Operating The Answering Machine On The Gigaset Sl785 Base Station; Using The Handset; Answering Machine; Activation - Siemens Gigaset SL785 User Manual

Operating the answering
machine on the
Gigaset SL785 base
station
You can access the answering machine using
the handset or by remote operation (from
another telephone/mobile phone). You can
record your own announcement or advisory
message using 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.

Using the handset

The handset loudspeaker activates auto-
matically if you receive an acoustic prompt
or message while operating. You can switch
it off with the Handsfree key d.
Activating/deactivating and
setting the answering machine
mode
You can choose between Answer & Record,
Answer only and Alternating. By using the
Alternating setting, you can activate the
answer and record mode for a set period;
outside this period the caller will hear the
advisory message.
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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.

Operating the answering machine on the Gigaset SL785 base station

Mode:
Select Answer & Record, Answer only or
Alternating.
If the Alternating mode is selected:
Record from:
Using 4-digit format, enter hours/min-
utes for the start of the period.
(The time must be set on the phone
beforehand.)
Record until:
Using 4-digit format, enter hours/min-
utes for the end of the period.
§Save§
Press the Display key.
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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time page 14). The
the display.
The phone is supplied with prerecorded
announcements for the answer and record
mode and for answer-only mode. If a per-
sonal announcement has not been
recorded, the relevant prerecorded
announcement is used.
If the message memory is full and
Activation: On has been selected, saving is
interrupted, and you will receive an instruc-
tion to delete old messages.
Recording a personal
announcement/advisory message
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Announcements
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Record Announcemnt. / Record
Advisory Msg.
§OK§
Press the Display key to start the
recording.
You hear the ready tone (short tone).
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Now say your announcement (at least 3
secs.).
§End§
Press the Display key to end the
recording.
Cancel recording with a or
§OK§
the recording with
Ã
icon appears in
§Back§
. Restart
.
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