Answering System34*2 To resume operation, enter a remotecommand within 15 seconds, or thevoice guidance starts.Turning on the answeringsystem remotelyIf the answering system is off, you canturn it on remotely.1 Dial your phone number.2 Let the phone ring 15 times.L The greeting message is playedback.L You can either hang up, or from atouch-tone phone you can enteryour remote access code andbegin remote operation (page 33).Skipping the greetingmessage to leave a messageYou can leave a message just as anyoutside caller can. Call your phonenumber from a touch-tone phone. Whenthe answering system picks up, press{*} to skip the greeting message andrecord your message after the beep.Answering systemsettingsNumber of rings before theunit answers callsYou can change the number of times thephone rings “Ring count” before theunit answers calls. You can select 2 to 7rings, or “Toll saver”.The default setting is “4”.“Toll saver”: The unit’s answeringsystem answers at the end of the 2ndring when new messages have beenrecorded, or at the end of the 4th ringwhen there are no new messages. If youcall your phone from outside to listen tonew messages (page 33), you will knowthat there are no new messages whenthe phone rings for the 3rd time. You canthen hang up without being charged forthe call.1 {MENU} i {#}{2}{1}{1}2 {V}/{^}: Select the desired setting.i {Save} i {OFF}For service provider voice mailsubscribersTo receive voice mail and use answeringsystem properly, please note thefollowing:L “Voice mail” is a service provided byyour service provider/telephonecompany. You will need to firstsubscribe or activate this servicethrough your serviceprovider/telephone company. Contactyour service provider/telephonecompany on how to operate thisservice and how you will be notifiedthat you have messages on your voicemail.To use this service you will be requiredto leave your answering machine offon your unit.This will allow the voice mail to receiveany messages.L To use the unit’s answering machinerather than the voice mail serviceprovided by your serviceprovider/telephone company, pleasecontact your serviceprovider/telephone company to have itremoved or deactivated permanentlyor temporarily.Alternatively you can leave thisservice connected and change the“Ring count” to a shorter durationon your unit so your unit’s answeringmachine can pick up the call prior to