a two-digit number. Press DELETE to backspace and delete a digit. 6. Press SELECT to save the setting. You hear a confirmation tone. 58 59