Panasonic KX-TG5100M User Manual

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Preparation
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Preparing the Answering System
Greeting Message
You can record a personal greeting message of up to 2 minutes. If you do not 
record your own message, one of two pre-recorded greetings will be played for 
callers (p. 22).
To record a greeting message
To adjust the speaker volume, press [ ] or [ ] during playback.
• 9 levels (0–8) are available while using the Answering System.
• The number of steps shown on the display indicates the volume level.
The total recording time of all messages (greeting, incoming and memo) is 
about 15 minutes. We recommend you record a brief greeting message in 
order to leave more time for recording new messages.
Greeting message samples
■ “Hello, this is (your name and/or number). Sorry I cannot take your call. Please 
leave a message after the beep. Thank you.”
 
To instruct callers to leave a message in a specific mailbox (Mailbox 1, 
Mailbox 2 or Mailbox 3) (for mailboxes see page 50):
 
“Hello, this is (your name and/or number). Sorry we cannot take your call. If 
you have a message, for John press [#] and [1], for Jane press [#] and [2], for 
Jack press [#] and [3]. Or just stay on the line and leave a message after the 
beep. Thank you.”
1
Press and hold [GREETING] until 
“Record greeting after the beep” is 
heard.
2
After the long beep, talk clearly, 
about 20 cm (8 inches) away from 
the MIC (microphone).
• The elapsed recording time is 
displayed.
• If you record for over 2 minutes, the 
unit will stop recording.
3
When finished, press 
[GREETING] or [STOP].
• The unit will play back the recorded 
greeting.
• To change the greeting, start again 
from step 1.
Base Unit
[GREETING]
[STOP]
[ERASE]
MIC
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