Panasonic KXFC243FX Operating Guide

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8. Answering Machine
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8 Answering Machine
Greeting
8.1 Recording your 
greeting message
You can record your own greeting message for 
TAM/FAX mode, for a maximum of 16 (default) or 
60 seconds in length. We recommend you 
record a message of less than 12 seconds to 
make it easier to receive faxes.
1
Press and hold {GREETING} until the unit 
announces you to start recording.
L
A long beep will sound.
2
Speak clearly about 20 cm away from {MIC}.
L
The display will count up the recording 
time.
3
To stop recording, press {GREETING}.
L
The unit will repeat your message.
L
You can also stop recording by pressing 
{
STOP}.
Note:
L
You can change the maximum TAM/FAX 
greeting message recording time to 60 
seconds (feature #54 on page 67).
If you change the setting to 60 seconds, 
we recommend that you tell the caller in 
your TAM/FAX greeting message to press 
{*}{
9} before starting fax transmission.
If you change the setting from 60 seconds 
to 16 seconds, your greeting message will 
be deleted. The pre-recorded greeting 
message will be played when a call is 
received.
To check the greeting message
Press {GREETING}.
L
The unit will play the greeting message.
8.1.1 Erasing your recorded 
greeting message
Press {GREETING}, and then press {ERASE
while your greeting message is played.
Note:
L
If you erase your TAM/FAX greeting 
message, the pre-recorded greeting 
message will be played when a call is 
received.
8.1.2 Pre-recorded greeting 
message
If you do not record a greeting message, one of 
two pre-recorded messages will be played when 
a call is received, depending on the caller’s 
recording time (page 59, or feature #10 on page 
64).
To check the pre-recorded greeting, press 
{
GREETING}.
When the recording time is set to 
MINUTE”/“1 Minute” or “NO LIMIT”/“No 
Limit”
, the unit will play a greeting message 
asking callers to send faxes or leave 
messages.
When the recording time is set to 
GREETING 
ONLY”/“Greeting Only”, the unit will play 
a greeting message asking callers to call 
again.
{
STOP}
{
GREETING}
{
ERASE}
{
MIC}
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