Number 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 67), youknow that there are no new messages whenthe phone rings for the 3rd time. You can thenhang up without being charged for the call.Handset1 MMENUN#2112 MbN: Select the desired setting. aMSAVEN a MOFFNFor landline voicemail servicesubscribersIf you subscribe to a flat-rate service packagethat includes Caller ID, call waiting, voicemail,and unlimited local/regional/long distancecalls, please note the following:R To use the voicemail service provided byyour phone service provider rather than theunit’s answering system, turn off theanswering system (page 62).R To use this unit’s answering system ratherthan the voicemail service provided by yourphone service provider, please contact yourphone service provider to deactivate yourvoicemail service.If your phone service provider cannot dothis:– Set this unit’s “Ring count” setting sothat this unit’s answering systemanswers calls before the voicemailservice of your phone service providerdoes. It is necessary to check thenumber of rings required to activate thevoicemail service provided by yourphone service provider before changingthis setting.– Change the number of rings of thevoicemail service so that the answeringsystem can answer the call first. To doso, contact your phone service provider.Caller’s recording timeYou can change the maximum messagerecording time allowed for each caller. Thedefault setting is “3 min”.Handset1 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 68.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 62).68 For assistance, please visit www.panasonic.com/supportAnswering System for LandlineTGF37x(en)_1128_ver032.pdf 68 2014/11/28 16:08:43