User manual VTECH VT2461

[. . . ] Important Safety Instructions When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons, including the following: 1. Do not use this product near water (for example, near a bath tub, kitchen sink, or swimming pool). Slots and openings in the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for ventilation. To protect it from overheating, these openings must not be blocked by placing the product on the bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. [. . . ] To review a recorded announcement, press MENU key until "Set Outgoing Message" is announced. NOTE: If your recording time is less than 2 seconds, your OGM will not be recorded, and the default greeting will be used. Set Security Code 1. 3. 4. Press MENU unit you hear "Set security code. " Press TIME/SET to hear the current security code. Press TIME/SET to confirm your choice and you will hear the announcement of the security code. 31 Itad Operation The security code programmed into the Answering System is used to gain access to functions from remote locations. You can select any two-digit code, from 00 to 99. Answering System Setup Day and Time During initial setup, or after a power failure, the day and time default is set to Monday, 12:00am. The display will flash "CL" to indicate day and time need to be set. 1. 6. 7. Set Audible Message Alert Press MENU unit you hear, "Set day and time. " Press SELECT until the correct day is announced. Holding the key continuously will increase the minutes by 10 minute steps. You will hear an announcement of the day and time. Itad Operation If you want your Answering System to beep once every 10 seconds to notify you when new messages have been received, set Audible Message Alert to ON. 3. Press MENU until you hear "Set Audible Message Alert. " Press SELECT until the desired setting, (ON or OFF) is announced. The voice prompt of "Audible Message Alert On" or "Audible Message Alert Off" will be heard. 32 Answering System Setup Set Announce Only CAUTION: If you turn on the Announce Only option, your callers cannot leave a message. 1. Press SELECT until desired setting "ON" or "OFF" is declared. Press TIME/SET to confirm, and the setting will be announced. Note: You can store one OGM for Announce Only mode, and a separate OGM for Normal (accept messages) mode. The appropriate OGM will be played based on how you set Announce Only. Set Base Ringer On/Off The Base ringer can be turned on or off. 1. 3. Press MENU until you hear "Set Base Ringer" Press SELECT to toggle between the choices (ON or OFF). Voice prompt of "Base Ringer is on" or "Base Ringer is off" will be announced to confirm your setting. The Answering System has 4 ring type settings: 2 rings The incoming call is answered after 2 rings. 6 rings The incomng call is answered after 6 rings. Toll Saver The incoming call is answered after 2 rings only if there are new messages/ memos present. This may help you avoid long distance charges when retrieving messages remotely. 1. 3. Press MENU until you hear "Set number of rings. " Press SELECT until you hear the desired setting "2", "4", "6", or "Toll Saver". The selected setting is then announced. 33 Itad Operation Set Number of Rings Answering System Operations Leaving a Message (Incoming Message) The Answering System will answer a call (according to the current ring selection), then play the OGM, followed by a beep to signal the start of recording. If your want to record the incoming message in specific mailbox, press " x" ( 1, 2 or 3) during OGM playback. After desired mailbox is selected, "Mailbox X, now recording" will be announced, and incoming message recording starts after a beep. [. . . ] Repairs to this telephone equipment can only be made by the manufacturer or its authorized agents or by others who may be authorized by the FCC. For repair procedures, follow the instructions outlined under the VTECH Limited Warranty. This equipment may not be used on coin service provided by the phone company or Party Lines. The REN is useful in determining the number of devices you may connect to your telephone line and still enable the devices to ring when you receive a call. [. . . ]