VTech LS6245 User Guide

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Your telephone has separate indicators for two different types of voice 

messages: those left on its built-in answering system and those left at your 

service provider’s voicemail (fees may apply). Your telephone’s built-in 

answering system messages and voicemail messages are separate. Each 

alerts you to new messages differently. If   and 

New voicemail display on 

the telephone base and handset, your telephone service provider is indicating 

that it has new voicemail for you. To listen to your voicemail, you typically 

dial an access number provided by your telephone service provider, followed 

by a security code or PIN. To listen to messages recorded on your digital 

answering system, press 

 on the telephone base (page 68).

Some service providers bundle or combine multiple services like voicemail 

and call waiting, so you may not be aware that you have voicemail. To check 

what services you have and how to access them, contact your telephone 

service provider.
You can use your telephone answering system and voicemail together by 

setting your built-in answering system to answer before voicemail answers. 

To learn how to program your voicemail settings, contact your telephone 

service provider. Set your answering system to answer calls at least two rings 

earlier than your voicemail is set to answer. For example, if your voicemail 

answers after six rings, set your answering system to answer after four rings. 

Some voicemail providers may program the delay before answering calls 

in seconds instead of rings. In this case, allow six seconds per ring when 

determining the appropriate setting. By doing this, if you are on a call, or if the 

answering system is busy recording a message and you receive another call, 

the second caller can leave a voicemail message.

The answering system can record and store up to 99 messages. Each 

message can be up to four minutes in length. The total storage capacity for 

the announcement, messages and memos is approximately 14 minutes. 

The actual recording time depends on individual message characteristics. 

Messages remain available for replay until you delete them.

When there are new answering system messages, 

 shows on the handset 

and the telephone base.
When the new message alert tone is turned on, the telephone base beeps 

every 10 seconds when there are unreviewed messages.

When a caller is leaving a message on your answering system, you can stop 

recording and talk to the caller by pressing 

 or   on the 

handset or 

/hoMe on the telephone base.