BT 1050 - Manual (Page 21)

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Answer delay
Answer delay sets the number of times your
Freestyle 1050 will ring before answering a call.
NOTE
If you set your 1050 Answer Delay to Time Saver
this means that when you call in from another phone
(remote access), if any messages have been recorded
your Freestyle 1050 will answer after only 2 rings.
If there are no messages, it will answer after 6 rings,
thereby allowing you the option of hanging up before
your Freestyle 1050 answers. In using Time Saver,
you can avoid the cost of a call.
To set the answer delay
Press and hold the SKIP > button.
The current setting is displayed on the
message counter and is set to 6 rings
Keep holding the SKIP > button.
Your Freestyle 1050 will announce the
answer delay options...
“Time Saver, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.”
When you hear the setting you want,
release the
SKIP > button. Your
Freestyle 1050 will then announce the
new answer delay setting and return to
‘Answer On’ mode.“Answer delay, 4 rings”.
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To check the answer delay setting
Press the SKIP > button.
Your Freestyle 1050 will announce the
current setting. “Answer delay, 4 rings”.
Call screening
You can let your Freestyle 1050 answer an
incoming call, allowing you to identify the caller
and decide whether to take the call. (The VIP
feature must be set to OFF).
To use call screening
Make sure that the volume is set to an
audible level. (See page 14).
Allow the incoming call to be answered
by your Freestyle 1050 as normal.
You will hear the caller begin to leave
a message.
At the base unit
If the handset is resting on the base unit
and you decide to take the call, lift the
handset and speak to the caller.
Recording will stop automatically.
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NOTE
If, when you lift the telephone handset your
Freestyle 1050 does not stop recording, either
replace the handset and lift again, or press the
TALK button to speak to your caller.
PLEASE NOTE
If you set the answer delay to a specific number of
rings, it will actually ring one less than the number
you set. So, if you set it to ring 5 times, it will
actually ring 4 times. This is because your
Freestyle requires one ring to activate the radio link
between the base station and the handset ringer.