1 Dial your phone number from atouch-tone phone.2 Let the phone ring 15 times.R A long beep is heard.3 Enter your remote access code within 10seconds after the long beep.R The greeting message is played back.R You can either hang up, or enter yourremote access code again and beginremote operation (page 38).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 38), 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 (middle soft key) #2112 MbN: Select the desired setting. aa M NFor service provider voice mailsubscribers (for Australia)To 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 41). 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.For Telecom Call Minder orTelstraClear Message Mailboxservice subscribers (for New Zealand)To receive Call Minder or Message Mailboxmessages and use the unit’s answeringsystem properly, please note the following:R “Call Minder” and “Message Mailbox” areservices provided by your service provider/telephone company (page 41). You willneed to first subscribe or activate thisservice through your service provider/telephone company.Contact your service provider/telephonecompany on how to operate this serviceand how you will be notified that you havemessages. To use this service you will berequired to leave your answering machineoff on your unit (page 35). This will allowthe service to receive any messages.R To use the unit’s answering machine ratherthan the service provided by your serviceprovider/telephone company, pleasecontact your service provider/telephonecompany to have it removed or deactivatedpermanently or temporarily. Alternativelyyou can leave this service connected andchange the “Number of Rings” to ashorter duration on your unit so your unit’sanswering machine can pick up the call39Answering System