Answering system settingsNumber of rings before the unitanswers a callYou can change the number of times thephone rings “Ring count” before the unitanswers calls. You can select 2 to 7 rings, or“Toll saver”.The default setting is “4 rings”.“Toll saver”: The unit’s answering systemanswers at the end of the 2nd ring when newmessages have been recorded, or at the endof the 5th ring when there are no newmessages. If you call your phone from outsideto listen to new messages (page 51), youknow that there are no new messages whenthe phone rings for the 3rd time. You can thenhang up without being charged for the call.1 MMENUN#2112 MbN: Select the desired setting. aMSAVEN a MOFFNFor voice mail service subscribersIf you subscribe to a flat-rate service packagethat includes Caller ID, call waiting, voice mail,and unlimited local/regional/long distancecalls, please note the following:R To use the voice mail service provided byyour service provider/telephone companyrather than the unit’s answering system,turn off the answering system (page 49).R To use this unit’s answering system ratherthan the voice mail service provided byyour service provider/telephone company,please contact your service provider/telephone company to deactivate yourvoice mail service.If your service provider/telephone companycannot do this:– Set this unit’s “Ring count” setting sothat this unit’s answering systemanswers calls before the voice mailservice of your service provider/telephone company does. It is necessaryto check the number of rings required toactivate the voice mail service providedby your service provider/telephonecompany before changing this setting.– Change the number of rings of the voicemail service so that the answeringsystem can answer the call first. To doso, contact your service provider/telephone company.Caller’s recording timeYou can change the maximum messagerecording time allowed for each caller. Thedefault setting is “3 min”.1 MMENUN#3052 MbN: Select the desired setting. aMSAVEN a MOFFNSelecting “Greeting only”You can select “Greeting only” which setsthe unit to announce a greeting message tocallers but not record messages.Select “Greeting only” in step 2 on“Caller’s recording time”, page 53.Note:R When you select “Greeting only”:– If you do not record your own message,the unit will play the pre-recordedgreeting-only message asking callers tocall again later.– If you use your own message, record thegreeting-only message asking callers tocall again later (page 50).Message alertYou can select whether or not the messageindicator on the handset flashes slowly whennew messages are recorded. The defaultsetting is “On”.Important:R If you stored the voice mail access number(page 55), the message indicator alsoflashes for newly recorded voice mailmessages from the landline (page 56).1 MMENUN#3402 MbN: Select the desired setting. aMSAVEN a MOFFNFor assistance, please visit http://www.panasonic.com/help 53Answering System for Landline