SW Bell FA-980 Answering Machine
Here is a link to a similar model:
http://www.swbfreedomphone.com/ib/ibansw/fa970.pdf
Here is what it says:
TONE REMOTE OPERATION
Remote Security Code
To access answering functions from an outside line, you
will need to enter the three digit security code located
on the bottom of your unit. Write this number on the
Remote Access Card, which you can keep in your wallet.
Remote Turn On
If you forget to turn on your unit:
1. Call your unit from a touch-tone phone.
2. Wait 12-14 rings until the machine answers.
3. The FA970 will automatically answer by playing your
greeting. You may hang up the phone, and subsequent
calls will be answered.
Remote Message Playback
1. Call your unit from a touch-tone telephone.
2. After your FA970 answers, it plays the outgoing
greeting and beeps once. Dial your three digit security
code within 20 seconds after the beep, pressing and
holding each digit for 1-2 seconds. Allow a 2 seconds
interval between each digit.
3. Your FA970 will sound one beep to indicate the code
was entered correctly. (If there are no beeps, enter
your code again.)
4. You can press the following buttons on your keypad:
Option Press
Playback Mailbox 1 Messages (1)
Playback Mailbox 2 Messages (2)
Record Memo Message (3)
Record New Greeting (8)
Turn Off Answer Mode (9)
If you press ?1? or ?2? (to playback messages), you have
the follow options:
Option Press
Erase Current Message (0)
Repeat Current Message (4)
Repeat Previous Message (4) repeatedly
Stop Message Playback (5)
Skip to Next Message (6)
To SAVE messages, hang up the telephone.
Note: Your FA970 will sound a series of beeps if there
are no messages.
Remote Record New Greeting
If you press 8 (to record new greeting):
1. When you hear a beep, begin recording your new
greeting (up to 30 seconds).
2. When you have finished recording your new greeting,
press (5). The unit will beep, and the new greeting
will playback to you.
3. Hang up the telephone.
Remote Record Memo
If you press 3 (to record memo message):
1. Within three seconds of pressing ?3?, press ?1? or ?2?
to select Mailbox 1 or Mailbox 2. Otherwise, the memo
will be recorded in Mailbox 1.
2. When you hear a beep, begin recording your memo
(up to 60 seconds).
3. When you have finished recording your memo
message, press (5).
4. The corresponding Mailbox message count will be
increased by one.
To Retrieve Messages when Recording
Memory is Full
1. When the message capacity is full, the unit will sound
3 beeps after answering the phone.
2. Within 20 seconds after the 3 beeps, dial your 3 digit
security code.
3. Your FA970 will sound one beep to indicate the code
was entered correctly.