Siemens Gigaset DX800A User Manual page 109

Using the network mailbox
Displaying new messages in the
handset's idle display
If a new message is present on one of the
network mailboxes assigned to the base via
its receive connection, or there is a new mes-
sage on the local answering machine, the
à icon and the number of new messages
are shown on the handset's idle display.
The f message key flashes.
Calling the network mailbox using
the message key
Under the message key f you will find a
list for each network mailbox that fulfils the
following prerequisites:
u
The corresponding connections are
assigned to the base as receive connec-
tions.
u
The network mailbox phone number is
saved on the base.
You can use the list to call the network mail-
box directly and listen to the messages.
f
Press the message key.
The following is displayed (example):
Messages & Calls
Mailbox:
Mailbox IP 1:
Mailbox IP 2:
Mailbox IP 3:
Mailbox IP 4:
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1 Mailbox: The network mailbox for the fixed
line or ISDN connection
2 If there are new messages in the network mail-
box, the list entry is shown in bold. The
number of new messages is shown in brackets
following the list entry.
3 Mailbox IP 1:, Mailbox IP 2: and so on are the
network mailboxes for the VoIP connections.
"IP1", "IP2" and so on are the standard names of
the corresponding VoIP connections. The
standard names are always displayed regard-
less of which connection name you specified
during configuration.
4 If there are no new messages, no number is
shown after the list entry for the network mail-
box. The number of messages stored in the
network mailbox is not displayed.
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Mailbox: / Mailbox IP 1: / Mailbox IP 2: /
... / Mailbox IP 6:
Select the network mailbox
entry and press
You are connected directly to the network
mailbox and hear its announcement. Mes-
sages can generally be played back using
your base keypad (digit codes). Listen to the
announcement.
Please note
u
The network mailbox is automatically
called via the corresponding connec-
tion. An automatic area code specific
to your phone is not prefixed.
u
Network mailbox messages can gen-
erally be played back using your
phone's keypad (digit codes). For
VoIP, you need to define how the digit
codes should be converted to DTMF
signals and transmitted (see the user
guide for the Web configurator on the
enclosed CD).
Ask your VoIP provider which type of
DTMF transmission it supports.
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