Operating The Answering Machine (A495); Activating/Deactivating The Answering Machine; Setting Up The Answering Machine; Network Mailbox - Gigaset A490 User Manual

Operating the
answering machine
(A495)
The answer machine can be operated from
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the handset or by using the key on the base
station ( page 1).
The telephone is supplied with a pre-
recorded announcement. You can only
record your own announcement messages
using the handset. 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 automatically when you delete old
messages.
Activating/deactivating the
answering machine
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MENU VoiceMail
Mach. OK On/Off
When you switch on the answering
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machine, the
play.
Recording your own announcement
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MENU VoiceMail
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Announcements
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Rec announce
OK
You hear the ready tone (short tone). Now
speak your announcement (at least 3 sec.).
Press Stop recording to confirm or press
a "
or to reject your recording. 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 speak-
ing of more than 2 seconds.
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OK Answer
OK
icon appears in the dis-
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OK
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OK
OK Speak after
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Playing back or deleting
announcements
See Menu tree
Playing/deleting messages
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Open the answer machine list to play back
messages (
Deleting all old messages
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MENU VoiceMail
Delete all old
rity prompt)
Picking up a call from the answer
machine
You can still accept a call while the answer
machine is recording the message by press-
c
ing . Recording stops and you can speak
to the caller.
Setting up the answering
machine
The answering machine has already been
preset at the factory. Make individual set-
tings using the handset.
Details on how to set a delay time, after
which the answering machine is to answer
a call, as well as details on how to set the
recording length and activate call screen-
ing during the recording, are available from
the Menu tree
Using key 1 for fast access to
the answering machine

(network mailbox)

Simply press and hold key
set and you will be connected directly to
the answering machine (network mailbox).
See Menu tree
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page 25.
page 11).
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OK
(Confirm the secu-
OK
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page 25.
1
on the hand-
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page 25.