VIPedge UG 12/12 TOSHIBA 57Greetings 5Messaging offers a variety of greeting options for your mailbox. Below is a list ofthe different greeting options and their intended purpose.• Default Greeting – The default greeting is the principal greeting for yourmailbox. Once recorded, it is played each time a call is sent to your mailbox.• Extended Absence Greeting – The extended absence greeting is usedwhen you are away from the office for an extended period of time; for instancea business trip or vacation. Because it is separate from your DefaultGreeting, you can simply deactivate it and reactivate your Default greetingwithout re-recording.• Busy Greeting – Depending on how your telephone extension is configured,the busy greeting can be used for when calls arrive at your mailbox, eitherbecause the auto attendant dialed your extension and received a busy signal,or if your extension is programmed with a busy forward to voice mail. You canrecord a custom greeting advising callers that you are on the phone and youwill return their call promptly. If you are not busy on the phone, callers willreceive your Default Greeting.• Custom Greetings – Each mailbox can have up to nine custom greetings.Custom greetings can be used for special advisements to callers for whichyou don’t want to rerecord your default greeting or use an extended absencegreeting. For example, you may use a custom greeting to advise callers thatyou are not in the office due to weather conditions, or to give callers otherspecial instructions.Manage yourDefault Greeting When you access your mailbox for the first time you will be asked to record apersonal greeting. You have the option of changing this greeting at any time.1. Call the voice messaging system and select 3 2 1 from the subscriber’smenu to change your default greeting. Press any key when you are donerecording.2. To listen to the greeting you have recorded press 2, to record the greetingpress 3.Activate yourExtended AbsenceGreetingYou can set up your extended absence greeting which will replace your defaultgreeting when activated.1. Call the voice messaging system and select 3 2 2 from the subscriber’smenu to access your extended absence greeting. The system will advise youwhether your Extended Absence Greeting is activated or deactivated.2. If an Extended Absence greeting has already been recorded, you can press 1to activate the greeting.3. To listen to the greeting you have recorded press 2, to record the greetingpress 3.
