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About the built-in answering system and voicemail service
For message recording, your telephone has a built-in answering system, and it also supports voicemail
service offered by your telephone service provider (subscription is required, and fee may apply).
Built-in answering system VS Voicemail service
Turn the built-in answering system on or off
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On the telephone base
Message playback on the telephone base
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Delete all messages
Skip a message Repeat the playing message
Play the previous message
Press to turn on; press again to turn off.
Built-in answering system Voicemail service
Supported by Telephone system Telephone service provider
Subscription No Yes
Fees No May apply
Answer incoming calls
After 4 rings by default.
It can be changed in the handset or the
telephone base menu.
Usually after 2 rings.
It can be changed by contacting your
telephone service provider.
Storage Telephone base Server or System
Display new messages
• Handset - and XX New Msg
Telephone base -
and XX New Msg
• Handset -
Telephone base -
Retrieve messages
• Press on the telephone base; OR
• Press
MENU, and then select Play
messages on the handset; OR
Access remotely with an access code.
• Press
on the dialpad, and enter an
access number and/or passcode from
your telephone service provider.
Answering system
Phonebook
The phonebook can store up to 50 entries, which are shared
by all handsets. Each entry may consist of a telephone
number up to 30 digits, and a name up to 15 characters.
Add a phonebook entry
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SAVE
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3
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NEXT
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SAVE
Review phonebook entries
Delete a phonebook entry
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DELETE
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Enter the
phone number
Enter the name
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Browse the entries
Phonebook
Caller ID
If you subscribe to caller ID service, information about
each caller appears after the first or second ring.
The caller ID log stores up to 50 entries. Each entry
has up to 24 digits for the phone number and 15
characters for the name.
Review caller ID log entries
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Dial a caller ID log entry
Browse the entries
Caller ID
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SAVE
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SAVE
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SELECT
Save a caller ID log entry to the phonebook
Delete a caller ID log entry
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When your
desired caller ID
entry displays on
the handset or
telephone base
screen
When your
desired caller ID
entry displays on
the handset or
telephone base
screen
When your
desired caller ID
entry displays on
the handset or
telephone base
screen
When your desired phonebook entry displays
on the handset or telephone base screen
Smart Call Blocker
SAVE TO
Phonebook
Allow list
Block lis t
BACK SELECT
EDIT NAME
Mike Smith _
[#]-Order
BACKSP SAVE
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1 2
1 2
595-9511
BACK SAVE
Smart call blocker
If you have subscribed to caller ID service, you can use the Smart call blocker
feature to screen incoming calls. Smart call blocker is on, and to allow all
incoming calls by default.
Turn the smart call blocker on or off
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SELECT
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SELECT
SMART CALL BLK
Line 2
BACK SELECT
Choose to set for a
specific line
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SELECT
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For more details, refer to the Smart call blocker leaflet.
Handset:
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Telephone base:
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Choose a specific line
SELECT
DELETE OLD MSGS
Line 2
BACK SELECT
Line 1
Delete all
old messages?
NO YES
YES
3
1
NEW
800-595-9511
5:32am 8/17
BACK SAVE
1
NEW
800-595-9511
5:32am 8/17
BACK SAVE
Phonebook
EDIT NUMBER
595-9511
BACKSP NEXT
EDIT NUMBER
800-95-9511 _
BACKSP NEXT
1
NEW
800-595-9511
5:32am 8/17
BACK SAVE
1
NEW
Mike Smith
888-883-2445
7:05pm 10/25
BACK SAVE
HANDSET
5:32am 8/17
BACK
MENU
EDIT NUMBER
595-9511 _
BACKSP NEXT
ENTER NAME
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BACKSP SAVE
ENTER NAME
Mike Smith _
BACKSP SAVE
HANDSET
5:32am 8/17
BACK
MENU
HANDSET
5:32am 8/17
BACK
MENU
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Mike Smith
800-595-9511
DELETE EDIT
HANDSET
5:32am 8/17
BACK
MENU
Delete contact?
Mike Smith
NO YES
1
SCB ON/OFF
Off
BACK SELECT
On
Line 1
SMART CALL BLK
Allow list
Star name list
BACK SELECT
SCB Setup
1
SCB SETUP
SCB On/Off
Calls w/o num
Uncategorized
BACK
SELECT
SCB On/Off
Speed dial
Speed dial
The telephone system has 10 speed dial locations where you can store
the telephone numbers you wish to dial more quickily. All speed dial
assignments can only be selected from the existing phonebook entries.
Assign a speed dial entry
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SELECT
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ASSIGN
Dial a speed dial entry
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ASSIGN
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HANDSET
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BACK
MENU
PHONEBOOK
Review
Add contact
BACK SELECT
Speed dial
Play messages
Answering sys
Smart call blk
BACK SELECT
Phonebook
1
SCB SETUP
2:Empty
B On/Off
3:Empty
4:Empty
DELETE ASSIGN
1:E m p ty
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Mike Smith
800-595-9511
DELETE EDIT
Press the corresponding speed dial key* on the
telephone base to dial via the first available line.
Choose a speed dial location
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Mike Smith
800-595-9511
BACK ASSIGN
When your
desired
phonebook
entry displays on
the handset or
telephone base
screen
*The 10 speed dial keys represents speed dial locations, 1-9 and 0, from top to bottom.
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BrandVTech
ModelDS6251-3
CategoryAnswering Machine
LanguageEnglish

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