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Locationof Controls.

lnitialPreparation. .

Connections

BasicOperation

HowtoRecordOutgoing

Message(OGM)

SettingPriorlo Leaving

Listeningto Messages

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DetailedOperation HowtoAdjustTime Howlo Operalefrom

RemotePhone

GeneralInformation LiquidCrystalDisplay Announcements

bytheUnit

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Accessories

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Locationof Controls

CPC Switch

fime/DayStampSwitchOGMTape AnnounceButtonICMTape

FastForwardButton

RewindButtonOGM-StarV

StopButton

RecordButton

LineSelector.

Connections

Connect as shown. oUSEPanasonicAC ADAPTOR,KX-A1l.

.Whileoperatingtheunit,thecabinetmayfeelwarm,this is a normalcondition.

To PowerOutlet

(AC 120 V, 60 Hz) aslenthecordto the holder

IThisunitmaynotbe connectedto a coinoperatedline.lf youareon a partyline, checkwithyourlocaltelephonecompany.

I Whenyouconnecttothe2 single I Whenyouconnecttwosingleline lines:telephonesinsteadof a 2-line

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Connect"r'"no*n on page2.

Setfor the correcttime. Seepage7.

Insertthetapes.

Pushthe PowerSwitchon. (Powerindicatorwilllight.)

SettheCPCSwitchto "A".

I Usuallysetto"A".

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I Setto"8" whenyouhavecall I waitingserviceOr.ifsome

I Incomingmessagesare L interrupted.

.The selectedline'sindicatorlights up.(Whenyou set to "AUTO",both

lineindicatorslightup.)

oThelineindicatorreceivinga call

flashes.

7Pusfrthe REWbuttonto resetthe ICMtape.

telephonetoeachline:

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ModularJack(RJ11C)

Line1 (singleline)

.Connect2-wiredcordto "L1 ORL1/

L2" and4-wiredcordto "L2".

Howto RecordOutgoing

Message(OGM)

Thepurposeof the Outgoingmessageis to informthecallingpartythatyoucannot answer,butwantto recordthe caller'smessage.

SettingPriorto Leaving

Theunitwillautomaticallysetto theAnswermodeby simplypushingthe PowerSwitch.

Whenthetelephonerings,theunitwillplaybacktheOGM,thenitwillrecordtheCaller's

messagesandthedayandtimeol thegessage willbe recordedon the ICMtape.

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pushthe fl untila beepsoundis

heard.

.The In Useindicatorwillliqht.

.The Displaywillshow

"O"+"1"+"2"+ "3" ...

2 Speat<clearlyandloudtytoiif .

rSpeak for up to 30 secondsfrom about8 inchesawayfromMlC. oWhilerecording,do not pauselor

over2 seconds.

.A seriesof shortbeepswill be heard to advancethe tape followedby a longbeepsignalingthatthe,unitis at thebeginnidgofthetape.

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.Adjust the volumecontrolto confirm.

.Wait untilthe In Useindicatorqoesout.

lf youwantto recordagain,repeat fromthesteD1.

Sampleof

OutgoingMessage

.Set RecordingTime Selectorto

"1 lrlNUTE"or "VOX".

Hello,thisis (thePanasonic

Company)We. cannotansweryoul callatthistime.l{ you leaveyour nameandphonenumber,we will returnyourcallas soonas possible Speakclearlyafteryou hearthe beeo.

(Youhave1 minuteto leaveyour message.)

lf "End of tape" is announced, messagewill not be recorded. Shouldthis happen pleasecall backtomorrow.

Note:

WhentheICMtapeisfull,theunit cannotrecordany more messages.

Thisis indicatedto thecallerby "End

theannouncement of tape". lf youwishto informthecallerofthis possibility,addthe sentences (printedin bold-faceabove)to your OGMrecording.

oSetRecordingTime Selectorto

.. ANNOUNCE'"

Hello,thisis (thePanasonic

Company)We. are nol ableto answeryourcallat thistime.Please callusagaintomorrow,after9 AM. Thankyouforcalling.

I Selecteachselector

RecordingTimeSelector

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1 MIN

ANrcUrcE ... VOX

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rThe unitwillrecordup to 1minute. VOX:

rThe unitwillrecordforas lonoasthe callerspeaks.

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I ANNOUNCE:

rThe unitwillplaybacktheOutgoing

Imessageandwillnot recordany lncomingmessages.

.The unitwillanswera telephonecall

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.The unitwillanswera telephonecall on thefourthring.

