Operating The Gigaset Sl400A Base Answering Machine; Operating Via The Handset; Recording Announcements - Siemens SL400 User Manual

Operating the
Gigaset SL400A base
answering machine
You can access the answering machine via
the handset or by remote operation (from
another telephone/mobile phone). You can
record your own announcement message or
advisory message via the handset.
Answering machine mode
You can use the answering machine in two
different modes.
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In Answer & Record mode, the caller
hears the announcement and can then
leave a message.
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In Answer only mode, the caller hears
your announcement but cannot leave a
message.

Operating via 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 and
setting answering machine mode
You can choose between Answer & Record,
Answer only and Alternating. By using the
Alternating setting, you can activate answer
and record mode for a set period of time,
outside this period the caller will only hear
the announcement.
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Activation (μ= on)
§Edit§
Press the display key.
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You can enter data in the following fields:
Activation:
Select On or Off to activate/deactivate
the answering machine.
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Mode:
Select Answer & Record, Answer only or
Alternating.
If Alternating mode is selected:
Record from:
Enter hours/minutes for the start of
the period in 4-digit format.
(The time must be set on the phone
beforehand.)
Record to:
Enter hours/minutes for the end of the
period in 4-digit format.
If answer & record is not set, answer only
mode applies.
§Save§
Press the display key.
If the messages memory is full and
Activation: On has been selected, saving is
interrupted and you will receive an instruc-
tion to delete old messages.
When you switch the answering machine
on, the remaining memory time is
announced. If the time has not yet been set,
an appropriate announcement is made (set
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the display.
The phone is supplied with pre-recorded
announcements for answer and record
mode and for answer only mode. If a per-
sonal announcement has not been
recorded, the relevant pre-recorded
announcement is used.
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Recording announcements/

advisory messages
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Announcements
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Record Announcem. / Record Adv.
Msg.
§OK§
Press the display key to start the
recording.
You hear the ready tone (short tone).
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Now speak your announcement (at least
3 secs.).
§End§
Press the display key to end the
recording.
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