Motorola Md7161-2 Owners Manual

 
  
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Answering System Feature Overview You can set up one feature at a time, or you can set up the first feature, and then 
move on to set up the features in s equence. (See the Feature Summary on the 
following page for a listing of all menu items.) 
 
NOTE:  You can exit any feature by pressing any mailbox button. The system 
automatically saves your messages until you delete them. You can store approximately 
15 minutes of messages, memos, and ann ouncements (maximum of 99...

 
 
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SYSTEM ANNOUNCES  DESCRIPTIONS/DIRECTIONS “Record outgoing message”  Record a message that callers will hear when your 
answering system is turned on. “Set security code” 
*50 Set the code you will use to access features and 
functions from a remote touch-tone phone. Choose a 
two-digit number from 40 to 99. “Set audible message alert” 
*Off 
On When the message alert feature is turned on, the 
base beeps once every 10 seconds when new 
messages are...

 
  
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Outgoing Messages and Announcements Overview You can record both an outgoing message and an announce-only message.  
•   Use the normal greeting when you want t he system to record messages from 
callers.  
•   Use an announce-only greeting when you want to give information to callers, but 
you do not wish to accept messages. 
 
NOTE:  If you choose not to record your ow n greetings, the system provides pre-
recorded messages. The normal pre-recorded greeting says:...

 
 
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Recording Your Greeting  
1.  With the system set to the desired answer mode (normal or announce-only) 
repeatedly press 
MENU
 until the system announces 
"Record outgoing message."
 
2.   Press 
MEMO
. After you hear "Now recording" followed by a beep, speak toward the 
base to record an announcement up to 90 seconds long. 
 
If you assign different mailboxes to differen t people, be sure to tell callers in your 
announcement to press 1, 2, or 3 to leave...

 
  
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Review Your Announcement When you have new messages or memos, the 
MAILBOX (1, 2, 3)
 light for each mailbox 
with new messages will flash. 
 
1.   Repeatedly press 
MENU
 until the system announces, 
"Record outgoing message."
 
2.   Press any 
MAILBOX (1, 2, 3)
 button. The system play s the current greeting. 
 
Delete Your Announcement Press 
DELETE
 while reviewing your announcem ent. The system will use the pre-
recorded greeting until you record a new one....

 
 
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Setting the Clock NOTE:  A flashing 
“CL”
 in the message window indicates that you must set the correct 
day and time at the base unit. 
 1.   Press t he 
TIME 
button. The system announces the time and day of the week, 
followed by 
"To set day and time, press TIME/SET."
 
2.   Press the 
TIME
 button. The system announces the day. 
3.   Press the 
CHANGE
 button repeatedly until the syste m announces the correct day. 
4.   Press the 
TIME
 button to save the new...

 
  
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About Mailboxes The answering machine has three voice mailboxes. Callers using a touch-tone phone 
can select the mailbox in which their messag es will be recorded by pressing 1, 2, or 3 
while the system plays t he outgoing announcement. Ot herwise, messages will be 
recorded in mailbox 1.  Listen to Messages A mailbox key will flash if you have new mess ages. If all messages in that mailbox are 
old, the key will glow steadily. 
1.   Press the 
MAILBOX (1, 2, 3)
 button...

 
 
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  Press 
REPEAT/SLOW
 during playback to hear a message again. If you press 
REPEAT/SLOW
 twice in the first two seconds of  a message, the system will replay 
the previous message. 
3.   Press 
SKIP/SPEED
 during playback to skip to the next message. 
4.   Press and hold SKIP/SPEED
 or 
REPEAT/SLOW
 during message playback to speed up 
or slow down playback of a message. 
 
After playing the last message in  a mailbox, the system announces 
"End of messages."...

 
  
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Adjust Playback Volume  Press 
VOL  5 or VOL  6 
to adjust playback volume to a comfortable level. The system 
beeps three times when you reach the highest or lowest volume setting. If volume is 
set to level 1, you cannot hear incoming messages. 
 
Delete a Specific Message NOTE:  Deleted messages cannot be recovered. 
Press 
DELETE
 while a message is playing to delete only that message. 
 Delete All Messages in a Mailbox 1.   Press 
DELETE
. The system announces,...

 
 
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Recording a Memo You can record a memo up to four minute s long to store as an incoming message. 
1.   Press and release 
MEMO
. The system announces, 
"Please select mailbox."
 
2.   Press the mailbox button to select a mailbox  in which to store the memo. After the 
system announces 
"Now recording," 
speak towards the base microphone. The 
message window displays the length of your memo, up to 99 seconds. If you 
record a longer memo, 99 flashes until you...