Activating/Deactivating Call Screening - Siemens Gigaset C300A User Manual

Operating the Gigaset C300A base answering machine
Accepting a call from the
answering machine
You can pick up a call while the answering
machine is recording or is being operated
through remote operation:
§Accept§
Press the display key.
Recording stops and you can speak to the
caller.
If 3 seconds of the call have already been
recorded when you accept it, the call will be
displayed as a new message. The f key on
the handset flashes.
You can answer the call, even if it is not sig-
naled on the handset.
Diverting an external call to the
answering machine
You can divert an incoming external call to
the answering machine, even if it is deacti-
vated.
Prerequisite: Sufficient memory space is
available on the answering machine.
An external call is signaled on the handset:
¤ Divert to AM ¤
§Menu§
The answering machine starts immediately
in answer & record mode and records the
call. The set time for ring delay (¢ page 37)
is ignored.
Activating/deactivating two-way
record
You can record an external call with the
answering machine.
¤ Inform the caller that the call is being
recorded.
During the conversation:
§Menu§
Open menu.
Two-way Recording
Select and press
Two-way record is indicated on the display
by an advisory text and is added to the
answering machine list as a new message.
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§OK§
§OK§
.
§End§
Press the display key to stop
two-way record.
The maximum recording time depends on
the capacity available on the answering
machine. If the memory is full, you will hear
an end tone, the recording is aborted, and
the call recorded up to that point is listed in
the answering machine list as a new mes-
sage.
Activating/deactivating call
screening
While the caller is leaving a message on the
answering machine, you can listen in
through the loudspeaker on the base or
handset.
Permanently activating/deactivating
call screening
¤ Voice Mail ¤ Call Screening
§Menu§
¤ Handset / Base
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Call screening can be simultaneously acti-
vated on the base and handset.
Deactivating call screening for the
current recording
You can deactivate the function for your
own handset during the recording.
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Press the end call key.
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