Activating/Deactivating Call Screening - Siemens Gigaset C595 User Manual

Picking up a call from the
answering machine
You can pick up a call while the answering
machine is recording or is being operated
via remote operation:
c /
§Accept§
Press the talk or display key.
Recording stops and you can speak to the
caller.
If 2 seconds of the call have already been
recorded when you pick it up, 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
signalled 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.
Precondition: Sufficient memory space is
available on the answering machine.
An external call is signalled on the handset:
Ô
Select display key.
The answering machine immediately starts
in recording mode and records the call. The
set time for ring delay (
ignored.
Activating/deactivating two-way
record
You can record an external call with the
answering machine.
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Inform the caller that the call is being
recorded.
§Options§
Open menu.
Two-way Record
Select and press
Operating the answering machine of the Gigaset C595 base
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§OK§
.
Two-way record is indicated on the display
by an advisory text and is added to the
answering machine list as a new message.
§End§
Press the display key to stop
two-way record.
The maximum recording time is dependent
on the memory 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.
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Activating/deactivating
call screening
While a message is recording, you can screen
calls via the loudspeaker of the base and reg-
istered handsets.
Permanently activating/deactivating
call screening
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v
Call Screening
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Handset / Base (³= on)
§Change§
Select display key to activate/
deactivate the function.
Call screening can be simultaneously acti-
vated on the base and handset.
Deactivating call screening for the
current recording
You can deactivate the function on the
handset during the recording.
§Silence§
Press the display key.
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