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Answering System Operation
Outgoing announcements
Outgoing announcements are the messages callers hear
when calls are answered by the answering system.
The phone is pre-programmed with an announcement
that answers calls with “Hello. Please leave a message
after the tone.” You can use this announcement, or
replace it with a recording of your own voice.
To record your outgoing announcement
Press
MENU
repeatedly until you hear “Change
announcement.” Then press
REC
and begin speaking
after you hear “Now recording.” Speak facing the tele-
phone base from about 9 inches away.
Elapsed time (in seconds) will be shown in the message
window as you record. You can record an announce-
ment up to 90 seconds long. Announcements less than 3
seconds long will not be recorded.
To delete your outgoing announcement
Press
MENU
repeatedly until you hear “Change
announcement,” then press the
PLAY/STOP
button to
begin playback. Press
DELETE
during playback to delete
your announcement.
When your announcement is deleted, calls will be
answered with the pre-programmed announcement
described above.
1 MENU
“Change
announcement”
2 PLAY/STOP
(Plays announcement
previously recorded)
2 REC
“Now recording...”
3
4 PLAY/STOP
(Announcement is
played back)
Speak into microphone
Announcement example:
“Hello, you’ve reached the
Jones family. Please leave a
message after the beep.”
Microphone
Or
12
Elapsed recording time (seconds)
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