Univex 1856 - Manual (Page 23)

Answering system operation
Answering system mode
The answering system’s default factory setting
is ON in order to answer and record messages.
You can turn the answering system off, but if you
do, the answering system will not answer calls or
record incoming messages.
To turn the answering system off
Press ON/OFF until you hear “The machine is
off.” The ON/OFF will be turned off.
NOTE: If the answering system is off and
someone calls, the telephone will ring 10 times
then answer and announce “The machine is off,”
beep twice, then answer and announce "The
machine will now hang up."
To turn the answering system on
Press ON/OFF until you hear “The machine is
on," and the amount of remaining recording time.
The
ON/OFF light will be turned on.
Call screening
If the answering system is on and the base
volume is on, you will hear the announcement
and the incoming message when a call comes in.
Call intercept
While you are call screening, you can intercept
the call by pressing
SPEAKER or lifting the
handset.
Press
ON/OFF
until
the system announces
“The machine is off.”
- OR -
Press
ON/OFF
until
the system announces “The
machine is on," and the
amount of remaining record-
ing time.
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