Sony SPP-A967 - Manual (Page 14)

Answering Machine Features
Preparing the answering machine
Note that you cannot operate the base unit while the handset is in use.
Setting the day and time
Set the day and time so that you can stamp dav and time for the
incoming messages. You'll hear the recorded dav and time when you
plav back messages.
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Press (^ET/REC).
Press COMD-
You hear a \ oice guide: "Please
set the day. To select, press the
SKIP or REPEAT button. To
enter, press the SET button".
Press C^KiP/QuiCK) or ( repeat /
SLOVT) repeatedly until the
correct dav of the week is
annoLinceci.
Press (SKIP/ quic K) to adx ance,
or CREPEAf/SLOW) to gc) back.
Press (SET/RECd.
You hear a \ oice guide: "Please set the hour. Tt) select, press
the SKIP or REPEAT button. To enter, press the SET
button".
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Press / SKiP/QUiCKb or f REPEAT/SLOW repeatedl\' until the
correct hour is announced.
Yess (SET/REC).
d'oti hear a \ oice guide: "Please set the minute, do select,
prt'ss the SKIP or REPE.YT button. Tfi enter, press the Sk 1
button".
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Press C skip / quic K) or ( repeat /SLOW) repeatedly until the correct
minute is announced.
Press (SET/RECy
You hear a long confirmation beep, followeci by the day and
time. Then the phone starts counting time.
Notes
• Do not allinv more than 20 seconds (or 60 seconds when setting the minute)
to elapse betiveeii each step of the procedure.
• If a power interruption occurs, the day and time will be erased.
• If the current dav and time are not set, you will not hear a time stamp when
\' 0 U plav back recorded messages. If you trv to check the current time, you
will hear five short error beeps.
To check the current time
Press (TIME). You hear the current day and time.
Recording the greeting
This answering machine has pirerecorded greetings (sec page 2H).
Howcx er, vou can record your own greeting.
The greeting must be between two seconds and four minutes long.
You can record onlv one greeting, and it is used regardless of the
answering mode ("normar and "announcement only" modes. See page
30). Therefore, if vou decide to change the mode, make sure that you
record a new greeting to match the answering mode.
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Press (SET/REC).
Press ( GREETING J.
You hear a voice guide and a
long confirmation beep.
•After the tone, start recording.
Speak about 12 inches (30 cm)
aw'ay from the microphone.
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