4 When finished, hang up.Voice guidancen When the English voice guidance is selectedDuring remote operation, the unit’s voiceguidance starts and prompts you to press 1 toperform a specific operation, or press 2 tolisten to more available operations.n When the Spanish voice guidance is selectedTo start the voice guidance, press 9. Thevoice guidance announces the availableremote commands (page 34).Note:R If you do not press any dial keys within 10seconds after a voice guidance prompt, the unitdisconnects your call.Remote commandsYou can press dial keys to access certainanswering system functions without waiting for thevoice guidance to prompt you.Key Operation1 Repeat message (during playback)*12 Skip message (during playback)4 Play new messages5 Play all messages9 Stop playback*2Start voice guidance*30 Turn answering system off*4 Erase currently playing message*5 Erase all messages*# End remote operation(or hang up)*1 If pressed within the first 5 seconds of amessage, the previous message is played.*2 For English voice guidance only*3 For Spanish voice guidance onlyTurning on the answering systemremotelyIf the answering system is off, you can turn it onremotely.1 Dial your phone number from a touch-tonephone.2 Let the phone ring 15 times.R A long beep is heard.3 Enter your remote access code within 10seconds after the long beep.R The greeting message is played back.R You can either hang up, or enter yourremote access code again and beginremote operation (page 33).Answering system settingsNumber of rings before the unitanswers a callYou can change the number of times the phonerings “Ring count” before the unit answerscalls. You can select 2 to 7 rings, or “Tollsaver”.The default setting is “4 rings”.“Toll saver”: The unit’s answering systemanswers at the end of the 2nd ring when newmessages have been recorded, or at the end ofthe 5th ring when there are no new messages. Ifyou call your phone from outside to listen to newmessages (page 33), you know that there are nonew messages when the phone rings for the 3rdtime. You can then hang up without being chargedfor the call.Handset1 MMENUN#2112 MbN: Select the desired setting. a MSAVENa MOFFNFor voice mail service subscribersIf you subscribe to a flat-rate service package thatincludes Caller ID, call waiting, voice mail, andunlimited local/regional/long distance calls, pleasenote the following:R To use the voice mail service provided by yourservice provider/telephone company rather thanthe unit’s answering system, turn off theanswering system (page 31).R To use this unit’s answering system rather thanthe voice mail service provided by your serviceprovider/telephone company, please contactyour service provider/telephone company todeactivate your voice mail service.34 For assistance, please visit http://www.panasonic.com/helpAnswering System