Topcom BUTLER Quattro - Manual (Page 18)

18 Topcom Butler 3450/Twin/Triple/Quattro
Topcom Butler 3450/Twin/Triple/Quattro
9.4 Turning Answering Machine On/Off
If the answering machine is on, the -LED will light up and the machine will automatically pick
up the line after a number of rings (see 'Setting Number of Rings').
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Press the key for 2 secs to switch on the answering machine. A voice confirms the
setting and says which outgoing message is active (OGM 1 or OGM 2).
• Press the key for another 2 secs to switch off the answering machine. A voice
confirms the setting.
9.5 Setting number of Rings
The number of rings after which the answering machine will answer calls can be set from
2 – 9 and TS (Toll saver). The standard setting is 3 rings. In Toll saver mode, the machine
will answer after 5 rings if there are no new messages, and after 2 rings if there are new
messages. If there are no new messages and you call your machine to check your messages
remotely (see 9.15 Remote operation), you can hang up after the 2nd ring. You do not need
to pay connection fees and you know that you do not have any new messages.
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Briefly press the key. A voice will state the current number of rings.
• Press the key for 2 secs to set the number of ringing tones.
• Press the or key to change the current number of rings.
• Confirm the setting by pressing the key. The current ring setting is confirmed by the
internal voice.
9.6 Checking number of Rings
• Press the key briefly.
• The internal voice will state the number of rings set.
9.7 Setting day and Time
The day and time setting of the answering machine is independent of the telephone
component. The day and time of each call is registered and announced during play-back.
The format of the hour depends on the language of the internal voice. e.g. English is in 12-
hour format and German is in 24-hour format.
Programming the day and time:
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Keep the -key pressed down for 2 secs.
• The internal voice will ask you to set the day.
• Press a few times on or keys to set the day. The internal voice states the current
settings.
Even if the answering machine is off, the machine will automatically pick up
after 10 rings in order to enable remote activation (see 9.15 Remote
operation).
• If you do not press any keys for 3 seconds, the machine will revert
back to the answering machine menu, without changing the settings.
• If there is a loss of power in the base, the number of rings will revert to
3.