Panasonic KX-TG7861AL Operating Instructions Manual

Panasonic KX-TG7861AL Operating Instructions Manual Manual pdf 37 page image

Answering system settingsNumber of rings before the unitanswers a callYou can change the number of times thephone rings “Number of Rings” before theunit answers a call. You can select 2 to 9rings, or “Auto”.The default setting is “5 Rings”.“Auto”: The unit’s answering system answersat 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 36), 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 M N (right soft key) #2112 MbN: Select the desired setting. a MOKNa MeNFor service provider voice mailsubscribersTo receive voice mail and use the answeringsystem properly, please note the following:R “Voice mail” is a service provided by yourservice provider/telephone company(page 38). You will need to first subscribeor activate this service through your serviceprovider/telephone company. Contact yourservice provider/telephone company onhow to operate this service and how youwill be notified that you have messages onyour voice mail.To use this service, you will be required toleave your answering machine off on yourunit.This will allow the voice mail to receive anymessages.R To use the unit’s answering machine ratherthan the voice mail service provided byyour service provider/telephone company,please contact your service provider/telephone company to have it removed ordeactivated permanently or temporarily.Alternatively you can leave this serviceconnected and change the “Number ofRings” to a shorter duration on your unitso your unit’s answering machine can pickup the call prior to the voice mail providedby your service provider/telephonecompany.Caller’s recording timeYou can change the maximum messagerecording time allowed for each caller. Thedefault setting is “3 Minutes”.1 M N (right soft key) #3052 MbN: Select the desired setting. a MOKNa MeNSelecting “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 37.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 33).37Answering SystemTG786xAL(en)_0111_ver002.pdf 37 2013/01/11 11:36:22