Siemens Gigaset E490 User Manual page 40

Operating the answering machine of the Gigaset E495 base station
Playing back announcements
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Voice Mail
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Announcements
Play Anc Only
If you have not recorded a personal
announcement, the relevant pre-recorded
announcement is played.
Record a new announcement while playing
back the announcement:
§New§
Press the display key.
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If the answering machine's memory is
full, it will switch to Announce Only
mode.
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Delete old messages and the answer-
ing machine will automatically switch
back to Ans. & Record mode. Repeat
recording if required.
Deleting announcements/
announce only
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Voice Mail
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Announcements
Del Anc Only
§Yes§
Press the display key to confirm
the prompt.
a
Press and hold (idle status).
Once you have deleted your announcement,
the relevant pre-recorded announcement
will be used again.
Selecting announcement mode
You can choose between Ans. & Record and
Announce Only.
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Voice Mail
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Announcements
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Ans. & Record / Announce Only
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( = on)
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Press and hold (idle status).
The selected mode is saved even after the
answering machine is deactivated.
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Play Announce /
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Del Announce /
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Set Ans. Mode
If the memory for messages is full in Ans. &
Record mode, the answering machine will
switch to the Announce Only mode and you
will receive an instruction to delete old mes-
sages.
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Delete old messages.
The answering machine automatically
switches back to the set mode once deletion
is complete. You can then reselect the
required recording mode.
Setting "Ans Mode Time" in "Answer &
Record" or "Announce Only" mode
You can use the Ans Mode Time setting to
change over the announcement mode for a
specific period.
Example: Ans. & Record mode is set. If you
activate Ans Mode Time and set a period
(e.g. 18:00 to 08:00) the answering machine
switches to Announce Only mode for this
period. Outside this period (08:01 to 17:59),
Ans. & Record mode is active.
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Voice Mail
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Announcements
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Ans Mode Time (
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Change multiple line input:
From
Enter hours/minutes for the start of the
period in 4-digit format.
Until
Enter hours/minutes for the end of the
period in 4-digit format.
Activation
Select On or Off.
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Save changes with
If the messages memory is full and Activa-
tion On has been selected, saving is inter-
rupted and you will receive an instruction to
delete old messages.
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Delete old messages and repeat the set-
ting.
As soon as you change the announcement
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mode ( page 38), the Ans Mode Time
function is automatically deactivated.
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Set Ans. Mode
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= on)
§Save§
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