A:AnswerUse Quiet Mode (see User Manual) to silence the phone for 1 to 12 hours. The answering system will take calls and record messages without broadcasting them. Quiet Mode will go off automatically at the end of the time period you specify, or you can turn Quiet Mode off manually.
A:AnswerI have only had this phone system about 3 weeks, and the only experience I can confirm is that if an incoming call is trying to connect, a "buzz" will sound in the receivers ear. I have seen no announcement on the base or handset with name or number of the caller.