Sony SPP-A972 - Manual (Page 48)

48 US Answering Machine Features
Setting up the answering machine (continued)
Tip
All the mailbox buttons ((MAILBOX 1), (MAILBOX 2) and (MAILBOX 3)) work as
the (PLAY/STOP) button; press any of the three in this case.
To hear the current time
Press (TIME/SET). The current time setting is announced.
Recording the greeting
You can record your own greeting for the “normal” and
“announcement only” modes (see page 56).
1
Press (MENU) repeatedly until
“Set out-going message” is
announced.
“- -” blinks on the display.
2
Press (REC/MEMO).
“Now recording” is announced
and a long beep sounds.
3
Speak into the base unit
microphone (MIC). The display
starts counting. You can record
up to 90 seconds.
4
To stop recording, press
(PLAY/STOP).
Your greeting replays
automatically.
Notes
• If you do not record your own greeting, the prerecorded greeting will be
assigned automatically (see page 49).
• If your greeting is less than two seconds, the greeting is not recorded. The
prerecorded greeting will be assigned automatically.
• If a call comes in during recording, recording stops automatically.
• If 90 seconds have passed or memory becomes full in step 3, recording stops
automatically.
• “Memory full” is announced if no recording space is available when you
press (REC/MEMO). Erase unnecessary messages (see page 55).
Tip
To record a greeting for the “announcement only” mode, select the
announcement only mode first (see page 56), then follow the instructions above.
Otherwise, the normal greeting will be recorded.
(ERASE)
MIC