Answering System28Answering systemThe answering system can answer andrecord calls for you when you areunavailable to answer the phone.You can also set the unit to play agreeting message but not to recordcaller messages by selecting“Greeting Only” as the recordingtime setting (page 33).Important:L Only 1 person can access theanswering system (listen tomessages, record a greetingmessage, etc.) at a time.L When callers leave messages, theunit records the day and time of eachmessage. Make sure the date andtime have been set correctly (page15).L The unit’s answering system will notanswer incoming calls on yourFaxAbility number.Memory capacityThe total recording capacity (includingyour greeting message) is about 20minutes. A maximum of 64 messagescan be recorded.Note:L If message memory becomes full:– “Messages Full” is shown on thehandset display.– The answer on indicator on thebase unit flashes rapidly when theanswering system is turned on.L When the message memory becomesfull:– If you use the pre-recorded greetingmessage, the unit automaticallyswitches to another pre-recordedgreeting message asking callers tocall again later.– If you recorded your own greetingmessage, the same message is stillannounced to callers even thoughtheir messages are not recorded.Turning the answeringsystem on/offThe answering system is preset to on.Press {s} to turn on/off the answeringsystem.L When the answering system is turnedon, the answer on indicator lights up.1 8 (middle soft key)2 {V}/{^}: “Answer System” iM3 {V}/{^}: Select “Answer On” or“Answer Off”. i M i{ih}Note:L When the answering system is turnedon, D is displayed next to thebattery icon.Call screeningWhile a caller is leaving a message, youcan listen to the call through thehandset’s speaker. To adjust thespeaker volume, press {^} or {V}repeatedly. You can answer the call bypressing {C} on the handset. Callscreening can be set for each handset.The default setting is “On”.1 8 (middle soft key)Available for:KX-TG6421/KX-TG6422Base unitHandsetTG6411-6421NZ(e).book Page 28 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 1:07 PM