Activating The Answering Machine; Locating A Handset ("Paging"); Registering Handsets - Gigaset A490 User Manual

Operating remotely when on
the move
You can check and activate your answering
machine from any other telephone (hotel,
pay phone, etc.).
Prerequisites:
◆
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You have set a system PIN other than
0000 page 25.
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The phone you are using for remote
operation has touch tone dialing
(DTMF), i.e. you hear different tones
when you press the keys.
Calling the answering machine and
playing back messages
~
(Dial your own number)
to your announcement: press the
enter the system PIN
Use the following keys:
A
Go to the start of the current mes-
sage.
AA
Press twice to go back to the previ-
ous message.
B
Stop playback. Press again to
resume.
3
Skip to next message.
0
Delete current message.

Activating the answering machine

~
(Enter your own number and allow the
phone to ring until you hear the message:
"Please enter PIN")
Your answering machine is activated. It tells
you how much memory time is left. The
messages now play back. The answering
machine cannot be deactivated remotely.
¢
while listening
9
¢
~
enter system PIN
13
Locating a handset
("paging")
You can locate your handset using the base
station.
◆
Briefly press the registration/paging
button on the base station (
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All handsets will ring simultaneously
("paging"), even if the ringer tones are
deactivated.
End paging: briefly press the register/pag-
ing key on the base station (
the talk key

Registering handsets

You can register up to four handsets on
your base station (Gigaset A49H recom-
key and
mended).
Each additional handset must be regis-
tered on the base station for it to work
properly!
Manually registering handsets to
Gigaset A490/A495
1. On the base station:
¢
press and hold the registration/paging key
( page 2) for min. 3 sec.
2. On the handset:
within 60 sec. of pressing the registra-
tion/paging key
¢
MENU
OK
¢
PIN of the base station (default is 0000)
OK
Registering flashes in the display
Registration takes approx. 1 minute.
c
on a handset.
Please note
¢ ¢
¢ ¢
Settings OK
Register HS
.
¢
page 1).
¢
page 1) or
¢
Handset
Enter the system
.