Sony SPP-A5000 - Manual (Page 33)

Preparing the answering machine
Selecting the answering mode/types of greetings
You can set the answering machine to record incoming messages
(normal mode), or just to make an announcement without recording
messages (announcement only mode).
You can record your own greeting, or use the factory pre-recorded
greetings.
In the normal answering mode, you also have the option of having a
beep (page 38) to tell you if you have received any new messages.
Answering
mode
Useful when To select this mode,
set AUDIBLE IND/ANN
ONLY switch to:
Normal You want to play a greeting to ask the caller to
leave a message.
Pre-recorded greeting*:
"Hello, I'm unable to answer your call right now.
Please leave yotu* name, number and message after
the tone."
ANN
ONLY ON OFF
AUDIBLE IND
or
ANN_______
ONLY ON OFF
AUDIBLE IND
Announcement
only (ANN
ONLY) You want to make an announcement to the caller
without accepting incoming messages when, for
example, you are away on a long vacation.
Pre-recorded greeting*:
"Hello, I'm unable to answer your call right now.
Please call again. Thank you."
ANN
ONLY ON OFF
AUDIBLE IND
Although there are two separate factory pre-recorded greetings for normal mode and announcement only mode,
you can reix>rd only
one greeting, and it will be used regardless of the mode.
Therefore, if you decide to change modes, make sure that you record a new greeting to match the answering mode.
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