Useful InformationAdvanced OperationPreparation53Voice Mail Service Telephone SystemTo erase a stored voice mail access numberRepeat steps 1 to 4 on page 52, then press and hold the soft key ( )until all of the digits are erased. Press the soft key ( ), then press[OFF].Setting Voice Mail (VM) Tone DetectionYour telephone company sends special signals (Voice mail tones) to the unit.Press [C], [s] or [SP-PHONE] to listen to the dial tone. If you hear a series of dialtones followed by a continuous dial tone, this indicates that a new message wasrecorded. Voice Mail detection is preset at the factory to OFF. Minutes after youhang up or after the phone stops ringing, your unit will check the phone line to see ifa message has been recorded. If a new message was recorded at your telephonecompany, “Voice Mail” will be displayed on the handset, the Ringer/MessageAlert indicator on the handset will flash slowly if Message Alert is turned on (p. 22),and the VM indicator will flash on the base unit.Leave this feature off when:— you do not subscribe to a voice mail service,— your telephone company does not send a series of tones followed by acontinuous tone to indicate that you have new voice mail, or— your phone is connected to a business or office telephone system (PBX).See below to turn this setting on.If you are not sure which setting is required, consult your local telephone companyor contact the Panasonic Customer Call Centre.1 Press [MENU].2 Scroll to “Initial setting” by pressing[d] or [B], then press the soft key ( ).3 Press the soft key ( ) at “Voice Mail”.4 Scroll to “VM tone detect” by pressing[d] or [B], then press the soft key ( ).5 Select “On” or “Off” by pressing [d] or [B].6 Press the soft key ( ), then press [OFF].CLEARSAVEHandsetSELECT Initial settingSELECTVoice MailSELECT VM tone detectVM tone detect:OffSAVE