Sony SPP-A957 - Manual (Page 27)

Selecting the answering mode
You can set the answering machine to record incoming messages
(Normal mode), or just make an announcement without recording
messages (Announcement only mode).
You can record your own greeting, or use the factory
pre-recorded greetings.
in the normal mode, you also have the option
of having a beep to tell you if you have received
any new incoming messages.
AUDIBLE INDICATE
switch
Set the AUDIBLE
INDICATE to When you wish to
ON
(normal mode)
play a greeting to ask the caller
to leave a message and have the
phone beep to alert you of
recorded incoming messages.
OFF
(normal mode) play a greeting to ask the caller
to leave a message but you do
not wish to sound a beep.
ANN ONLY
(announcement only
mode) make an announcement to the
caller without accepting
incoming messages when, for
example, you are away on a
long vacation-_______________
Pre-recorded greeting
"Hello, I'm unable to answer
your call right now. Please leave
your name, number and
message after the tone."
"Hello, I'm unable to answer
your call right now. Please call
again. Thank you."
Note
The same greeting is used regardless of the answering mode. Therefore, if you
decide to change the mode, make sure that you record a new greeting to match
the answering mode.
When the memory is full
The recording area of this phone's memory is about 20 minutes
(including the greeting, messages, and memo). If the remaining
recording area becomes less than one minute, "F" flashes on the
display, and the phone automatically switches to ANN ONLY mode,
which does not record messages, and the greeting will be switched to
the pre-recorded greeting.
If you wish to record more messages, erase the existing messages (see
page 29). You can also erase the messages from an outside phone (see
page 33).
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Answering Machine Features