Calling in from a remote location, Using the answering machine – Toshiba SX-2981 User Manual

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USING THE ANSWERING MACHINE

Answering System

CALLING IN FROM A REMOTE LOCATION

You can retrieve messages or change answering machine settings by
calling your phone from a touch-tone phone. Even if the answering
machine has been left off, you can still access it by turning it on first.

IF THE ANSWERING MACHINE IS OFF:
Let the phone ring at least 10 times. The line will connect and you
will hear several short beeps. Press

and enter your security

code (PIN).

IF THE ANSWERING MACHINE IS ON:
After playing your greeting message, press

and enter your

security code (PIN).

The answering machine announces the number of new and old
messages for each mailbox, then you will hear “To play incoming
message, press pound 2. For help, press pound zero.” Then the
answering system beeps about every two seconds, prompting you
to enter a remote command. This is the command prompt.

To playback the incoming messages and repeat, skip or delete, go to step
a. To use other remote commands, go to step 3.

PLAYBACK THE INCOMING MESSAGES

1. At the command prompt, press

and

. The ANSWERING

MACHINE announces ‘’Please select mailbox”.

2. Press

and the mailbox number. For example, to listen to the

messages in mailbox 1, press

and

Press

and the appropriate number button that corresponds to

the operation you want (see TABLE OF COMMANDS on next
page).

When you have finished, press

and

or hang up to exit the

system.

NOTES:

• When entering your security code (PIN), the second digit must be entered

within 2 seconds after the first one.

• If you enter a wrong security code (PIN) 3 times, the line will be

disconnected.

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