Philips CD285 - Manual (Page 30)

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13 Telephone
answering
machine
Note
Available only for CD285. •
Your phone includes a telephone answering machine
that records unanswered calls when it is on. By
default, the answering machine is set to the [Record
also] 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] > [Answ. Machine] > [Voice
answer], then press [OK] to confirm.
2
Select [On]/[Off], then press [OK] to
confirm.
The setting is saved. »
Through the base
1
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] > [Answ. Machine] > [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 [Record
also] if you allow the callers to leave messages.
Select [Answer only] if you forbid the callers to
leave messages.
1
Select [Menu] > [Answ. Machine] >
[Voice answer], 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.
Announcements
The announcement is the message your caller
hears when the answering machine picks up
the call. The answering machine has 2 default
announcements: the [Record also] mode and
[Answer only] mode.