VTech VT 9162 - Manual (Page 24)

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ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATIONS
Leaving a Message (Incoming Message)
The Answering System will answer a call (according to the current ring selection),
then play the OGM, followed by a beep to signal the start of recording.
• Default mailbox is MAILBOX 1.
• If your want to record the incoming message in specific mailbox, press " x"
( 1, 2 or 3) during OGM playback.
• After desired mailbox is selected, "Mailbox X, now recording" will be announced,
and incoming message recording starts after a beep.
• If incoming message length is less than 2 seconds, message will not be recorded.
An incoming message can be a maximum of 4 minutes.
* To record a MEMO at the Base Unit, press and hold REC/MEMO until you are rompted
to choose a mailbox. Then, press the desired MAILBOX key and, after the beep, speak
towards the front of the Base. Press any MAILBOX key when finished.
Listening to Messages / Memos
When new messages and/or new memos are left, the display will flash the total number
of new messages in all mailboxes.
• Press the desired Mailbox key to
hear messages.
• The system will announce "Mailbox
X, you have x new message(s) and
x old message(s)" in the presence of
new messages in the corresponding
mailbox. Then the system will play
only the new messages.
• In the absence of new messages, the system will announce "Mailbox x, you
have x old messages"and then playback the old messages.
• The and keys can be used to skip forward and backward during message
playback.
• To stop message playback, and return to normal operation mode, press any
MAILBOX key.
• The day and time stamp is announced after each message is played.
• After all messages and memos have been played, the final voice prompt will
be, "End of messages", and the Answering System will exit playback mode.
• Note that the system will play the messages on a "First-In-First-Out" basis.
• If the system has less than 5 minutes recording time left, it will announce the
remaining recording time to alert the user.
• During message playback, the display will be flashing to indicate that the currently
playing message is a new message.
Itad Operation
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