VTech i5871 Operations Instructions download pdf (Page 35)

Advanced Operations

REDAIL MEMOMEMU

NEW MESSAGE

50 NEW CALLS

Answering System Operation

Turn Answering System On/Off

• At the base, press the MENU softkey.

• Use the or softkeys to scroll to ANSWERING SYSTEM, press SELECT.

• Scroll to ANSWER OPTIONS, press SELECT.

• Scroll to your desired selection, press SET.

• You’ll hear a confirmation beep.

NOTES:

1. If the answering system is off, the base screen will

display ANS. OFF at the top of left hand corner.

2. The base clock will affect the prompt time of the

answering system. See Clock Setting on page 33 for

details.

Feature Setup Options

At the base unit press MENU, then using the or softkeys, scroll to ANSWERING

SYSTEM, press SELECT. From this menu, using the screen prompts, you can set or

change the following features:

Answer Options – Turns answering system on or off.

Greeting Options – Allows you to play the currently recorded greeting, record a new

greeting or set to the factory greeting. (See page 35)

Record Options – Select from answer & record or greeting only modes. (See Record Your

Announcement, below.)

Rings To Answer – Select how many times the phone will ring before the system

answers. You can choose from two, four or six rings or toll saver. With toll saver active,

the system answers after two rings when you have new messages and after four rings

when you have no new messages.

Call Screening – Allows you to listen to caller's messages while they are leaving them.

If you wish to take the call, press /FLASH (on) at the handset or SPEAKERPHONE

at the base while the caller is leaving their message. (See page 38.)

Security Code – Displays current security code (for remote access to

messages) or change to a new code.

New Message Tone – Choose this option if you want the base unit to emit a

beep every 10 seconds, alerting you to new messages. The beeping will stop

once you’ve listened to your new messages.

Record Your Announcement

You can record your answering system greeting using the base unit.

• Press the MENU softkey.

• Use the or softkeys to scroll to ANSWERING

SYSTEM, press SELECT.

• Scroll to GREETING OPTIONS, press SELECT.

• Scroll to RECORD GREETING, press SELECT.

• At the tone, speak toward the base and record

your announcement. When finished, press the

STOP softkey.

• The system will automatically playback your newly

recorded announcement. Press the STOP softkey

if you wish to cancel playback.

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