VTech DS4122-4 - Manual (Page 31)

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Answering system operation
Answering system setup
The answering system uses voice prompts to guide you through the steps
to setup the answering system. Press / PLAY/STOP anytime to save and
exit the SET UP menu.
Set number of rings
This feature allows you to select the number of rings before the answering
system answers. You can choose from two, four or six rings or toll saver. With
toll saver selected, the answering system answers after two rings when there
is a new message and after four rings when there are no new messages.
To set the number of rings:
Press SET UP when the telephone is not in use and the system announces
the current number of rings setting.
Press
/SKIP or /REPEAT until the system announces the desired
setting, then press SET UP to save the setting and go to the next setting,
or press /PLAY/STOP to save and exit set up mode.
If you subscribe to caller ID/call waiting and voicemail service through your
telephone service provider, you can use your telephone answering system
and voicemail together. Set your answering system to answer calls at least
two rings earlier than your voicemail is set to answer. For example, set your
voicemail to answer calls after six rings and set your answering system to
answer after four rings. By doing this, 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.
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• Setting the number
of rings to toll saver
can save on long
distance charges
if you call to check
your messages
from a remote
location because
the answering
system will answer
the incoming call
after two rings only
when there are new
messages.