Answering System36 For assistance, please visit http://www.panasonic.com/help*1 If pressed within the first 5 seconds ofa message, the previous message isplayed.*2 For English voice guidance only:To resume operation, enter a remotecommand within 15 seconds, or thevoice guidance starts.*3 For Spanish voice guidance onlyTurning 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 35).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 35), 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 voice mail service subscribersIf you subscribe to a flat-rate servicepackage that includes Caller ID, callwaiting, voice mail, and unlimitedlocal/regional/long distance calls, pleasenote the following:L To use the voice mail service providedby your service provider/telephonecompany rather than the unit’sanswering system, turn off theanswering system (page 32).L To use this unit’s answering systemrather than the voice mail serviceprovided by your service provider/telephone company, please contactyour service provider/telephone{5} Play all messages{9} Stop playback*2Start voice guidance *3{0} Turn answeringsystem off{*}{4} Erase currentlyplaying message{*}{5} Erase all messagesKey Operation