AUTO:

oTheunitwillansweron thesecond ringif anyIncomingmessageshave

beenrecorded.

AfterreviewingtheOutgoingor Incoming messagelhe unitwillautomaticallyreset itselfto the Answermodeandwillbe readyto answerthenextcall.

Afterreviewing.

(TheLiquidCrystalDisplaywillshow "0" . )

To recordfuturemessagesafter thelastmessage.

Leavetheunitas it is.

To recordfuturemessagesfrom the beginningof thetape.

Pushthe REW button.

IBeforeleavinghome(oroffice) confirmthattheAnswerindicatorlight is on andthe LineSelectoris setto the desiredline.

Ilf you usea newICMtapeor recordfuluremessagesfromthe beginningof thetape,pushtheREW button.

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Note: .lf you pauseforover2 secondswhilerecording,theunitwillsound6 beepsand announce"Pleaserecordyouroutgoingmessageagain."

lf this happens,waituntilthe In Useindicatorgoesout andstartwiththestep1 over.

oTheunit will automaticallychangeto the Answermode after 7 seconds from fvhenthe In Use indicator goes out.

oTheunitwill answeronlhefourth ringwhenno Incomingmessages havebeenrecorded.

See"TollSaver"on page 8.

Listeningto Messages

when an Incomingmessagehasbeenrecorded,the Liquidcrystal Displaywillshowthe numberol callsandtheAnswerindicatorwillflash.

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Inthecaseof a powerinterruption,the LiquidCrystalDisplaywillshow"- -" afterthe ooweris restored.

ManyStateshaveregulationsthe mannerinwhichTwo-WayTelephone Conversationsmayberecorded.

You mayrecorda confidenticalmessage anytimeat homeon the ICMtape.

It canbeheardby peoplewho knowthe codenumber.

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Auto-Logic (One Touch

Operation)

Theunitwillannouncethenumberof

receivedmessagesandtheICMtape

willautomaticallyrewindandbegin

lo playback.At theendof allthe messages"End of finalmessage" willbe heard.7 secondsafter"End of finalmessage"is announcedthe unitwill resetbackto theAnswer

mode.

.The"1" "2". unitwillannounce or

accordingto the Line1or Line2, beforerecordingtheIncoming messageandthedayandtime afterthe recording.

IFuture fncomingmessageswill be recorded afterthe last message.

To record from the beginningof the tape,push the REWbutton.

.To stopthe tapetemporarily,push the Pausebutton.(TheIn Use indicatorwillflash.)To restart,push the buttonagain.

. lga Tld I to rewindthe tape. tusi

IDuringthe Pausemode,theunitwill not automaticallychangeto the Answermode.

Whilean Incomingmessageis being recorded;

1 Rdlustthe Volume Control.

To talkto the callerdirectlyduring recordingIncomingmessage,confirm whichlineindicatoris flashingandlifithe handsetto talk.

.The ICMtapewillstopa'fterrecording the messagerecordeddayandtime.

oEvenwhenthehandsetof another telephonethatis connectedonthe samelineis lilted,theICMtapewill stoprecording.

olf thetapewillnotstop,depressthe hookswitchfor about1 second.

Consultyourpublicutilityagency.

I To recorda conversationon

Line1

1 Wnit"havinga conversation,

S f f ' u n t i l a b e e p s o u n d i s

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. oA beepwillsoundevery15 seconos.

2 whenfinished,S H'again.

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ITo recorda conversationon Line2

Whilehavinga conversation,

S'U' untilabeepsoundis

heard.

.A beepwillsoundevery 15 seconds.

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.Use thehandset,evenif your telephoneis equippedwitha speakerphoneRecording. maynot be donein the hands-freemode.

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oTheunitwillbe readyto answerthe nextcall.

Whenthe messagesare received,a voice synthesizedannoii-nbementof the day andtimewillbe recordedon the ICM

Iape.

SettheTime/DayStampSwitchto "ON".

.When yourecordtheTwo-way TelephoneConversationor Message Memo,thedayandtimewill be stamped as wellastheincomingmessage.

lf a callis receivedon one of the 2 lineswhilerecordingthe ICMor OGM froma remotephone,npisewill be occasionallyheardand recordedon thetaoe.

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Howto

AdiustTime

Press the Function and Set buttons with a pointed objecl such as a ball point pen.

Howto Operatefrom

RemotePhone

Youcanlistento the receivedIncomingmessagesfroma remotelocalionwith a tone telephone.

