Sony SPP A946 Support Question
Sony SPP A946 Support Question
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Question posted by pamtatr on September 19th, 2022
Why Won't Machine Play Greeting & Record Messages?
I installed a NEW battery. Phone machine rings, but does not play greeting or records messages.
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Answer #1: Posted by SonuKumar on September 19th, 2022 8:35 PM
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Related Sony SPP A946 Manual Pages
Operating Instructions - Page 5
...-way conference
31
To join the phone
conversation
Answering Machine Features
32 Setting up the answering machine
32
Setting the time and day of
the week
US
33
Recording the greeting
35
Setting the number of rings
36
Setting the audible message
alert
37
Turning on the answering
function
39 Playing back messages
40
Adjusting the speaker volume
40...
Operating Instructions - Page 14
... qk
ql w; Identifying the parts (continued)
Base Phone 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 qa qs
1 Message counter (p. 37) Indicate the number of messages. qd Speaker
qf Antenna (p. 9, 47) qg ... switch temporarily to store numbers for quick playback of new messages recorded. "A" appears in use.
9 CHARGE lamp (p. 11) Lights while the battery is no space to record messages.
2 TIME/SET button (p. 32, 45) Press...
Operating Instructions - Page 15
...call with the base phone. wl DIAL MODE switch (p. 10) Selects pulse or tone dialing. ql PLAY/STOP (MAILBOX 1,2,3) button (p. 39) Plays back the messages in the dialing sequence....Records a greeting or memo message.
DC IN 9V jack (p. 9, 47) ea LINE (telephone line) jack
(p. 9, 47)
Getting Started 15US Getting Started
wk wl e; qk ERASE button (p. 34, 40) Erases the recorded greeting or messages...
Operating Instructions - Page 32
...
Setting up the answering machine
Setting the time and day...time is cleared or delayed due to a power interruption, or when you connect the base phone to the AC outlet for the first time.
• Do not allow more than ... or (SKIP/QUICK) repeatedly to exit the menu setup mode. The day and time you play back recorded messages. The day is set and the hour is announced.
5 Press (REPEAT/SLOW) or (...
Operating Instructions - Page 33
... (MENU) repeatedly until
"Set greeting message" is
announced.
You can record your own greeting in this case. Recording the greeting
This answering machine has prerecorded greetings (see page 34).
Answering Machine Features
continued
Answering Machine Features 33US Tip All the mailbox buttons ((MAILBOX 1), (MAILBOX 2) and (MAILBOX 3)) work as the (PLAY/STOP) button; To hear the...
Operating Instructions - Page 34
... is
announced. To change the greeting Record a new greeting by following the instructions on the display. To go back to play back the greeting.
"- -" appears on the previous page. To erase the greeting
1 Press (MENU) repeatedly until "Set greeting message" is not recorded.
The
prerecorded greeting will bring back the original greeting, but your greeting is less than two seconds...
Operating Instructions - Page 35
...", the phone answers after 5 rings, select "5". Answering Machine Features
continued
Answering Machine Features 35US Please leave your name, number and message after 2 rings, select "2". Notes
• When the number of ring is set to exit the menu setup mode. Please call when you ." To answer after the tone." To answer after 2 rings if new messages are no new message are recorded, it...
Operating Instructions - Page 36
... mode, you have received any button related to the answering machine function or (VOL +)/(VOL -).
• The audible message alert is announced.
5 Press (PLAY/STOP) to record incoming messages (normal mode), or just make an announcement without recording messages (announcement only mode). If you want the caller to leave message but not to use this option, set the...
Operating Instructions - Page 37
... one of your household or business. continued
Answering Machine Features 37US
Answering Machine Features When a caller calls The caller can start recording a message. • Wait until the greeting finishes, then start recording a message. Notes • If four minutes have passed while recording the incoming message, the line will not be recorded.
"Answering function is on" is off and...
Operating Instructions - Page 38
... approximately 15 minutes (including the greeting, messages, and memo). Setting up the answering machine (continued) When the memory is full The total recording time of this erase unnecessary messages (see page 46).
38US Answering Machine Features You can also erase the messages from an outside phone (see page 40). When the remaining recording time becomes less than 30 seconds...
