Answering 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 39).Important:R Only 1 person can access theanswering system (listen tomessages, record a greetingmessage, etc.) at a time.R When callers leave messages, theunit records the day and time of eachmessage. Make sure the date andtime have been set correctly(page 13).Memory capacity (includingyour greeting message)The total recording capacity is about 16minutes. A maximum of 64 messagescan be recorded.Note:R When message memory becomes full:– “Messages full” is shown onthe handset display.– The ANSWER ON/OFF indicatoron the base unit flashes rapidly ifthe answering system is turned on.– 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/offBase unitPress MANSWER ON/OFFN to turn on/off the answering system.Handset1 To turn on:MMENUN#327To turn off:MMENUN#3282 MOFFNNote for base unit and handset:R When the answering system is turnedon, the ANSWER ON/OFF indicatoron the base unit lights up.Call screeningWhile a caller is leaving a message, youcan listen to the call through the unit’sspeaker.HandsetTo adjust the speaker volume, pressMjN or MkN repeatedly. You can answerthe call by pressing M N. Callscreening can be set for each handset.The default setting is “On”.1 MMENUN#3102 MbN: Select the desired setting. aMSAVEN a MOFFNBase unitTo adjust the speaker volume, pressMjN or MkN repeatedly. You can answerthe call by pressing MSP-PHONEN.To turn off while screening a call, pressMkN repeatedly until the sounds goes off.R If you adjust the speaker volume whilelistening to messages or having aconversation, the speaker volume forcall screening is turned on again.35Answering System