Playbackthetapeto themessage youwantto save.

1 E .Hour digitswillflash. l R.[tcTtoI

2 @ to adjustthe "Hour".

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3 E .Minute digitswillflash rl FuricTroil

\r 4 E toadiustthe "Minute"

SET

Example:86

(onthebottomoftheunit)

R ??? MOTE COOE

screwdriver

selectable

.Code No.is lwo digits.

.The unitwillgo intotheAnswer modeandfutureIncoming messageswillbe recordedatterlhe messagesyou havesaved.

5 E o" " willflash.

FUitcIroil

6 El to adjustthe "Day".

sEr .Day will be announced.

7 lol

,ri,H.* to complete acljustmenl

.Do notuseNo.7 as codeNo.

ITheQuickReferenceCard(spare)for toneremotecontrolcanbe foundon page16.

SettheRingSelectorto "AUTO"I

lf youcalllroma remotelocationandthe unitdoesnot pickup on thethirdring, hangup. i

Thismeansno callshavebeenrecorded andyouwill not be requiredto retrieve

the f?;-l or T.*;'l until a beeo soundis heard.

.The messagesareerasedwhile rewindingor fastfor\,varding.

.The cassettecanbeerasedevenif therecord-oreventiontabshave been

.Theunitwillannouncethedayandtime.

oTheunitwillannouncethe day andtime.

.When completingthe adiustment, pushthe ,*E*accordingto thetime signalto setthe 0 second. oLightlydepressingthe $ {orwards

onedigit.

.Holdingdownof the E fast torwardsdigits.

.The programmedrealtimecan be storedupto about4 hoursduringa powerfailure.

.The accuracyof the clockwillbe approximately+45 secondsa monthat0'to40"Cof room temoerature.

lf youforgotto set or wantto cancelthe Answermode:

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DIAITHEPHONE WAITFOR OGMWILL NO . TOWHICH l5RINGS BEHEARO

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.The unitwillplaybackthe Outgoing messageandthenyoumayhangupthe

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andpaytollcharges.

.Pick-up on At leastonemessage the second hasbeenrecorded. ring:

rlf does not Nomessageshave pick-up beenrecorded. on the so hangup.

thirdring:

IAfteryou haveplayedbackallthe messagesfroma remotephone;

olf nopick-upoccurson thethird ring,no messageshavebeen recoroeo.

Howto Operatefrom

Remote Phon??? (cont.)

Howto Operatefrom

Remote Phone (conr)

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0rALTHEPH0NE PUSHC00Eilo. (2 digils) N0.T0 wHlcH OURTNGTHEocM

THEUNITIS

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oTheunitwill announcethenumber of the receivedmessages.

rThe unitwill rewindthetapewith voiceeven at tapeend"andplay backall the receivedIncoming messagesautomaticallyfromthe beginningof the tape.

o"End of finalmessage"willbe announcedafterthe lastmessage.

olf "End of tape" is announced,lhe

ICMtapeis full.ResettheICM tape.See "RemoteReset".

2 Hangup . ,

.Futurelncomingmessageswillbe recordedafterthe lastmessage.

I Toskipforwardthetaoe;.l ttj

I To rewindthe taPe; Eg trrrl

IThe tapewill skip lonrvardor rewindfor approximately15 seconds correspondingto playbacktime.

Whenyouhavealreadyheardthe messagesfroma remotephone,youcan skip'themandHlistenonlyto the newly recoroeomessages.

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NO .TOWHICH OURINGTHEOGM

THEUNITIS

messages.

oTheunilwillplaybackthenew messages.

To recordIncomingmessagesfromthe beginningofthetape.

.Af1erthereceivedmessagesare playedbackor whiletheyareplaying;

ra Feil oTheunitwillrewindtothe t{ LiJ beginningof the rape.

IAfteryou haveused the Memory

Playback;

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.The unitwillrewindto the beginningotthenewlyrecorded messagesanda beepwillbe heard.

2- ELir - u asaintogotothe

tush

beginningoftheICMtape. Tocancel:Pushthe[] aftera beep

is heard.

To monitora conversationor soundfrom a'lEilroomwheretheunitis installed.

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OIALTHEPHONE PUSHC00EN0 .(2drq(s)

NO,TOWHICH OURINGTHEOGM

THEUNITIS

CONNECTEO

Allerhearingallmessages,youcan leaveyourindexmessageon thetape

The dayandtimewillbe stamped automaticallyattheendof your message.

receivedyourMarker' messages PAUSE Message

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"Endoffinalmessage"willbe announcedafteralltherecorded messageshavebeenplayedback.

