25Preparing the Answering SystemPreparationFor assistance, please call: 1-800-ADT-ASAPPre-recorded greetingI f you do not record a greeting (p. 24), one of 2 greetings will be played when a call isreceived, depending on the caller’s recording time (see below).To review the pre-recorded greeting, press [GREETING].• A pre-recorded greeting will be played as follows:N When the recording time is set to “1 minute”, “2 minutes” or “3 minutes”: “Hello, we arenot available now. Please leave your name and phone number after the beep. We willreturn your call.”• If recording time runs out, the unit will automatically switch to the “Greeting only”mode (see below), and no new messages will be recorded.N When the recording time is set to “Greeting only”: “Hello, we are not available now.Please call again. Thank you for your call.”Caller’s Recording TimeYou can select “1 minute”, “2 minutes”, “3 minutes” or “Greeting only” for the caller’srecording time. The factory preset is “3 minutes”.Flash Memory Message Backup (Message storage)Messages stored in memory will not be affected by power failures. All messagesare saved until you erase them.1 Press [FUNCTION/EDIT].2 Press [ ] at “Telephone”.3 Scroll to “Initial setting” by pressing[ ] or [ ], then press [ ].4 Scroll to “Set answering” by pressing [ ]or [ ], then press [ ].5 Scroll to “Recording time” by pressing [ ]or [ ], then press [ ].6 Select the recording time by pressing [ ] or[ ].• You can also select the recording time bypressing [1], [2], [3], or [0] (Greeting only).7 Press [ ] (Save), then press [STOP].If you select “Greeting only”, the unit will answer a call with the greetingmessage, and then hang up. The unit will not record any incoming messages.Base UnitTelephoneInitial settingSet answeringRecording timeRecording time:3min