Operating The Answering; Machine; Operation Using The Base; Station Keys - Gigaset C285 Manual

Operating the answering machine
Viewing an entry
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t q (Select entry)
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§Menu§
View
The entry is displayed.
c / d Press the Talk key or the Hands-
free key.
The number is dialed.
Or:
§Back§
Press display key to go back.
List entry
New messages are at the top. A list entry
contains the following information:
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List type (in header)
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Status of entry (new entries are marked
with a star (*) in the header)
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Name of caller, if name is transmitted or
stored in directory
Caller's phone number, if only the num-
ber is transmitted
External Call, if no number is transmitted
or the caller has not subscribed to Caller
ID
Withheld, if the caller has withheld Caller
ID
You can add the number of the caller to
the directory (page 19).
u
Date and time of call (if set, page 13)
Ê Ë
u
Line: or behind the text shows
whether the call has come in on Line 1 or
Line 2.
You can manage the entries in the same way
as the entries of the Last Number Redial list
(see page 19).
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Operating the answering

machine

You can use the answering machine for both
lines or only for one line, depending on your
needs.
You can operate the base station's answer-
ing machine using the handset, using the
keypad of the base station (page 5), or using
remote operation (from another phone/cell
phone).
Announcement mode
You can use the answering machine in two
different modes.
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In Answer & Rec. mode, the caller hears
your 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.

Operation using the base

station keys

You can use the base station keys for the
most commonly used functions of your
answering machine. For more information,
see page 5.
Status of the answering machine
The LED in the Start/Stop key and the sym-
bols in the display of the base station indi-
cate the status of the answering machine.
The LED in the respective Start/Stop key ø
or ù
u
Is on when playing messages on the
respective line.
u
Flashes slowly when there is at least one
new message on the answering machine
for the respective line.
u
Flashes rapidly when the message mem-
ory for the respective line is full.