1St"rt tot"lk rightafter"Marker Message"isannounced.

2wn"n finished,hangup.

rEven duringthe playbackof the previouslyheardmessages,you

canskiothem5u orsl;nq [i1tl

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2 af l,lll rightafteryouhearthe

L \tr L5 announcementoflhe tosn

numberof the recetveo messages.

.You canlistenlor 30seconds.

oTolistenturlher,pushthe ffi again within10 secondsof hearingonebeep

Howto Operatefrom

Remote Phone (cont.)

LiquidCrystalDisplay

DisplayTypeWhenthe display shows

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DIALTHEPHoNE PUSHC0DENO.(2digirs)

N0.T0WHICH 0URINGTH???OcM

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CONI.IECTED

O -L l"*t riqhtaftervouhearthe t ;i: LJ-J ainouncementofrhe

numberofthe received messages..

.Short beepswillbe heard continuouslyuntiltheOGMtape hasresetandlhena longbeepwill be heard.

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.1 Speakclearlyand loudlyafter you hear the long beep.

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playedback.So youcancheckor amendit.

lf youor a frienddo notwantlo hearthe

Outgoingmessage,the machinecan be switchedpromptlyto the Incoming

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2Speak clearly and loudly after you hear the long beep to record the Incomingmesssage.

IYoucanleaveyourmessageon the tapeby usingthe OGMSkip procedureevenif you haveset the

Recordingtimeselectorto the "ANNOUNCE"

position.

At thistime,youhave1 minuteto leaveyourmessage.

oAfterpluggingthe AC Adaptorintothe unitat the initialuse.

eWhenpoweris restoredaftera powerinterruption.

Announcementsbythe Unit

fl youpausefor over2 secondswhile

recording,theunitwillsound6 beeps andannounce"Pleaserecordyour

Outgoingmessageagain."lf this happens,repeatfromstep2.

.ln someareas,a remotetoneohone maynolfunctiondueto telephoneline

conditionssuchas linenoise.echo.etc

oTheunitmaynot respondif a push tonetelephoneproducestonesthat aretooshortto activate.

AnnouncementType

Mondayseveno'clockAM

Sundaytwelveo'clockPM

Wednesdaysix fifteenPM

Whenthe announcementis said

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Numberof messages received twelve

(12 messagesare recorded.)

.Whenyoupushtheplaybackbutton.

.When youpushyourCodeNo.on a remotephoneto playbackthe recordedmessage.

CassetteTapes

Maintenance Others

oForoptimumsoundqualityand performance,we recommendyouto replacethe OGMandthe ICM cassettetapes every six months and to re-recordthe outgoing message everythree months supposingthatthe unitanswerscallsabouttentimesevery day.

oNeverplacea cassettelape neara magneticsource,suchas a magnelor a TV set,becausethiswillalfectthetape quality.

oShouldthe lncomingMessagecassette

tapebreakor becomeworn,replaceil witha highquality"NORMAL"tape.

UsePanasonic(C-30,C-60,C-90), TDKor MAXELLcassettetape.Metalor chrometapecannotbe used.

.Slack in the tapecanbe tightenedby rotatingthe tape reelwitha pencil,as shown:

oA sensingfoil(silver)is attachedto the endlesstapelfthe. sensingfoildoesnot

.contactthe sensingswitch,theendless tapewillnotstopautomatically,andit is probablyworn or cracked.Replaceit witha newPanasonicendlesscassette tape(KX-C030).

oObservecarefullythatthetapeand capstanare locatedas shownbelow,

and inserttheendlesstapeintothe 'machine.

Correct

Capstan

Tape

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Thefollowingendlesscassettetapescan alsobeusedwiththisunit:

.KX-Co10oKX-C020

Becausethe headandcapstan assembliesarein contactwiththetaoe. dirtandresiduefromthetapecaneasily adherelo theseparts,causingdistortion.

Thesepartsshouldbecleaned periodicallyin the mannerdescribed

below:

oCleanthe headsurfaces,sensing switch, pressurerollersand capstanswith a cotton swab.

ll thesesurfacesareextremelydirty, dampenthecottonswabwithalcohol.

Notes:

.Do notbringmagneticor metalobiects, suchas a screwdriver,nearthe head assemblies,as suchob.lectscould magnetizethe heads.

.Do notoil anypartof the unit.

