Answering System35*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 34).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 34), 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 Telecom Call Minder orTelstraClear Message Mailbox servicesubscribersTo receive Call Minder or MessageMailbox messages and use answeringsystem properly, please note thefollowing:L “Call Minder” and “Message Mailbox”are services provided by your serviceprovider/telephone company. You willneed to first subscribe or activate thisservice through your serviceprovider/telephone company. Contactyour service provider/telephonecompany on how to operate thisservice and how you will be notifiedthat you have messages.To use this service you will be requiredto leave your answering machine offon your unit.This will allow the service to receiveany messages.L To use the unit’s answering machinerather than the service provided byyour service provider/telephonecompany, please contact your serviceprovider/telephone company to have itremoved or deactivated permanentlyor temporarily. Alternatively you canleave this service connected andchange the “Ring count” to ashorter duration on your unit so yourunit’s answering machine can pick upthe call prior to the service provided byTG43xxNZ(e)_OI.book Page 35 Tuesday, August 26, 2008 1:58 PM