telephone answering machine
Device attached to a telephone that answers calls with a prerecorded message and then records the messages left by callers.
speaker
Integrated device used to generate sound.
volume control
microphone
Device that converts electric pulses into broadcast or recorded sounds.
outgoing announcement cassette
Cassette containing the greeting for callers.
auto-answer indicator
power-on light
Signal light indicating that the answering machine is on.
calls indicator
Signal light indicating that one or more messages have been received.
incoming message cassette
Cassettes on which callers’ messages are recorded.