Sony spp-a947 User Manual

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Answering Machine Features

Press (ANSWER ON/OFF) on the
base phone.
The ANSWER ON/OFF button
lights up. “Answering function is
on” is announced.

This phone offers you three voice mailboxes, providing a convenient way to share the
mailbox feature with other members of your household or business.

The caller can choose one of the two ways to leave a message:
• If calling from a touch-tone phone, the caller select a mailbox by pressing (*)(1)

(MAILBOX 1), (*)(2) (MAILBOX 2) or (*)(3) (MAILBOX 3) while the caller hears
the greeting. The greeting stops and a beep will sound, then the caller can start
recording a message.

• Wait until the greeting finishes, then start recording a message.  When the caller

does not select a mailbox, the message is automatically recorded to MAILBOX 1.

Notes
• If four minutes have passed while recording the incoming message, the line will be

disconnected automatically.

• If the message is shorter than two seconds, it will not be recorded.

Tip
Even if a power interruption occurs, the incoming messages are not erased.

Press (ANSWER ON/OFF) on the base phone.
The ANSWER ON/OFF button goes off. “Answering function is off” is announced.

Note
The answering function is preset to on.

Tips
• The answering machine will automatically answer a call after 10 rings, even if

the answering function is off and announces greeting message to prompt the
caller to turn on the answering function.

• You can also turn on or off the answering function from an outside phone, see

“Operating from an outside phone” on page 44.

(ANSWER ON/OFF)