Want to turn off answering machine on ML17939

Speak to your service provider, check you do not have an answering machine service turned on, if so you'll need to get that turned off if you want your answering machine to record the message, alternativly increase to time to answer on the Net mail so that the local answering machine can answer the call first.

The CS5111-2 isn't an answering machine. If you have a separate answering machine connected, please refer to its documentation. If you subscribe to a voicemail system offered by your phone company, please contact them for instructions.

The manual for this phone doesn't say you can turn the answering machine on remotely, but every one I've ever seen can do so. Most of them say call your number and let the phone ring...and ring...and ring, and eventually the answering machine will turn on. Ten rings is what I've seen most often. I guess the manufacturers figure most callers will hang up fairly soon if the machine doesn't answer, so they pick a large number. Try it on your phone; worst that can happen is it won't work.

Call your KX-TM150B answer machine, it will answer after 15 rings if it has power but the answer function is turned off. The greeting will play and the answer function will turn on. I have included a link where you can download the manual.

http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/KXTM150B.PDF

Hi,

To turn the answer machine from announce only to answer machine, use the steps as shown in the attached image:




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Go to answering mode and press 0. 8 - turn on answering machine 0 - turn off answering machine.

on the handset
press manu
scroll to message play by pressing the up and down arrow
then press select
press "0" to answer Off

i am also the same problem.

Turn the power off for like 10 minutes and then turn it back on. Make sure its not on fax mode, but tel/answer mode

sorry i do not know.