Two-Way Recording; Picking Up A Call While The Answering Machine Is Responding - Gigaset C2 Operating Manual

Operating the answering machine directly

Two-way recording

You can make a two-way recording of a call. The two-way recording can then be played
back or deleted like a message.
During a call:
MENU
s
Record
s
AM1
OK
The two-way recording is also ended when the call ends or when the
i
memory is full. You should inform the person you are speaking to in
advance that you are making a two-way recording.

Picking up a call while the answering machine is responding

You can pick up a call, even if the answering machine has already switched itself on
×
(the icon flashes on the screen), or your announcement is still running, or the caller
is already leaving a message. When you pick up the call the recording stops.
Preconditions:
The same receive MSN is assigned to both the answering machine and the handset
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picking up the call (page 62).
Automatic listen in is not activated on any other handset (page 66).
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Automatic call pick up is activated (see page 67, factory default):
c d
Automatic pickup is deactivated:
c d
either ...
MENU
Open listening
or ...
MENU
s
Accept
In order to call another external party while the answering machine is recording a call
you must deactivate the automatic pickup (page 67).
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Open the menu.
Select the menu item and confirm.
OK
Select an answering machine and confirm,
OK
e. g. AM1. The two-way recording starts at once.
Press the display key to end the two-way recording.
Press the talk or handsfree key. You pick up the call.
Press the talk or handsfree key.
Open the menu.
Confirm to listen in. The caller cannot hear you.
OK
Open the menu.
Select and confirm to pick up the call.
OK