User manual COBRA 8591

[. . . ] OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR CORDLESS TELEPHONE A N SW E R I N G SY ST E M MODEL AN-8591 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Cobra® INTENNA® Cordless Telephone Answering System Model AN-8591. This system uses the world's first and only cordless phone with no external antennas!With nothing to extend, bend or break, the patented INTENNA cordless phone conceals its antennas inside the handset and base, out of your way. And the tapeless, all-digital answering system eliminates moving parts by recording greeting and messages on microchips, offering more reliability and much faster access to messages than traditional tape-operated systems. [. . . ] We can't come to the phone right now. Smith), please press zero then 1; for (Mrs. Smith), press zero then 2; for (John), press zero then 3; for (Jane), press zero then 4; please speak after you hear the beep. For a general message, no code is necessary. Thank you for calling; we will return your call as soon as possible. " Remember not to say you are out of the house or out of town on your greeting; this can help prevent burglery. Gr DAY/TIME STAMP (If Digital display is flashing CL, no day or time is stored). When you set today's day and time, you will hear an announcement after every message during playback to tell you the day and time the message was recorded. CL 16 SETTING CLOCK 1. Press and hold TIME SET button for 2 seconds: Day will be announced. Press or to go forward or back to desired day. Announcement of new day will be made with each press. Press and release TIME SET button to set hour. Press or to go forward or back to desired hour. Announcement of new hour will be made with each press. Press and release TIME SET button to set minute. Press or to go forward or back to desired minute. Announcement of new minute will be made with each press. Press and release TIME SET button: Complete day and time will be announced. To check day and time, press and release TIME SET button quickly. w w w w w w VOICE MAILBOXES Incoming messages may be recorded in any one of 5 "mailboxes". There are four individual mailboxes and one general, enabling messages to be directed to individuals within a household or business. GENERAL MAILBOX All messages will be recorded in this mailbox if not directed to any other mailbox. Recording or playback in the general maibox is similar to a standard answering system. INDIVIDUAL MAILBOXES As specified above in "Record Your Greeting"(see p. 16), greeting should instruct caller how to use the individual mailboxes. · For incoming messages: To direct a call to an individual mailbox, instruct the caller to press zero + the number of the mailbox (1, 2, 3 or 4). [. . . ] Avoid using telephone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning. Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak. 26 Important Safety Instructions (continued) 14. Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: A. [. . . ]