Phone Tips and Tricks: Using Absence Message on your Panasonic Phone System

finger phoneWhen you are out of the office do your co-workers wonder where you are and when you will return? You can improve your inter office communications with Absence Message. When you use this feature the Absence Message will appear on the telephone display of the internal caller who calls your extension.

DBS-824 and Large DBS

To Assign the Absence Message:

Press ON/Off

Dial 71

Dial the message number (0-4 unless you have customer messages 5-9 set up)

0 = In Meeting

1= At Lunch

2=Out of office

3=Vacation

4=Another office

Dial the date or time of your return, using MM/DD or HH/MM (24-hour) format

Press ON/OFF

To Cancel Absence Message:

Press ON/Off

Dial #71

Press ON/OFF

DBS 576 and DBS 576HD

To Assign the Absence Message:

Press ON/Off

Dial 729

Dial the message number (0-4 unless you have customer messages 5-9 set up)

0 = In Meeting

1= At Lunch

2=Out of office

3=Vacation

4=Another office

Optionally, a return time can be input by entering up to a 4 digit number. Examples of return times include:

9 = Return 9:00

615=Return 6:15

Press HOLD

Press ON/OFF

To Cancel Absence Message:
Press ON/Off

Dial 729

Press HOLD

Press ON/OFF

NEChospitality77smSo the next time your are away from your desk give this feature a try.

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