VTech DS221-2 - Manual (Page 34)

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Answering system operation
New message indication
The message window on the telephone base flashes and shows on the
handset when there are new answering system messages.
If the new message alert tone is turned on, the telephone base beeps every
10 seconds when there are unreviewed messages.
Message playback
If you have new messages, the telephone plays only the new messages
(oldest first). If there are no new messages, the telephone plays back all
messages (oldest first).
When playback begins, you hear the total number of messages followed by
the day and time of the message. After the last message, the telephone
announces, “End of messages.”
To play messages with the telephone base:
Press /PLAY/STOP to listen to messages.
Options during playback:
Press VOL- or VOL+ to adjust the speaker volume.
Press /SKIP to skip to the next message.
Press /REPEAT to repeat the message currently playing. Press
/REPEAT twice to listen to the previous message.
Press X/DELETE to delete the current message. The system advances
to the next message.
Press /PLAY/STOP to stop.
To play messages 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
MENU
/SELECT to select >PLAY MSGS.
Options during playback:
Press VOL to adjust the speaker volume.
Press 6 to skip to the next message.
Press 4 to repeat the message currently playing. Press 4 twice to listen
to the previous message.
Press 3 to delete the current message. The system advances to the
next message.
Press 5 to stop.
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When the answering system has less than five minutes of recording time
left, the remaining time is announced.
When F and number of messages are flashing in the message window, the
memory is full. Delete some messages to make room for more.
You can only delete old messages, which are messages you have played.
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