Operating The Answering Machine (A400A); Operating The Answering Machine From The Handset; Setting Up The Answering Machine; Assigning Key 1 For Speed Dial To The Answering Machine Or Network Mailbox - Gigaset A400 User Manual

If you have new messages, playback will start with the
first new message, otherwise with the first old mes-
sage.
Using other functions
During message playback:
Press the Menu display key, playback stops.
The following functions can be selected with
Dial Number Call back a caller.
Continue Resume paused playback.
Volume Set the volume.
Copy to Dir. Copy an entry to the directory.
Delete all old Delete all old messages.
Operating the answering
machine (A400A)
The answering machine is operated using the keys on
the base (¢ page 1) or from the handset. The tele-
phone is supplied with a pre-recorded announce-
ment. You can only record your own announcement
messages using the handset. This pre-recorded
announcement is used if no personal announcement
is available.
If the memory is full, the answering machine switches
itself off automatically. It switches itself on again
automatically when you delete old messages.
Operating the answering machine
from the handset
Switching the answering machine on/off
Menu ¤ Voice Mail ¤ OK ¤ Answ. Mach.
‰
¤ OK (
= on)
When the answering machine is switched on, the
icon appears in the display.
Recording your own announcement
Menu ¤ Voice Mail ¤ OK ¤ Announcements ¤ OK
¤ Rec Announce ¤ OK ¤ Speak after OK ¤ OK
You hear the ready tone (short tone). Now say your
announcement (at least 3 seconds). Press OK to con-
a "
firm or press or to reject your recording. After
recording, the announcement is played back for you
to check.
Please note:
Recording ends automatically when the max. record-
ing time of 170 seconds is reached or if there is a
break in speaking of more than 2 seconds.
Playing back or deleting announcements
See menu tree ¢ page 15.
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Playing/deleting messages
Open the voicemail list to play back messages.
Stopping and controlling playback
During message playback:
2
Stop playback.
s
Press
:
t
Go to the start of the current message.
t
2 x Skip to the previous message.
s
Skip to the next message.
s
2 x Skip ahead two messages.
Deleting individual messages
˜
Press the
Deleting all old messages
During playback or pause:
Menu ¤ Delete all old ¤ OK
prompt)
Accepting a call from the answering machine
You can still accept a call while the answering
machine is recording the message
¤
OK
Recording stops and you can speak to the caller.

Setting up the answering machine

The answering machine has already been preset at
the factory. Individual settings can be adjusted using
the handset.
Details on how to set a delay time, after which the
answering machine is to answer a call, as well as
details on how to set the recording length and acti-
vate call screening during the recording, are available
from the menu tree ¢ page 15.
±
Setting a different language
You can change the language used for voice prompts
and the pre-recorded announcement.
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Menu ¤
dure).
Select the language:
(German),
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The display shows
Assigning key 1 for speed dial to the
answering machine or network
mailbox
Simply press and hold key
you will be connected directly to the answering
machine/network mailbox.
See menu tree ¢ page 15.
2
again to resume.
display key during message playback.
(Confirm the security
Menu
(starts the proce-
(French), (Italian).
1 2
.
Saved
1
on the handset and
¤
Accept