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Operating the answering machine
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Recording a personal announcement/
announce only
§Menu§
¢
Answer Machine
¢
Record OGM
(OGM = outgoing message)
Answer & Rec. / Answer Only
Select the mode in which you
want to record the personal
announcement and press
§OK§
.
Record
Select and
p
ress
§OK§
to start
recording.
You will hear the ready tone (short tone).
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Now record your announcement (must
be at least 3 seconds long).
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Press
§OK§
to end the recording.
The recorded announcement will be
played back automatically. You can record
the announcement again by repeating
these steps.
Please note:
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Recording ends automatically if the
maximum recording time of 60 sec-
onds has been reached.
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If you cancel the recording, the prere-
corded announcement will be used.
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The recording is canceled if the answer-
ing machine’s memory is full.
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If necessary, delete old messages
and repeat the recording.
Playing back announcements
§Menu§
¢
Answer Machine
¢
Record OGM
¢
Answer & Rec.
/
Answer Only
Play
Select and press
§OK§
to start
playback.
If a personal announcement has not been
recorded, the corresponding prerecorded
announcement is used.
Deleting personal announcements
§Menu§
¢
Answer Machine
¢
Record OGM
¢
Answer & Rec.
/
Answer Only
Delete
Select and
p
ress
§OK§
to delete
the announcement. If no per-
sonal announcement exists,
you will hear an error tone.
After deleting the personal announce-
ment, the corresponding prerecorded
announcement will be used.
Selecting an announcement mode
You can choose between
Answer & Rec.
and
Answer Only
.
§Menu§
¢
Answer Machine
¢
Answer Mode
Answer & Rec.
/
Answer Only
Select mode and press
§OK§
.
The selected mode is saved even after the
answering machine is deactivated.
Playing back messages
The date and time of each message is
logged (provided this has been set,
page 9) and displayed during playback.
Note:
When recording your announcement, speak
directly into the handset's microphone, as if
talking on the phone. You can also use the
base station to record announcements or
memos.
Note:
If the message memory is full when in
Answer
& Rec.
mode, the answering machine switches
automatically to
Answer Only
mode. The flash-
ing
É
icon is displayed on the base station.
If there are no new messages on the answer-
ing machine and no new missed calls in the
Calls List,
Memory Full!
is displayed on the hand-
sets.
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Delete old messages.
The answering machine automatically
switches back to the mode set once deletion is
complete, or you can select another recording
mode.
Note:
The base station and the handset operate
differently when playing back messages.