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Answering system mode

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Answering system Answering system mode Unless you change it, the answering system will be on and ready to record messages. You can turn the answering system off, but if you do so, the answering system will not answer calls and record incoming messages. To turn the answering system on or off: • Press ANSWER ON to turn off your answering system. The system will announce "Calls will not be answered" and then beep to confirm the system is off. The ANSWER ON light will be off. • To turn the system back on, press ANSWER ON. The system will announce "Calls will be answered" and then beep to confirm the system is on. The ANSWER ON light will be on. NOTE: If the answering system is off and there is an incoming call, the system will answer after 10 rings and announce to the caller "Please enter your remote access code." For more information about remote access codes, see page 54. Call screening at the telephone base If the answering system is on and the telephone base volume is not off (set to 1), you will hear the announcement and the incoming message when a call comes in. If you want the telephone base to be silent while messages are being recorded, make sure the telephone base volume is set to 1. Call intercept While screening a call, you can stop recording and speak to the caller by pressing PHONE/FLASH or SPEAKER on the handset. 44

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Answering system
Answering system mode
Unless you change it, the answering system will be
on and ready to record messages. You can turn the
answering system off, but if you do so, the answering
system will not answer calls and record incoming
messages.
To turn the answering system on or off:
• Press
ANSWER ON
to turn off your answering
system. The system will announce “
Calls will
not be answered
” and then beep to confirm the
system is off. The
ANSWER ON
light will be off.
• To turn the system back on, press
ANSWER
ON
. The system will announce “
Calls will be
answered
” and then beep to confirm the system
is on. The
ANSWER ON
light will be on.
NOTE:
If the answering system is off and there is an
incoming call, the system will answer after 10 rings and
announce to the caller “
Please enter your remote access
code
.” For more information about remote access codes,
see page 54.
Call screening at the telephone base
If the answering system is on and the telephone
base volume is not off (set to 1), you will hear
the announcement and the incoming message
when a call comes in. If you want the telephone
base to be silent while messages are being
recorded, make sure the telephone base volume
is set to 1.
Call intercept
While screening a call, you can stop recording
and speak to the caller by pressing
PHONE/
FLASH
or
SPEAKER
on the handset.