Automatic Network Provider Code (Preselection); Activating/Deactivating Listening In; Setting Up The Answering Machine - Siemens Gigaset A165 Manual

Additional functions for devices with
answering machines
Answering machine list
You can use the answering machine list to listen to
the messages that are on the answering machine.
The answering machine list is displayed as follows:
VoiceMail 01+02
Number of new messages + number of old, played back
messages
Opening the answering machine list
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f
VoiceMail 01+02
The playback starts.
Using other functions
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u
(Select entry)
MENU
The following functions can be selected with
Resume paused playback
Continue
(see page 6).
Set the volume.
Volume
Copy an entry to the directory.
Copy to Dir.
Delete all old messages.
Delete all old
Automatic network provider code
(preselection)
See Menu tree, page 11.
Using the answering machine
(A165/A265)
The answering machine can be operated both via
the handset (see Menu tree, page 11) and via the
keys on your base station (page 1).
Activating/deactivating the answering machine
±
Icon appears in the display. The
on the base station.
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 answering machine
switches itself off automatically. It activates again
automatically when you delete old messages.
Recording your own announcement
See Menu tree, page 11.
You hear the ready tone (short tone). Now speak
your announcement (at least 3 sec.). Press OK to
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confirm or press or
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OK
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key lights up
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to reject your recording.
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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 11.
Playing/deleting messages
Playback begins with the first new message.
Playing back old messages
See answering machine list, page 5.
Stopping and controlling playback
During message playback:
2
u
Stop playback: Press
:
t
Go to the start of the current message.
t
To the previous message.
2 x
v
To the next message.
v
To the next message but one.
2 x
Deleting an individual message
While playback is paused, press the
Deleting all old messages
During playback or pause:
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MENU Delete all old
rity prompt)
Picking up a call from the answering machine
You can still answer a call while the answering
machine is recording it by pressing
(handsfree). Recording stops and you can speak to
the caller.

Activating/deactivating listening in

During the recording of a message you can listen in
via the base station loudspeaker and the registered
handsets (only Gigaset A265), see Menu tree,
page 11.

Setting up the answering machine

The answering machine has already been preset at
the factory. Make individual settings using the
handset.
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again to resume
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display key.
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OK (Confirm the secu-
c or d