Meridian 9516 Digital Caller ID Answer Phone
(430-5801)          Display Messages and Lights       Faxback Doc. # 38932


Knowing when you have a voice mail message

The Meridian 9516's set indicator light lets you know that your telephone
company voice mail system has a message for you.  The set indicator light
flashes slowly and the display shows Message Waiting after your voice mail
has received a call.  Contact your local telephone company to find out
how you can subscribe to message waiting services.

Note:  This does not refer to your messages on the Meridian 9516.

Clear Message Waiting

There may be times when Message Waiting appears on the display when there
are no more voice messages.  You can turn the display message off using
the Clear Message Waiting feature.

To clear message waiting:

1.  Press the Set Options key.
2.  Press up or down arrows to scroll to number six or press 06 to go
    directly to the item.
3.  Press * to clear message waiting.

Note:  This only applies when you subscribe to voice mail services from
       your telephone company.

Viewing multiple display and light messages

When you are not using the telephone, there are up to six messages that can
be active at any time:  date and time, x New Callers, Feature ON, Message
Waiting, Ringer is OFF, and x New Messages.  When more than one of these
messages is active, the display shows the most recent message and arrow
right in the bottom right-hand corner.  You can view the other messages by
pressing arrow right.  Each time you press arrow right, the display shows
the next active message and its associated light.  You can leave any one
of the active messages on the display.

Learning about the Lights

The Meridian 9516's set indicator light also alerts you when another 
extension is on the line, the telephone rings, a call is on hold or a 
feature is ON.  There is a small red light beside Handsfree Mute to show
you the status of handsfree and mute.

Set indicator light messages

Feature                      Light

Call is on hold              Set indicator light flashes quickly.

Extension in use             Set indicator light is ON.

Feature ON                   Set indicator light is ON.

Message Waiting              Set indicator light flashes slowly.

Visual Ringing               Set indicator light flashes very quickly.

x New Messages               Set indicator light flashes quickly.

Handsfree indicator light messages

Feature                      Light

Call is on Handsfree         Handsfree/Mute indicator light is ON.

Microphone is muted          Handsfree/Mute indicator light flashes quickly.

Callers List display messages

Message                      What it means

Callers List is empty        Your telephone does not record incoming calls
                             until you subscribe to calling line 
                             identification service.  If you do subscribe,
                             you have not received any calls in the list
                             yet or you have deleted all numbers in the
                             Callers List.

Calls bumped = xx            xx is the number of old calls automatically
                             removed to make room for incoming new calls
                             in the Callers list.  The limit is 75 calls.

<Forwarded                   The call is forwarded from another location.

Long dist.                   The caller has called from outside your local
                             area.  Long distance dialing is required to
                             return the call.

No number                    You are trying to call someone in your Callers
                             List and the number is unknown or private.

Private no. or               The caller has requested that the telephone
Private name                 company not deliver the number or name.

Unknown name or              The name or number is unavailable from the
Unknown number               telephone company.

X New Callers                When you are not on the telephone and not in
                             the Callers List, the display shows you how
                             many callers have been added to the list since
                             you last checked it.

01N xxx-xxx                  N means a new caller.

01 ..xxxxxxxxxxx             ... means the number is longer than the display
                             or that the area code has been removed.

arrow right                  means to view the rest of the number, press
                             arrow right.

01 (checkmark)               checkmark means you have returned the call 
                             from the Callers List.
 
01 (phone symbol)            means you or the built-in answering machine
                             answered the call.  This is only displayed
                             when the answering machine answers and you 
                             have chosen to record all unanswered calls in
                             the Set Options List.

01 R Smith                   2x means this caller has called twice.
Mar 04 3:30 p 2x             The display shows the date and time of the
                             last call from that caller.

Horn symbol ) )              Indicates a new message on the built-in
                             answering machine.

Horn symbol                  Indicates an old message on the built-in
                             answering machine.

(km-04/29/1997)

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