Operating The Gigaset C300A Base Answering Machine; Operating Through The Handset - Gigaset C300 User Manual

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.

Operating the Gigaset C300A base answering machine

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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
.
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