Operating Instructions - Page 39
... ((MAILBOX 1), (MAILBOX 2) or (MAILBOX 3)). Go back to the previous message Press (REPEAT/SLOW) within the first 2.5 seconds of new messages. continued
Answering Machine Features 39US Answering Machine Features
(SKIP/QUICK) (VOL)
Additional tasks when playing back messages
To
Do this
Adjust the speaker volume
Press (VOL +) or (VOL -). Play back slowly
Press and hold (SKIP/QUICK) during...
Operating Instructions - Page 40
... has been erased" is announced.
40US Answering Machine Features "Message has been erased" is announced. To erase individual messages Press (ERASE) while playing back the message that you want to erase ((MAILBOX 1), (MAILBOX 2) or (MAILBOX 3)). "Please select mailbox" is ringing. Tip There are erased. Erasing messages
1 Press and hold (ERASE) for the volume level (1 to 6.
All...
Operating Instructions - Page 41
...erase unnecessary messages before the memory becomes full. • When the number of "new" (i.e. Notes • The display shows the total number of new messages exceeds 59, "FL" flashes on page 46. Answering Machine Features 41US
Answering Machine Features Be sure to erase all new messages, whether they have played back all messages in a mailbox with any new messages remaining.
Operating Instructions - Page 42
The present selected setting is announced.
5 Press (PLAY/STOP) to play the greeting without recording incoming messages (announcement only mode). Selecting the Announcement Only Mode
You can set the announcement only mode on or off .
42US Answering Machine Features "- -" appears on the answering machine.
• The announcement only mode is set to off .
4 Press (TIME/SET). The display...
Operating Instructions - Page 43
... play back the message (see page 39). To answer the call . The recording will stop , press either to continue recording or to answer the call Press (TALK) on the handset. You can hear the message being recorded through the base phone. Notes • Press (VOL +) or (VOL -) to hear incoming calls. • The answering machine will remain as a new message...
Operating Instructions - Page 44
... other users of the phone.
1 Press (REC/MEMO).
The message number on the display increases by one. Recording a memo message
You can be up to four
minutes in step 3, recording stops automatically, and the
recorded memo is counted as a new message. • Even if a power interruption occurs, the memos are not erased.
44US Answering Machine Features
Notes • If...
Operating Instructions - Page 46
... to operate from an outside phone (continued)
Picking up new messages
1 Call your telephone number from a touch-tone phone. 2 When you hear the greeting, press (#) and enter your phone answers automatically after 10
rings. • If you to see how to skip forward.
(#)(9)
Press during play back.
(#)(9)(#)(1)
(#)(9)(#)(2)
(#)(9)(#)(3)
(*)(7)
"Now recording" is off . Operating from an...
Operating Instructions - Page 51
...does not record messages less than 12 hours (page 11). • Movethehandsetclosertothebasephone. • Placethebasephoneawayfromnoisesources
(page 8).
• Theremainingrecordingtimeislessthan30seconds or 59 messages were recorded. Intercom
Answering machine
Symptom The handset does not ring when calling from the speaker of the base phone.
The phone does not accept your phone from...
Operating Instructions - Page 53
...battery included
Base phone
Power source DC 9V from AC power adaptor AC-T129
Dimensions Approx. 170 x 65 x 220 mm (w/h/d), antenna excluded (approx. 6 3⁄4 x 2 5⁄8 x 8 3⁄4 inches) Antenna: Approx. 150 mm (approx. 6 inches)
Mass Approx. 600 g (approx. 1 lb 5 oz), wall bracket excluded
Answering machine
Maximum recording time About 15 minutes, using incorporated IC
Greeting message...
Operating Instructions - Page 54
... parts 13 Intercom 27
L
Location, base phone 8
M
Mailbox 37 Making calls 16 Memo 44 Messages
pick up from an outside phone 46 playing 39 Mounting the base phone on a wall 47
N
Number of rings 35
O
Operating from an outside phone 45
P, Q
Package contents 7 Playing back 39 Pulse dialing 10
R
Receiving calls 19 Recording
greeting 33 memo 44 Redialing 18 Remote...
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