Answering Machine Emulation

Additional Feature Information
Answering Machine Emulation

Setting Up and Using Personal Answering Machine Emulation


  • Answering Machine Emulation is a unique type of Call Forwarding. You activate it thorugh the Call Forwarding sub-menu.

To set up Answering Machine Emulation at a keyset:

Setting Up Answering Machine Emulation (Keyset)
Next: Go to next selection. Prev: Go to previous selection. Select: Select current Option. Back: Back out of current option. Exit: Exit Menu setup.
Menu + 60 Select the Call Forwarding sub-menu
  Select Enter the Call Forwarding setup mode.
  On Turn Call Forwarding on (if set up and disabled).
  Off Turn Call Forwarding off (if set up and enabled).
  Edit Set up your Call Forwarding options.
  62: Call Forwarding Type

Select the Call Forwarding Type and enter the options.
  None

Remove your Call Forwarding setup.
  Immediate

N/A
  Ring No Ans

N/A
  Busy No Ans

N/A
  Off Premise Speed Dial

N/A
  Off Premise Speed Number

N/A
  AME. Answering Machine Emulation
  Select Select Answering Machine Emulation.
  • <- ->: Scroll through the AME options (All Calls and Line Only).
  • Save: Save the displayed option.
  • Cancel: Cancel your selection without saving.
  Display Message

N/A

To set up Answering Machine Emulation at a Super Display:

Setting Up Answering Machine Emulation (Super Display)
Next: Go to next selection. Prev: Go to previous selection. Select: Select current Option. Back: Back out of current option. Exit: Exit Menu setup.
Menu + Call Forward Select the Call Forwarding sub-menu
  On Turn Call Forwarding on (if set up and disabled).
  Off Turn Call Forwarding off (if set up and enabled).
  Edit Set up your Call Forwarding type and options.
  Immediate

N/A
  Ring No Answer

N/A
  Busy No Answer

N/A
  Off-Premise

N/A
  Display Message

N/A
  AME Select Answering Machine Emulation.
  • <- ->: Scroll through the AME options (All Calls and Line Only).
  • Save: Save the displayed option.
  • Cancel: Cancel your selection without saving.
  None

Remove your Call Forwarding setup.

To quickly turn off Call Forwarding and clear your Call Forwarding (Answering Machine Emulation) setup:

  1. Press CLEAR.
  2. Push Call Forward (Cfwd).
  3. Push Yes to clear Call Forwarding or Cancel to quit the procedure without clearing.

When Personal Answering Machine Emulation broadcasts your caller’s voice:

  1. Do one of the following.
    1. Do nothing to have the caller’s message automatically recorded in your mailbox as it broadcasts over your phone.
    2. Press SPEAKER or lift the handset to intercept the call. If your extension is in the headset mode, you can only press SPEAKER.
    3. PressV-MAIL to stop the broadcast and send the call directly to your mailbox.
  2. If Call Screening is enabled, pressing V-MAIL switches to the Call Screening mode.
    1. See Call Screening for more.