VTech CS6859_-2-3-4 Manual - Manual (Page 60)

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Answering system operation
Call screening
To screen a call at the telephone base:
If the answering system and call screening are on (see Call screening on page 51),
the announcement and the incoming message broadcast at the telephone base while
the call is answered by the answering system. The telephone base displays the
caller ID information. If you do not subscribe to caller ID service, the telephone base
displays Screening...
Options while a message is being recorded:
Press VOL or VOL to adjust the call screening volume.
Press / STOP to temporarily turn off the call screening.
Press / PLAY or VOL to temporarily turn on the call screening if it is set to off.
To screen a call at a handset:
If the answering system is on and your answering system is recording a message, the
handset displays To screen call and press [SELECT] alternately. Press SELECT to
screen the call on your handset. The handset displays the caller ID information. If you
do not subscribe to caller ID service, the handset displays Screening...
Options while a message is being recorded:
Press /VOLUME or /VOLUME to adjust the call screening volume.
Press to switch between the handset speakerphone and the handset earpiece.
Call intercept
If you want to talk to the person whose message is being recorded, press or on
the handset, or press /SPEAKER on the telephone base.
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.”
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