Sony SPP-A985 - Manual (Page 47)

Answering Machine Features
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Answering Machine Features
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 55).
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 about 12 inches (30 cm)
away from the microphone
(MIC). The display starts
counting. You can record up to
90 seconds.
4
Press (PLAY/STOP) to stop
recording.
Your greeting replays
automatically.
Notes
• If you do not record your own greeting, the prerecorded greeting will be
assigned automatically (see page 48).
• 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 54).
Tip
To record a greeting for the “announcement only” mode, select the
announcement only mode first (see page 55), then follow the instructions above.
Otherwise, the normal greeting will be recorded.
(ERASE)
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MIC (microphone)