Can the answering machine be disabled or turned off?
173916
Yes. At the base unit there is a button to turn the answer machine off. This is a great system and voice quality is amazing. I definitely recommend the system
173917
I am so glad you asked, because I didn't know, so I looked and it does have an on/off for the answering machine. Cool!
173918
You can turned off. Using the base unit press the answering system on/off. Using a handset to turn off is menu # 328 ,to turn on menu #327 .
1690668
Button on the right side of the base will turn off the answering machine. It looks like an on/off button. I inadvertently deactivated the answering function myself.
2214093
Yes the ringer can be turned off. Press volume when phone is not in use and phone will not ring.
852931
Yes ... There is an option under menu>settings>caller id annc to turn off base, remotes or both
434413
No, it's built into the base. But I believe you can turn the answering part off.
1747967
nc - Yes! Ringer can be turned off; answering system can be turned off. Base and handset have independent ringers, btw.
1206040
yes you can turn it off. there is a slide switch (tiny) it has off, chime and alarm
1440611
I believe you can disable the voice mail and use your phone company's voice mail. You have to make sure that the SYN248 no answer timers are longer than the phone company's voice mail timers.
1011237
Yes, under settings caller id annc. You have to disable on the base and each handset
1843565
yes you can turn off each phone seperately or not. Each also can have their own call tone. No you don't have to hear the recorded message. you can hear or not hear the incoming call.
2126298
Yes it is possible to turn it off if you use outside answering services. I just got this phone set and have read most of the manual.
1136560
If you mean talk digit, where the phone is saying the number as you dial it yes it. can be turned off. Page 15 in the manual press menu, scroll down to settings ,press menu,scroll down to talk digit to lower the volume or turn it off
667598
As noted with the previous answers, yes by means of an on/off switch, located on the base unit. Because I do not utilize my phone service `call answering', I DO use my answering machine as it is a great way of screening calls. When I receive unwanted calls, they most often hang up when the answering machine picks up. This also allows me to view those numbers I want to block.
495058
There is a mute button on phone base. And you can turn vol. all the way down on handset.
1681510
On the menu one of the choices is to turn on or off the answering message. I have not tried it but assume it works.
31139
Hi Elsie, Yes you can turn off talking caller ID. thru options in the menu. Please see Ambar B;s answer (Feb.6) to see how. It;s not hard. Good luck. R.M.
1954013
I honestly don't know if it can be turned off. We use both. I think when both lines are being used, our Comcast service kicks in. When that happens there is a tone on the phone and I just put my password in to get the Comcast voice messages. I'm sorry for not being able to answer your question fully.