VTech CS6124-2 - Manual (Page 26)

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Answering system setup
Most of the answering system settings are changed with a system handset.
Answer ON/OFF
The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages.
When the answering system is turned on, the
/ANS ON/OFF light on the telephone
base turns on and ANS ON displays on the handset.
To turn on or off with the telephone base:
Press /ANS ON/OFF to turn the built-in answering system on or
off. When the answering system is turned on, it announces, “Calls
will be answered.” When the answering system is turned off, it
announces, “Calls will not be answered.”
To turn on or off with a handset:
Press MENU/
SELECT
when the handset is not in use.
Press CID or to select Answering sys, then press
MENU
/SELECT .
Press CID or to select Answer ON/OFF, then press
MENU
/SELECT
.
Press CID or to choose On or Of f , then press
MENU
/SELECT to confirm
your selection. You hear a confirmation tone.
Call screening
You can hear incoming messages at the telephone base while they are
being recorded.
To turn this feature on or off:
Press MENU/
SELECT
when the handset is not in use.
Press CID or to select Answering sys, then press
MENU
/SELECT .
Press CID or to select Ans sys setup, then press
MENU
/SELECT .
Press
MENU
/SELECT to select Call screening .
Press CID or to choose On or Off, then press
MENU
/SELECT to confirm
your selection. You hear a confirmation tone.
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Answering system settings
If call screening is set to On while the answering system is answering a call, press
/
PLAY
/STOP on the telephone base to temporarily turn off call screening; or,
press /VOLUME to temporarily decrease the volume.
If call screening is set to Off while the answering system is answering a call,
press
/PLAY/
STOP
or /VOLUME once on the telephone base to
temporarily turn on the call screening.
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