Answering Machine Features; Basic Operation - Sony SPP-VC111 Operating Instructions Manual

BAnswering Machine Features

Basic operation

Before you go out
Make sure the date and time are set correctly (see
page 111).
Press
message
button lights up.
When a caller calls
The prerecorded greeting will be played back and
the phone records the caller's message.
When the memory is full
The total recording time of this answering machine is
approximately 10 minutes including the greeting and
messages or up to 20 messages. When the memory is
full, no more recordings can be made.
Tips
• You can record your own greeting. See page 119.
• You can answer the phone after checking who is calling.
Pick up the receiver or press
you hear the caller's voice. The recording stops when
you answer the call.
Notes
• If you hear an error beep with "C42" when you press
, the memory is full. Erase some of the
message
unnecessary messages before you press
• The line is disconnected if the caller does not speak for
more than 7 seconds.
• When the memory becomes full, the greeting will change
to one that asks the caller to call back and no further
recordings can be made.
When you come home
1 Check the
are new messages.
If the button is flashing, there are new messages.
If the button stays lit, there are no new messages.
2 To listen to the messages with the
answering machine set to on, press
.
play/stop
The messages will be played back and the time of
recording is announced for each message. The
button remains lit.
To turn the answering machine off and listen to
the messages
Press so that the lamp on the button goes off.
message
The messages will be played back and the time and
day stamp is announced after each message if you
have set the date and time (page 111).
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on the base phone so that the
on the handset after
talk
message
button to see if there
message
To stop playback
Press
play/stop
To listen to the messages again
Press
play/stop
Playback starts from the first message.
Notes
• If a call comes in, the playback will stop.
• If you listen to the messages from an outside phone, the
illumination of the
Tips
• If you press
messages, the machine will announce that no new
messages have been recorded.
Additional tasks when playing back messages
To
Erase the messages
Repeat the current
message
Go back to the previous
message
Skip the current message
To adjust the speaker
again.
Playing back messages on the
handset
Pick up the handset from the charger,
press and then press
off
You will hear the messages from the handset
speaker.
To stop playback
Press .
off
Additional tasks when playing back messages
To
Repeat the current
message
Go back to the previous
message
Skip the current message
To adjust the speaker
volume
.
.
button will not change.
message
or when there are no new
play/stop
message
Do this
Press
erase
Press
1
Press
1
first 2 seconds of the
current message
playback.
Press
3
Press volume
.
.
play
Do this
Press
1
Press
1
first 2 seconds of the
current message
playback.
Press
3
Press
talk
.
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within the
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or
(.).
within the
(>).
(volume).