Pressureroller

SensingSwitch

.lf thereis trouble,disconnecttheunit fromtheteleDhoneline.Whenthe telephoneisconnectedto the EASA- PHONE,disconnectthetelephonelrom theEASA-PHONEandplugthe

telephonedirectlyintothe telephone line.lf thetelephoneoperatesproperly,

do notreconnecttheunitto the lineuntil the troublehasbeenrepairedby an authorizedPanasonicFactoryService Center.lf thetelephonedoes not operatewhentheunitis disconnected, chancesarethatthetroubleis in the telephonesystem,andnot in the unit.

. Donotusebenzine,thinner,or similar solvents.Donotuseabrasiveoowderto cleanthecabinetWipe. itwith a soft cloth.

.Keep the unitawayfromheating' appliancesandelectricalnoise generatingdevicessuchas lluorescent lamDs.motorsandtelevisionThese. noisesourcescaninterferewiththe performanceofthe EASA-PHONE.

.This unitandthecassettetapesshould be keptfreeol dust,moisture,high temperatureandvibration,andshould not be exposedto directsunlight.

.Never attemplto insertwires,pins,etc. intotheventsorotherholesof thisunit.

Troubleshooting G u i d e

lmportantInformation s

Problem

rThe unltwill not work when I push any buttons.

ol cannot removethe cassettefrom the unit.

The unit has been set to operaleas an answering' machine,but no incoming messagesare recorded.

The unit does not function. However,a beep sounds

6 times and the answer Sndicatorflasheson and off quickly.

Cause& Remedy

UnplugtheACadaptorandplugit in again.

oThe OGMcassetteis broken(cut,wornoutor twisted).Replacethecassettewitha new one.

oThe OGMis recordedimproperlyRecord.a newOGM.

oThe recordingtimeselectoris setto

.. ANNOUNCE'',

The OGMcassettemightbe broken.Replaceit with a newone.(Referto the endlesscassette

tape on page13.)

lf youarerequiredfromthe Telephone Company,informthe followings. oFCCRegistrationNo. . . .

ACJ96N.19677-AN.N o R i n g e r E q u i v a l e n c e . . . . . . . . 0 . 4 8

.The particularlineto whichthe equipmentis connecreo

In theeventterminalequipmentcausesharm to thetelephonenetwork,lhe telephone companyshouldnotifythe customer,if possible,thatservicemay be stopped. However,wherepriornoticeis impractical,the companymaytemporarilyceaseservice providihgthatthey:

(a)Promptlynotifythecuslomer.

(b)Givethecustomeran opportunitylo correcttheproblemwiththeirequapment.

(c)Inlormthecustomerof the rightto bringa ' complaintto the FederalCommunication Commissionpursuanllo proceduresset

oul in F.C.C.Rulesand Regulataons SubpartE of Part 68.

W A R N I N G

TO PREVENTFIREORSHOCK

HAZARD,DONOTEXPOSETHIS

PRODUCTTO RAINOR ANYTYPEOF

MOISTURE .

"Thiseauipmenthasbeentestedand foundto complywiththe limitsfor a ClassB computingdevicein accordancewilhthe sp???cificationsset forth in SubpartJ of Part 15ol theF.c.c. Rules.ll thisequipmenl doescauseinterferenceto radioor televisionreceptionwhichcan be determinedby turningthe equipmenton andoft,usethe equipmenlin another locationand/orutilizean electricaloutlet differenttromthatusedby the receiver."

TheTelephoneCompanymaymakechanges in itscommunicationsfacilities,equipment, operationsor procedureswhere. suchaction asreasonablyrequiredin the operationof its businessandis not inconsistentwiththerules andregulationsin F.C.C.Part68.ll such changescanbe reasonablyexpectedto

I haveplayed back all the recordedmessagesand I wanl to record the nexi phonecall afterthe last recordedmessage.

I push the button of a remotephone,but the unit does not respond.

Someincomingmessages havenot been recordedup to its end.

.Wait for 7 secondsThe. unitwillbe readyto recordthenextphonecall.

o Injust hangup. caseof remoteoperation,

.Make surethatyouare usingyourown code number.

. Recordtheoutgoingmessagein a quiet ptace.

SettheCPCSwitchtothe "8". Seepage I.

renderanycustomerterminalequipment incompatiblewithtelephonecompany communicationsfacilities,or require modificationor allerationof suchterminal equipment,or otherwisemateriallyaffectits

useor performance. customershall thebe

givenadequatenoticein writing,to allowthe cuslomeran opportunityto maintain uninterruDtedservice.