Answering system settings – AT&T DECT 6.0 EL52100 User Manual
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Telephone settings
Call screening setup
You can choose whether incoming messages are played through the speaker
on the telephone base while they are being recorded.
To change the settings:
Press
MENU/
SELECT
when in idle mode to enter the main menu.
Press
DIR
or
CID
to scroll to
>ANSWERING SYS, then
press
MENU
/SELECT.
Press
DIR
or
CID
to scroll to
>ANS SYS SETUP. Press
MENU
/SELECT.
Press
MENU
/SELECT to select >CALL SCREENING.
Press
DIR
or
CID
to choose between
ON and OFF.
Press
MENU
/SELECT to confirm your setting. A confirmation tone sounds.
NOTE: For more details about the call screening feature, see Call screening on page 42.
Number of rings
You can set the answering system to answer an incoming call after two, four
or six rings. You can also select toll saver, which is explained below. Unless
you change it, the answering system answers an incoming call after four rings.
To set the number of rings:
Follow Steps 1-3 in
Call screening setup on this page.
Press
DIR
or
CID
to scroll to
># OF RINGS, then press
MENU
/SELECT.
Press
DIR
or
CID
to scroll and choose among
2, 4, 6 or TOLL SAVER.
Toll saver - the answering system answers a call after two rings if
you have new messages, and after four rings when there are no new
messages. This feature allows you to check for new messages and avoid
paying long distance charges if you are calling from out of your local area.
Press
MENU
/SELECT to confirm your setting. A confirmation tone sounds.
NOTE: If you subscribe to a voicemail service offered through your telephone service
provider, see
Answering system and voicemail on page 41.
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4.
CALL SCREENING
>ON
# OF RINGS
>4
Answering system settings