Answering System27Turning on the answeringsystem remotelyIf the answering system is off, you canturn it on remotely.1 Dial your phone number from atouch-tone phone.2 Let the phone ring 15 times.L A long beep is heard.3 Enter your remote access codewithin 10 seconds after the longbeep.L The greeting message is playedback.L You can either hang up, or enteryour remote access code againand begin remote operation (page25).Answering systemsettingsNumber of rings before theunit answers a callYou can change the number of times thephone rings “Number of Rings”before the unit answers a call. You canselect 2 to 7 rings, or “Auto”.The default setting is “4 Rings”.“Auto”: The unit’s answering systemanswers at the end of the 2nd ring whennew messages have been recorded, orat the end of the 5th ring when there areno new messages. If you call your phonefrom outside to listen to new messages(page 26), you know that there are nonew messages when the phone rings forthe 3rd time. You can then hang upwithout being charged for the call.1 {j/OK}2 {V}/{^}: “Answer System” i{j/OK}3 {V}/{^}: “Settings” i {j/OK}4 {V}/{^}: “Number of Rings” i{j/OK}5 {V}/{^}: Select the desired setting.i {j/OK} i {ic}For voice mail service subscribersTo receive voice mail and use answeringsystem properly, please note thefollowing:L To use the voice mail service (page29) provided by your service provider/telephone company rather than theunit’s answering system, turn off theanswering system (page 23).L To use this unit’s answering systemrather than the voice mail serviceprovided by your service provider/telephone company, please contactyour service provider/telephonecompany to deactivate your voice mailservice.If your service provider/telephonecompany cannot do this:– Set this unit’s “Number ofRings” setting so that this unit’sanswering system answers callsbefore the voice mail service of yourservice provider/telephonecompany does. It is necessary tocheck the number of rings requiredto activate the voice mail serviceprovided by your serviceprovider/telephone company beforechanging this setting.– Change the number of rings of thevoice mail service so that theanswering system can answer thecall first. To do so, contact yourservice provider/telephonecompany.TG2511_2521CX(e-e).book Page 27 Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:34 AM