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You can do this in one of two ways: set VoiceWave up to never leave its message to answering machines, or set VoiceWave to bypass answering machines on the first call attempt, which is sometimes called "Quick Call Mode."

To set VoiceWave to never deliver its message to answering machines:
  1. Exit the Call Center by clicking on PhoneTree. A screen may appear asking "You are about to pause calling. Do you wish to continue?" Click Yes. Please note: A paused message job can be resumed by clicking back on the Call Center tab.
  2. Click on the PhoneTree icon to access your list.
  3. Once the List Editor screen appears, click the Options icon from the top toolbar.
  4. Click on the Advanced tab.
  5. Under 'Deliver message to answering machines', choose Never.
  6. Click OK.
  7. From the top toolbar, click the Exit icon.
  8. Re-launch the Call Center by clicking on Call Center from any VoiceWave desktop view. A screen may appear asking "You are about to Start calling. Do you wish to continue to the Call Center?" Click Yes. If a message job was paused in step 1, it will now resume where it left off.
With the Never setting selected, VoiceWave will hang up before leaving the message when it detects an answering machine. To revert back to leaving messages on answering machines for this list, repeat steps 1-4 and select Always [the default setting], After # of Tries or Within Time Window.

To set VoiceWave to bypass answering machines on the first call attempt:
  1. Exit the Call Center by clicking on PhoneTree. A screen may appear asking "You are about to pause calling. Do you wish to continue?" Click Yes. Please note: A paused message job can be resumed by clicking back on the Call Center tab.
  2. Click on the desired PhoneTree icon to access your list.
  3. Once the List Editor screen appears, click the Options icon from the top toolbar.
  4. Click on the Call Settings tab.
  5. Enable Bypass ans machines on first call attempt.
  6. Click OK.
  7. From the top toolbar, click the Exit icon.
  8. Re-launch the Call Center by clicking on Call Center from any VoiceWave desktop view. A screen may appear asking "You are about to Start calling. Do you wish to continue to the Call Center?" Click Yes. If a message job was paused in step 1, it will now resume where it left off.
This will mean that during the first round of calling, VoiceWave will only allow a number to ring three times before hanging up and going on to the next number. As a result, answering machines (which usually pick up after the fourth ring) will be called last. During subsequent rounds of calling, VoiceWave will revert to its normal call settings.

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