Vtech IS8151-5 Quick Start Guide - Page 28

Turn on or off the built-in answering system, Set number of rings, your voicemail service.

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• Press on the telephone base; OR Retrieve messages • Press MENU, and then select Play messages on the handset; OR • Access remotely with an access code. • Press on the dialpad, and enter an access number from your telephone service provider. Turn on or off the builtin answering system Telephone base • Press to turn on. • Press off. again to turn Set number of rings You can set your answering system to answer calls at least two rings earlier than your voicemail service. For example, if your voicemail service answers after six rings, set your answering system to answer after four rings. Thus, if you are on a call, or if the answering system is busy recording a message and you receive another call, the second caller can leave a voicemail message. 1. Press MENU. 28

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Retrieve messages
Press
on the telephone
base; OR
Press
MENU
, and
then select
Play
messages
on the
handset; OR
Access remotely
with an access
code.
Press
on the
dialpad, and enter
an access number
from your telephone
service provider.
Turn on or off the built-
in answering system
Telephone base
• Press
to turn on.
• Press
again to turn
off.
Set number of rings
You can set your answering
system to answer calls at
least two rings earlier than
your voicemail service. For
example, if your voicemail
service answers after six rings,
set your answering system
to answer after four rings.
Thus, if you are on a call, or
if the answering system is
busy recording a message
and you receive another call,
the second caller can leave a
voicemail message.
1. Press
MENU
.