VTech IA5864 - Manual (Page 28)

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Answering System Operation At the Base
Setting Up Your Answering System
You can set up one feature at a time, or you can set up the first feature and then move on to set up
the other features in sequence.
1. Make sure the answering system is on.
2. Press
MENU until the system announces the feature you want to set. Refer to the Feature Summary
below for a description of the features and your choices.
3. Press CHANGE until the system announces the desired setting.
4. Press TIME/SET to confirm your selection.
5. Press MENU to move on to the next feature, or press PLAY/STOP to exit feature setup.
Feature Summary
Default settings indicated by * .
System Announce s: Description/Directions :
“Set security code”
19* Set the remote access code you will use to access
features and functions of the answering system from
a touch tone phone. You can select any two digit
code, from 10 to 99.
“ Set audible message alert”
Off*
On
When message alert is turned on, the base beeps
once every 10 seconds when new messages have
been received.
“ Set announce only”
On
Off*
When you turn announce only on, callers hear your
announcement, but cannot leave a message.
• To advance the
remote access
code number by
increments of ten,
press and hold the
CHANGE key.