Radio Shack 43-327 - Manual (Page 33)

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To turn on or off with the telephone base:
• Press ANS ON/OFF to turn the answering system
on or off. If the answering system is turned on, it
announces, “Calls will be answered.” If the answering
system is turned off, it announces, “Calls will not be
answered.”
To turn on or off with a handset:
1. Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu.
2. Press MENU/SELECT to select
>ANS. SYSTEM.
3. Press  or  to select >ANS SYS SETUP, then press MENU/SELECT.
4. Press MENU/SELECT to select >ANSWER ON/OFF.
. Press  or  to choose ON or OFF, then press MENU/SELECT.
Call Screening
You can listen at the telephone base to a caller leaving a message. If you
want to turn off the call screening feature, set the telephone base volume to
zero. Remember to raise the volume in order to hear your messages during
playback.
Call Intercept
If you want to talk to the person whose message is being recorded, press
/FLASH on the handset.
New Message Indication
The message window on the telephone base flashes and shows on the
handset when there are new answering system messages.
If the new message alert tone is turned on, the telephone base beeps every
10 seconds when there are unreviewed messages.
Message Playback
If you have new messages, the telephone plays only the new messages
(oldest first). If there are no new messages, the telephone plays back all
messages (oldest first).
When playback begins, you hear the total number of messages followed
by the day and time of the message. After the last message, the telephone
announces, “End of messages.”