1 Press and hold (GREETING) until“Record greeting after the beep” isheard.≥A long beep sounds.2 After the long beep, talk clearly,about 20 cm (8 inches) away fromthe MIC (microphone).≥The base unit display shows theelapsed recording time.≥If you record for over 2 minutes,the unit will automatically stoprecording.“ Preparing the Answering System24Greeting message sample: “Hello, this is (your name and/or number). Sorry I cannot take yourcall. Please leave a message after the beep. Thank you.” To instruct callers to leave a message in a specific mailbox(Mailbox 1, Mailbox 2 or Mailbox 3) (for mailboxes see page 70):“Hello, this is (your name and/or number). Sorry we cannot take yourcall. If you have a message, for John press (#) and (1), for Janepress (#) and (2), for Jack press (#) and (3). Or just stay on the lineand leave a message after the beep. Thank you.”Greeting MessageYou can record a personal greeting message of up to 2 minutes. If agreeting message is not recorded, one of two pre-recorded greetings willbe played when a call is received (p. 25).All messages (greeting, incoming, memo, etc.) are stored in digitalmemory (p. 25). The total recording time is about 11 minutes.We recommend that you record a brief greeting message (see below)in order to leave more time for recording new messages.(STOP)(GREETING)(ERASE)(‹), (›) MICFor Call Display service users (p. 36)≥The Call Display information will reset the clock after the first ring if theadjusted time is incorrect.≥If the time has not previously been set, the Call Display information will notadjust the clock.≥The Call Display information will automatically adjust the clock for daylightsaving time.To record a greeting message