VTech DS221-2 - Manual (Page 33)

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Answering system operation
Turn the answering system on or off
The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages.
When the answering system is turned on, the
ANS ON/OFF light on the
telephone base will be on and ANS ON will display on the handset.
To turn on or off with the telephone base:
Press ANS ON/OFF to turn the answering system on or
off. When the answering system is turned on, it announces,
“Calls will be answered.” When the answering system is
turned off, it announces, “Calls will not be answered.”
To turn on or off with a handset:
Press MENU/
SELECT
to show the menu when the handset
is not in use.
Press
MENU
/SELECT to select >ANS. SYSTEM.
Press or to select > ANS SYS SETUP, then press
MENU
/SELECT.
Press
MENU
/SELECT to select >ANSWER ON/OFF.
Press or to choose ON or OFF, then press
MENU
/SELECT.
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Call screening
You can listen at the telephone base to a caller leaving a message. If you
want to turn off the call screening feature, set the telephone base volume to
zero. Remember to raise the volume in order to hear your messages during
playback.
Call intercept
If you want to talk to the person whose message is being recorded, press
on the handset.
Telephone base ringer volume
Press VOL+ or VOL- on the telephone base to adjust the ringer volume
when the telephone is not in use. When you set the ringer volume to zero, the
base ringer is off and the system announces, “ Base ringer is off.”
See page 8 to set the handset ringer volume.