Philips CD685 - Manual (Page 37)

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16 Telephone
answering
machine
Note
• Available only for CD685.
Your phone includes a telephone answering
machine that records unanswered calls when it
is on. By default, the answering machine is set to
the [Answer & rec.] mode. You can also access
the answering machine remotely and change
the settings through the answering machine
menu on the handset.
The LED indicator on the base station lights up
when the answer machine is on.
Turn on/off the answering
machine
You can turn on/off the answering machine
through the base station or the handset.
Through the handset
1
Select [Menu] > > [Answer mode],
then press [OK] to confirm. Then you
can select among the options below:
• To turn on the answering machine,
select either [Answer & rec.] or
[Answer only].
• To turn off the answering machine,
select [Off].
2
Press [OK] to confirm.
» The setting is saved.
Through the base
Press to turn on/off the answering machine
in standby mode.
Note
• When the answering machine is switched on, it
answers incoming calls after a certain number of
rings based on the ring delay setting.
Set the answering machine
language
Note
• This feature only applies to models with
multiple-language support.
The answering machine language is the language
for the announcements.
1
Select [Menu] > > [Voice language],
then press [OK] to confirm.
2
Select a language, then press [OK] to
confirm.
» The setting is saved.
Set the answer mode
You can set the answering machine and
select if the callers can leave messages. Select
[Answer & rec.] if you allow the callers to leave
messages. Select [Answer only] if you forbid
the callers to leave messages.
1
Select [Menu] > > [Answer mode],
then press [OK] to confirm.
2
Select an answer mode, then press [OK]
to confirm.
» The setting is saved.
Note
• If the memory is full, the answering machine
switches to [Answer only] mode automatically.
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