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Operating the answering machine
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Switching the answering machine
on/off
You can switch the answering machine on
and off separately for each line.
§Menu§
¢
Answer Machine
¢
Ans On/Off
Line 1 / Line 2
Select the line for which you
want to switch the answering
machine on/off and press
§OK§
.
On
/
Off
Select an entry and press
§OK§
.
When the answering machine is turned on
the
×
icon for the respective line is dis-
played on the screen.
The phone includes a prerecorded
announcement for the answer and record
mode and announce-only mode. If a per-
sonal announcement has not been
recorded, the corresponding prerecorded
announcement is used.
Recording a personal
announcement/announce only
You can record different announcements for
each line.
§Menu§
¢
Answer Machine
¢
Record OGM
(OGM = outgoing message)
Line 1 / Line 2
Select the line for which you
want to record an announce-
ment and press
§OK§
.
Answer & Rec.
/
Answer Only
Select the mode in which you
want to record the personal
announcement and press
§OK
.
Record
Select and press
§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).
¤
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 max-
imum recording time of 60 seconds is
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 memory is full.
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If necessary, delete old messages and
repeat the recording.
Playing back announcements
§Menu§
¢
Answer Machine
¢
Record OGM
¢
Line 1
/
Line 2
¢
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
¢
Line 1
/
Line 2
¢
Answer & Rec.
/
Answer Only
Delete
Select and press
§OK§
to delete
the announcement. If no per-
sonal announcement exists, you
will hear an error tone.
After deleting the personal announcement,
the corresponding prerecorded announce-
ment will be used.
On the base station:
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Press the
ö
key.
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Press the display key
§Line 1§
/
§Line 2§
to select
the line for which you want to switch the
answering machine on/off.
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.