Panasonic KX-TC1871ALB - Manual (Page 65)

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Answering System
Automatic Answering Operation
When the unit answers a call, a greeting message is played and
the caller’s message is recorded. While recording, “
- Answering - ” will
be displayed.
≥ The total recording time (including greeting message) is about
15 minutes. If messages are recorded in noisy rooms, the time
may be shortened by up to 3 minutes.
≥ A maximum of 64 messages (including greeting message) can be
recorded.
Setting the Unit to Answer Calls
Press (ANSWER\ON) to turn on the answering system.
≥ The indicator lights and “ Answer set ” is
heard.
≥ The unit will announce the remaining
recording time if it is less than 5 minutes.
≥ If you hear “ Memory full ”, “ Message
full ” is displayed on the base unit and
the ANSWER ON indicator flashes
rapidly, erase some, or all, of
the messages (p. 69).
≥ If you do not want the unit to answer calls, press
(ANSWER\ON)
again to turn
off the answering system. The indicator light goes out and “ Answer off ” is heard.
≥ You can also turn on the answering system remotely using any other phone
(p. 81).
Monitoring incoming calls
While a call is being recorded, you can monitor it through the speaker.
To answer the call with the speakerphone, press
(DIGITAL\SP-PHONE) .
For the handset, lift the handset off the base unit and press (TALK) .
The unit stops recording.
≥ KX-TC1871NZB will not answer incoming calls on your FaxAbility number.
(ANSWER\ON)
and Indicator
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