Telephonic console with prerecorded voice message and method

摘要

A telephone console (10) for use in a telephonic call distribution system (12) for selectively interconnecting a plurality of telephonic units (16) of an external telephonic network (18) with a plurality of consoles (10) of the system, a prerecorded voice message system having a portable voice message storage unit (40) with a recorded voice message, a connector module (26) for releasable connection with the portable voice message unit (40) and a microprocessor (20) programmed to control the playing back of a recorded message to a console (10).