Sony SPP-AQ500 - Manual (Page 28)

Screening calls
You can screen calls by leaving the answering machine on while you
are at home. When a call is answered, you can hear the message
being recorded through the base unit or the handset. The caller
cannot hear the sound from this side during recording. You can then
decide either to continue recordinsj or to switch to conversation.
On the base unit
When a call is answered, the base unit’s speaker will be turned on
automatically. You can listen to the caller’s message during
recording.
Notes
• If the speaker volume is set to minimum, you cannot screen the calls.
• The greeting cannot be heai'd from the speaker of the base unit while it is being
played.
On the handset
REMOTE
lamp
TALK/BATT
LOW lamp
When a call is answered the TALK/BATT
LOW and REMOTE lamps flash.
To screen a call, press (REMOTEThe
REMOTE lamp lights up.
To talk to the caller, press C t ALK).
The recording stops.
Note
Make sure that the RING ON/BATT SAVE sw'itch
is set to RING ON.
RING ON/BATT SAVE
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