Answering System35before the unit answers a call. You canselect 2 to 7 rings, or “Auto”.The default setting is “4 Rings”.“Auto”: The unit’s answering systemanswers at the end of the 2nd ring whennew messages have been recorded, orat the end of the 5th ring when there areno new messages. If you call your phonefrom outside to listen to new messages(page 33), you know that there are nonew messages when the phone rings forthe 3rd time. You can then hang upwithout being charged for the call.1 K (middle soft key)2 {V}/{^}: “Answer System” iM3 {V}/{^}: “Settings” i M4 {V}/{^}: “Number of Rings” iM5 {V}/{^}: Select the desired setting.i M i {ih}For service provider voice mailsubscribersTo receive voice mail and use answeringsystem properly, please note thefollowing:L “Voice mail” is a service provided byyour service provider/telephonecompany (page 37). You will need tofirst subscribe or activate this servicethrough your service provider/telephone company. Contact yourservice provider/telephone companyon how to operate this service andhow you will be notified that you havemessages on your voice mail.To use this service you will be requiredto leave your answering machine offon your unit.This will allow the voice mail to receiveany messages.This unit does not have a visualindicator to indicate if there are newmessages in your voice mail service.Your service provider/telephonecompany may use a “Stutter” dial toneto indicate that you have voice mailleft.L To use the unit’s answering machinerather than the voice mail serviceprovided by your service provider/telephone company, please contactyour service provider/telephonecompany to have it removed ordeactivated permanently ortemporarily.Alternatively you can leave thisservice connected and change the“Number of Rings” to a shorterduration on your unit so your unit’sanswering machine can pick up thecall prior to the voice mail provided byyour service provider/telephonecompany.Note:L Provider voice mail can capturemessages that can be missed whilethe customer is on the Internet.Caller’s recording timeYou can change the maximum messagerecording time allotted to each caller.You can also select “Greeting Only”which sets the unit to greet callers butnot record messages. The defaultsetting is “3 Minutes”.1 K (middle soft key)2 {V}/{^}: “Answer System” iM3 {V}/{^}: “Settings” i M4 {V}/{^}: “Recording Time” iM5 {V}/{^}: Select the desired setting.i M i {ih}