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Answering system settings

Answer on/off:

The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages.

When the answering system is turned on, the /ANS ON/OFF light on the telephone base turns on and ANS ON displays on the handset.

To turn on or off with the telephone base:

• Press /ANS ON/OFF to turn the built-in answering system on or off when the phone is not in use.

When the answering system is turned on, it announces, "Calls will be answered." When the answering system is turned off, it announces, "Calls will not be answered."

To turn on or off with a handset:

1. Press MENU when the phone is not in use.

2. Press DOWN arrow or UP arrow to scroll to Answering sys, then press SELECT.

3. Press DOWN arrow or UP arrow to scroll to Answer on/off, then press SELECT.

4. Press DOWN arrow or UP arrow to choose Answer: On or Answer: Off,then press SELECT to confirm your selection. You hear a confirmation tone.

Hope this will help.

Answering system settings

Answer on/off:

The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages.

When the answering system is turned on, the /ANS ON/OFF light on the telephone base turns on and ANS ON displays on the handset.

To turn on or off with the telephone base:

• Press /ANS ON/OFF to turn the built-in answering system on or off when the phone is not in use.

When the answering system is turned on, it announces, "Calls will be answered." When the answering system is turned off, it announces, "Calls will not be answered."

To turn on or off with a handset:

1. Press MENU when the phone is not in use.

2. Press DOWN arrow or UP arrow to scroll to Answering sys, then press SELECT.

3. Press DOWN arrow or UP arrow to scroll to Answer on/off, then press SELECT.

4. Press DOWN arrow or UP arrow to choose Answer: On or Answer: Off,

then press SELECT to confirm your selection. You hear a confirmation tone.

Hope this will help.

Answering system settings
Answer on/off:
The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages. When the answering system is turned on, the /ANS ON/OFF light on the telephone base turns on and ANS ON displays on the handset.
To turn on or off with the telephone base:
• Press /ANS ON/OFF to turn the built-in answering system on or off when the phone is not in use.
When the answering system is turned on, it announces, "Calls will be answered." When the answering system is turned off, it announces, "Calls will not be answered."
To turn on or off with a handset:
1. Press MENU when the phone is not in use.
2. Press DOWN arrow or UP arrow to scroll to Answering sys, then press SELECT.
3. Press DOWN arrow or UP arrow to scroll to Answer on/off, then press SELECT.
4. Press DOWN arrow or UP arrow to choose Answer: On or Answer: Off,
then press SELECT to confirm your selection. You hear a confirmation tone.
Hope this will help.

To set the answer mode to manual or automatic via the control panel

? Press Auto Answer to turn the light on or off, as appropriate for your setup.

When the Auto Answer light is on, the device answers calls automatically. When

the light is off, the it does not answer calls.

To set the answer mode to manual or automatic via the embedded Web server

1. Open the embedded Web server, click the Settings tab, click Fax in the left pane,

and then click the Basic sub-tab.

2. Select On or Off in the Auto Answer drop-down menu in the Other Basic Fax

Settings section.

Set the number of rings before answering

If you turn on the Auto Answer setting, you can specify how many rings occur before

incoming calls are automatically answered.

The Rings to Answer setting is important if you have an answering machine on the

same phone line as the device, because you want the answering machine to answer

the phone before the device does. The number of rings to answer for the device

should be greater than the number of rings to answer for the answering machine.

For example, set your answering machine to a low number of rings and the device to

answer in the maximum number of rings. (The maximum number of rings varies by

country/region.) In this setup, the answering machine answers the call and the device

monitors the line. If the device detects fax tones, it receives the fax. If the call is a

voice call, the answering machine records the incoming message.

To set the number of rings before answering via the control panel

1. Press Setup.

2. Press Basic Fax Setup, and then press Rings to Answer.

3. Enter the appropriate number of rings by using the keypad, or press the left or right

arrow button to change the number of rings.

4. Press OK to accept the setting.

To set the number of rings before answering via the embedded Web server

1. Open the embedded Web server, click the Settings tab, click Fax in the left pane

and then click the Basic sub-tab.

2. Select a number in the Rings-to-answer drop-down menu in the Other Basic Fax
Settings section.

Turning the answering system on/off Press {ANSWER ON} to turn on/off the answering system. LWhen the answering system is turned on, the ANSWER ON indicator lights. LWhen the answering system is turned off, the ANSWER ON indicator turns off.
This info can be found on page 36 of the manual which can be downloaded from the Panasonic website.

Turning the answering
system on/off
Press {ANSWER ON} to turn on/off the
answering system.
LWhen the answering system is turned
on, the ANSWER ON indicator lights.
LWhen the answering system is turned
off, the ANSWER ON indicator turns
off.
1 {MENU}
2 {V}/{^}: “Answering device” i
{OK}
3 {V}/{^}: “Answer on” or “Answer
off“i {OK} i {OFF}


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Set the number of rings before answering
If you turn on the Auto Answer setting, you can specify how many rings occur before
incoming calls are automatically answered.
The Rings to Answer setting is important if you have an answering machine on the
same phone line as the device, because you want the answering machine to answer
the phone before the device does. The number of rings to answer for the device
should be greater than the number of rings to answer for the answering machine.
For example, set your answering machine to a low number of rings and the device to
answer in the maximum number of rings. (The maximum number of rings varies by
country/region.) In this setup, the answering machine answers the call and the device
monitors the line. If the device detects fax tones, it receives the fax. If the call is a
voice call, the answering machine records the incoming message.
To set the number of rings before answering via the control panel
1. Press Setup.
2. Press Basic Fax Setup, and then press Rings to Answer.
3. Enter the appropriate number of rings by using the keypad, or press the left or right
arrow button to change the number of rings.
4. Press OK to accept the setting.

Get manual at http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00863866.pdf

The Rings to Answer setting is important if you have an answering machine on the
same phone line as the HP All-in-One, because you want the answering machine to
answer the phone before the HP All-in-One does. The number of rings to answer for
the HP All-in-One should be greater than the number of rings to answer for the
answering machine.
For example, set your answering machine to a low number of rings and the HP All-in-
One to answer in the maximum number of rings. (The maximum number of rings
varies by country/region.) In this setup, the answering machine will answer the call
and the HP All-in-One will monitor the line. If the HP All-in-One detects fax tones, the
HP All-in-One will receive the fax. If the call is a voice call, the answering machine will
record the incoming message.
To set the number of rings before answering from the control panel
1. Press Setup.
2. Press 4, and then press 2.
This selects Basic Fax Setup and then selects Rings to Answer.
3. Enter the appropriate number of rings by using the keypad, or press or to
change the number of rings.
4. Press OK to accept the setting.

FAX RECEPTION THROUGH AN ANSWERING MACHINE:
This mode is recommended for a shared fax and telephone line.
To receive a fax if your All-In-One is connected to an answering machine:
On the control panel, press Fax.
Set the answering machine to answer incoming calls before the All-In-One does. For example, if you have set the answering machine to answer calls after 3 rings, set the All-In-One to answer calls after 5 rings.
To change this setting on the All-In-One:
Press Options until Number of rings appears.
Press the right arrow (+) until After 5 rings appears.
Press Select.
Make sure the Auto Answer light on the All-In-One is on. When a ring is detected, the answering machine picks up the call.
If a fax is detected, the All-In-One receives the fax, and disconnects the answering machine.
If a fax is not detected, the answering machine completes the call.