Operating The Gigaset C300A Base Answering Machine; Operating Through The Handset - Siemens Gigaset C300A User Manual

Operating the Gigaset C300A base answering machine

Operating the
Gigaset C300A base
answering machine
You can operate the answering machine
through the handset, the buttons on the
base (¢ page 5) or by remote control (from
another phone/cell phone). You can record
your own announcements using the hand-
set.
Operating through the
handset
The handset loudspeaker activates auto-
matically if you receive an acoustic prompt
or message while operating. You can switch
it off with handsfree key d.
Activating/deactivating the
answering machine
¤ Voice Mail ¤ Answering Machine
§Menu§
³
( = on)
If the message memory is full, the answering
machine cannot be activated. You will
receive an instruction to delete old mes-
sages.
When you switch the answering machine
on, the remaining memory time is
announced. If the time has not yet been set,
a corresponding announcement is made
(set time, ¢ page 16). The
in the display.
The telephone is supplied with a prere-
corded announcement. This prerecorded
announcement is used if no personal
announcement is available.
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icon appears
Recording an announcement
¤ Voice Mail ¤ Announcements
§Menu§
¤ Record Announcement
¤ Press OK, talk after tone
§OK§
Press the display key to start the
recording.
You hear the ready tone (short tone).
¤ Now speak your announcement (at least
3 secs.).
Just as if making a call through the
receiver, place the telephone against
your ear and speak into the microphone
at a normal volume.
§OK§
Press the display key to end the
recording.
Cancel recording with a or
§OK§
the recording with
After recording, the announcement is
played back for you to check.
Please note:
u Recording ends automatically, if the max-
imum recording time of 170 seconds is
exceeded or there is a break in speech for
more than 2 seconds.
u If you cancel the recording, the prere-
corded announcement is used again.
Playing back an announcement
¤ Voice Mail ¤ Announcements
§Menu§
¤ Play Announcement
If you have not recorded a personal
announcement, the prerecorded announce-
ment is played.
§Back§
. Restart
.