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Caller ID announce, Set voicemail number, Clear voicemail indicator

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Caller ID announce The caller ID announce feature lets you know who's calling without having to look at the display. When you have an incoming call, the handset and/or the telephone base speaks "Call from..." and the name of the caller based on the phonebook or caller ID information. If the caller's name is private or unknown, the phone number up to the last 11 digits will be announced. If the caller's phone number is also private or unknown, no information will be announced. 1. Press MENU on the cordless handset in idle mode to enter the main menu. 2. Press q or p to choose Caller ID annc and then press SELECT. 3. Press q or p to choose On or Off, and then press SELECT to save your setting. You hear a confirmation tone. • To use the caller ID announce feature, you must subscribe to caller ID service from your telephone service provider. • This feature does not announce information for call waiting calls. • It takes at least 2 rings for the phone to receive caller ID information and announce it. If the phone is answered before the end of the second ring, the phone won't have time to announce the caller's information. • Pronunciation of names may vary with this feature. Not all names may be pronounced correctly. • Caller ID announce is available in English only. Set voicemail number If you subscribe to a voicemail service offered by your telephone service provider, you can save your voicemail number to for quick access. The voicemail number is shared by all devices. To retrieve voicemail from your service provider: 1. Press and hold 1 when the cordless handset is not in use. 2. Enter the voicemail access number provided by your telephone service provider (up to 30 digits) when prompted. 3. Press SELECT on the handset. Clear voicemail indicator Use this feature when the telephone indicates that there is new voicemail but there are none. This feature only turns off the indicators, New voicemail and . It does not delete your voicemail messages. As long as you have new voicemail messages, your telephone service provider continues to send the signal to turn on the indicators. 1. Press MENU on the cordless handset in idle mode to enter the main menu. 2. Scroll to Settings, then press SELECT on the cordless handset. 3. Scroll to Clr voicemail, then press SELECT on the cordless handset. The screen shows Reset Voicemail Indicator?. 4. Press SELECT on the cordless handset. 16

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Caller ID announce
The caller ID announce feature lets you
know who’s calling without having to look
at the display. When you have an incoming
call, the handset and/or the telephone
base speaks “
Call from...
” and the name
of the caller based on the phonebook or
caller ID information. If the caller’s name
is private or unknown, the phone number
up to the last 11 digits will be announced.
If the caller’s phone number is also private
or unknown, no information will be
announced.
1.
Press
MENU
on the cordless handset in
idle mode to enter the main menu.
2.
Press
q
or
p
to choose
Caller ID annc
and then press
SELECT
.
3.
Press
q
or
p
to choose
On
or
Off
, and
then press
SELECT
to save your setting.
You hear a confirmation tone.
To use the caller ID announce feature, you
must subscribe to caller ID service from your
telephone service provider.
This feature does not announce information
for call waiting calls.
It takes at least 2 rings for the phone to
receive caller ID information and announce
it. If the phone is answered before the end
of the second ring, the phone won’t have
time to announce the caller’s information.
Pronunciation of names may vary with this
feature. Not all names may be pronounced
correctly.
Caller ID announce is available in English
only.
Set voicemail number
If you subscribe to a voicemail service
offered by your
telephone service
provider
, you can save your voicemail
number to
for quick access. The
voicemail number is shared by all devices.
To retrieve voicemail from your service
provider:
1.
Press and hold
1
when the cordless
handset is not in use.
2.
Enter the voicemail access number
provided by your telephone service
provider (up to 30 digits) when
prompted.
3.
Press
SELECT
on the handset.
Clear voicemail indicator
Use this feature when the telephone
indicates that there is new voicemail but
there are none. This feature only turns off
the indicators,
New voicemail
and
. It
does not delete your voicemail messages.
As long as you have new voicemail
messages, your telephone service provider
continues to send the signal to turn on the
indicators.
1.
Press
MENU
on the cordless handset in
idle mode to enter the main menu.
2.
Scroll to
Settings
, then press
SELECT
on
the cordless handset.
3.
Scroll to
Clr voicemail
, then press
SELECT
on the cordless handset.
The screen shows
Reset Voicemail
Indicator?
.
4.
Press
SELECT
on the cordless handset.