Operating The Answer Machine (Al145); Setting Up The Answer Machine; Assigning Key 1 For Quick Dial To The Answer Machine (Network Mailbox) - Siemens Gigaset AL140 User Manual

Operating the answer machine
(AL145)
The answer machine is operated from the handset
(see Menu tree, page 12).
Activating/deactivating the answer machine
±
The icon appears in the display.
The telephone is supplied with a pre-recorded
announcement. This pre-recorded announcement
is used if no personal announcement is available.
If the memory is full the answer machine switches
itself off automatically. It activates again automat-
ically when you delete old messages.
Recording your own announcement
See Menu tree, page 12.
You hear the ready tone (short tone). Now speak
your announcement (at least 3 sec.). Press OK to
a
confirm or press or
After recording, the announcement is played back
for you to check.
Please note:
Recording ends automatically when the max.
recording time of 170 seconds is reached or if
there is a break in speaking of more than
2 seconds.
Playing back or deleting announcements
See Menu tree, page 12.
Playing/deleting messages
Playback begins with the first new message.
Playing back old messages
See answer machine list, page 5.
Stopping and controlling playback
During message playback:
2
Stop playback: Press
t
Go to the start of the current message.
t
To the previous message.
2 x
v
Skip to the next message.
v
To the next message but one.
2 x
Reading CNIP information of a message
◆
Please see page 5.
Deleting individual messages
While playback is paused, press the
Deleting all old messages
During playback or pause:
¢
MENU Delete all old
rity prompt)
"
to reject your recording.
2
again to resume.
˜
display key.
¢
OK (Confirm the secu-
6
Picking up a call from the answer machine
You can still accept a call while the answer
machine is recording it by pressing
stops and you can speak to the caller.

Setting up the answer machine

The answer machine has already been preset at the
factory. Make individual settings using the hand-
set.
Setting call acceptance
You can set when you want the answer machine to
accept a call.
¢
Select
MENU Voice Mail
¢ ¢
Immediately /
OK
¢
‰
OK ( = on)
Auto
Setting the recording time
See Menu tree, page 12.
Setting a different language
You can change the language used for voice
prompts and the pre-recorded announcement.
¢
MENU 3 3 9 2
Selecting the language:
1 (English), 2 (French), 3 (Arabian).
The display shows Saved.
Assigning key 1 for quick dial to the
answer machine (network mailbox)
Simply press and hold key
you will be connected directly to the answer
machine (network mailbox).
See Menu tree, page 12.
c.
Recording
¢ ¢
OK
Ring Delay
/
10 sec 20 sec
(starts the procedure).
1
on the handset and
/ /
30 sec