User manual BT RESPONSE 123E

[. . . ] User Guide BT RESPONSE 123e DIGITAL TELEPHONE ANSWERING MACHINE This product is intended for connection to analogue public switched telephone networks and private switchboards in the United Kingdom. Key features Digital answering machine with up to 12 minutes recording capacity No need for tapes, all recordings are made digitally giving you fast and reliable access to your messages and memos. Remote access Listen to your answering machine messages from another phone, switch the answering machine on and off, even record a new outgoing message. Message counter Gives a clear indication of the number of messages/memos you have. Time saver During remote access, your Response 123e will answer after 2 rings if you have any messages, or after 6 rings if you don't. [. . . ] You will hear "Answer off" and , along with the number of messages, will flash in the message counter. Your messages will not be lost in the event of a power cut or disconnection from the mains power. Memory full If the answering machine memory becomes full the message counter will flash . Your Response 123e will not record any more caller's messages and you will not be able to record a new outgoing message or record memos. If any of these functions are tried while the memory is full, your Response 123e will announce "Memory full". To clear space in the memory you will need to delete some or all of the messages. See `To delete individual messages', on page 16. Press and hold down the Answer on/off button. OR Select the OGM you want to delete by pressing Skip for OGM1 or Skip for OGM2. Your Response 123e will return to the pre-recorded outgoing message (which is then announced). Receiving messages In order to receive messages your Response 123e answering machine should be: · Switched on. However, your Response 123e will terminate a call under certain conditions: · If a caller pauses for more than 4 seconds when leaving a message. 14 Answer delay The answer delay is the number of times your Response 123e rings before answering calls. Time Saver The Time Saver setting can avoid you the cost of a call when accessing your machine remotely from an external telephone. When set to Time Saver your Response 123e will answer after 6 rings if no new messages have been recorded, or 2 rings if new messages have been recorded. See page 17 for more information on Remote access. To record a memo To check the answer delay setting Press the Skip button. The current setting is announced and displayed in the message counter. Press and hold down the Skip/Memo button. To end recording, release the Skip/Memo button. To set the number of rings before your Response 123e answers calls Playing your messages and memos Message counter The number of messages stored on your Response 123e is displayed in the message counter, eg. If you have more than 9 messages or memos stored, the message counter will flash . Press and hold down the Skip button. The current setting is announced and displayed in the message counter. Your Response 123e will announce the new setting. To play back messages and memos Memos You can use your Response 123e to record memos which can be played back by another user. Memos are stored on the answering machine like caller's messages and can be any length up to the maximum recording time available (12 minutes). Press the Play button. Your Response 123e will announce the number of messages you have stored. Your messages and memos are then played back in the order they were received and your Response 123e announces the day and time of recording. 15 While your messages are being played back: Press the Skip button once to replay the current message, or twice to return to the previous message. To delete all messages, press delete" and the message counter will count down from 8 to 0. To delete all messages Wait until playback of all messages has finished and you hear "End of messages. [. . . ] Message counter does not display anything Check that mains power adaptor is correctly connected to the wall socket and the phone. 20 There is a silence in the middle of recorded messages This may be a message recorded by accidentally pressing the Memo button. Your Response 123e cannot be operated from another phone Check the phone you are using is a TouchtoneTM phone or is set to tone dialling. When entering your code, make sure you allow enough time, at least 2 seconds, between digits for your Response 123e to recognise each one. Some cordless telephones and payphones are not compatible. Noise interference coming through the loudspeaker This may be caused by a mobile or cordless phone being placed too near to your Response 123e. Helpline Should you have any problems setting up your Response 123e, contact the BT Helpline on 0870 605 8047. [. . . ]