Operating The Answering; Machine; Operation Using The Base Station; Keys - Siemens Gigaset C185 User Manual

Operating the answering

machine

You can operate the base station's answer-
ing machine using the handset, using the
keypad of the base station (page 2), or
using remote operation (from another
phone/cell phone).
Announcement mode
You can use the answering machine in
two different modes.
u
In mode, the caller hears
Answer & Rec.
your announcement and can then
leave a message.
u
In mode, the caller hears
Answer Only
your announcement but cannot leave a
message.

Operation using the base station

keys

You can use the base station keys for the
most commonly used functions of your
answering machine. For more informa-
tion, see page 2.
Status of the answering machine
The LED in the Start/Stop key and the sym-
bols in the display of the base station indi-
cate the status of the answering machine.
The LED in the Start/Stop key
u
Is on when playing messages.
u
Flashes slowly when there is at least
one new message on the answering
machine.
u
Flashes rapidly when the message
memory is full.
The display of the base station may show
the symbols shown here:
Õ É
SUN 09:23 AM 01/31
× Å
§§§§§§§§§Menu§§§§§§§§§
Operating the answering machine
Éflashes The message memory is full.
Õ
is on The answering machine is on.
×
flashes The answering machine is
controlled by a handset.
Å is on
The ring tone volume of the
base station is set to zero
(see page 28).

Operation using the handset

Most of the functions described are also
available using the keys and the display of
your base station.
Call screening
If you have enabled call screening on the
base station (see page 21) you can auto-
matically listen through the loudspeaker
of the base station while a caller is record-
ing a message.
Provided you have enabled call screening
on your handset (see page 21) you also
can listen through the loudspeaker of your
handset:
¤
While a caller is recording a message
press the display key.
§Screen§
The loudspeaker of your handset is
activated.
¤
To switch off the loudspeaker press the
handsfree key d.
Switching the answering machine
on/off
¢
Answer Machine
§Menu§
/ Select and press
On Off
On the base station: Press the
The × icon is displayed on the screen.
The phone includes a prerecorded
announcement for the answer and record
mode and announce-only mode. If a per-
sonal announcement has not been
recorded, the corresponding prerecorded
announcement is used.
¢
Ans On/Off
§OK§
ö
key.
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