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Options while a message is being recorded:
• Press q CID or p on the handset to adjust the call
screening volume.
• Press OFF/CANCEL or SILENCE to temporarily silence the call
screening.
• Press SCREEN to temporarily turn on the call screening if call
screening is set to off.
• Press to turn off the speakerphone and screen the call
through the handset earpiece.
Call intercept
While screening a call, you can stop recording and speak to the
caller by pressing
HOME/FLASH on the handset, or pressing
HOME on the telephone base.
Temporarily turn off the message alert tone
If the message alert tone is turned on, the telephone base
beeps every ten seconds when there are new messages.
Pressing any telephone base key (except FIND HS) temporarily
silences the message alert tone.
If you press DELETE when in idle mode to temporarily turn off
the message alert tone, there is a voice prompt directing you
to press DELETE again to delete all old messages. The message
alert tone is temporarily off. Only press DELETE a second time if
you wish to erase all old messages in your answering system.
The message alert tone resumes when you receive another
message.
Message playback
If you have both new and old messages, you can play either
new or old messages. The caller ID information displays on the
screens when you play messages and you can call back the
caller.
When playback begins, the handset screen and telephone
base screen display the message status, caller ID information,
and time and date of the message recorded. You hear the
total number of messages followed by the day and time of the
message. After the last message, the telephone announces,
“End of messages.” and the screen displays End of messages.
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• Make sure you set the date and time correctly. Refer to Set date
and time under the Configure your telephone section for more
details.
To listen to messages at the telephone base:
Press PLAY/STOP on the telephone base to listen to the
messages.
• If there are new and old messages, press q CID or p to
select Play new msgs or Play old msgs, then press SELECT or
PLAY/STOP.
• If there are only new or only old messages, they will play
automatically.
When the handset is playing a message, its screen shows
[2]-Call info and the caller’s name or number. If the caller’s
information is unavailable, the handset shows No caller info.
The system announces the number of messages, then begins
playback. The message sequence is shown on the telephone
base. If there are no recorded messages, the telephone base
shows No messages and you hear, “You have no message.”
To listen to messages on a cordless handset:
1. When the handset is in idle mode, press MENU to enter
the main menu.
2. Press SELECT to select Play messages.
• If there are new and old messages, press q CID or
p to select Play new msgs or Play old msgs, then
press SELECT.
• If there are only new or only old messages, they will
play automatically.
The system announces the number of messages, then begins
playback. The message sequence is shown on the handset.
If there are no recorded messages, the handset shows No
messages and you hear, “You have no message.”