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Answering system operation
Turn the answering system on or off
The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages.
Press /ANS ON/OFF on the telephone base to turn the built-in answering
system on or off.
Record your own announcement with a handset
You can use the preset announcement to answer calls, or replace it with your own
recorded announcement. It can be up to 90 seconds in length.
Press MENU when the phone is not in use.
Scroll to Answering sys and then press SELECT twice.
The handset announces, “To play, press 2. To record, press 7.” Press 7 to record.
The handset announces, “Record after the tone. Press 5 when you are done.”
After the tone, speak towards the handset microphone. Press 5 when done.
Message playback at the telephone base
Press /PLAY when the phone is not in use.
Options during playback:
Press q/VOL or VOL/p to adjust the speaker volume.
Press /SKIP to skip to the next message.
Press /REPEAT to repeat the message currently playing. Press /REPEAT
twice to listen to the previous message.
Press X/DELETE to delete the playing message. The system advances to the
next message.
Press /STOP to stop.
Delete all messages at the telephone base
Press X/DELETE twice when the phone is not in use.
Call intercept
If you want to talk to the person whose message is being recorded, press /HOME
or on the handset.
Add and register a handset
The handsets provided with your telephone system are already registered. Each
handset is assigned a number that displays on the handset. Additional handsets
registered to the telephone system are assigned numbers in the sequential order.
This telephone system accommodates up to ve handsets.
You can add new handsets (DS6501/DS6501-12/DS6501-15/DS6501-16,
purchased separately) to your telephone system. Each handset must be registered
with the telephone base before use. When rst purchased and properly charged,
each expansion handset shows To register HS... and ...see manual alternately.
Charge the handset before registering it to the telephone base.
To register a handset:
Place the new/non-registered handset in the telephone base.
Wait for about 10 seconds. The handset shows Registering... then Registered
and you hear a beep when the registration process completes. The registration
process takes about 90 seconds to complete.
Replace a handset
If you want to replace a handset or reassign the designated handset number of a
registered handset, you must deregister all handsets and then individually register
each handset.
To deregister all handsets:
Press and hold /FIND HANDSET on the telephone base for about 10 seconds
until the IN USE light on the telephone base turns on and starts ashing.
Immediately press /FIND HANDSET again. You must press /FIND HANDSET
while the IN USE light is still ashing. The IN USE light ashes for approximately
ve seconds.
All handsets show To register HS... and ...see manual alternately when the
deregistration process completes. The deregistration process takes about
10 seconds to complete.
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Do not place the handset
in the charger.