1Answering System OperationRecording the Outgoing AnnouncementFor best results when recording, you should be about nine inches from themicrophone, and eliminate as much background noise as possible.1. Make sure the answering system is ON.. Press and hold the announce button on the base while you recordthe announcement.3. Begin speaking after you hear the beep.4. Release the button after you finish your announcement.If you choose not to record an outgoing announcement, the default announcementplays. To return to the default announcement after you have recorded yourpersonal announcement, press the delete button on the base while playing theannouncement, or press the announce button and release it when you hear the beep.Sample Outgoing AnnouncementHi, this is (use your name here), I can’t answer the phone right now, so please leaveyour name, number and a brief message after the tone, and I’ll get back to you. Thanks.Reviewing Announcement• Press and release the announce button to play your outgoing announcement.Leaving a Message1. After the answerer gets the line and plays the outgoing announcement, the caller canenter the mailbox number (1, , or 3) during the play of outgoing announcement orwithin the seconds after the end of outgoing announcement.. If there is no entry of mailbox number during that period, then the message will beleft in the default mailbox 1.NOTE: The maximum recording time for each message is 3 minutesand the total recording time of this unit is 20 minutes.