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Answering machine operation
Gigaset C355 / GBR / A31008-M1632-L161-1-7619 / answering_m.fm / 19.1.05
Activating/deactivating
call screening
While a message is recording, you can lis-
ten to it on the loudspeakers in the base
and in the registered Gigaset C35 hand-
sets.
Permanently activating/deactivating
call screening
§Menu§
¢
Voice Mail
¢
Call Screening
¢
Handset
/
Base
(
‰
= on)
a
Press
and
hold
(idle status).
Call screening on
Base
and
Handset
can be
activated simultaneously.
Deactivating call screening for the
current recording
a
Press the end call key.
Setting up the answering
machine
The answering machine is supplied set up
ready to use. You can make individual set-
tings from the handset.
Ring delay/charge saving function for
remote operation
You can set when the answering machine
will take a call.
The options are:
Immediately
,
10 sec
,
20 sec
or
30 sec
and the
charge saving
setting
Auto
.
With
Auto
the ring delay is as follows:
u
If no new messages are recorded yet,
the answering machine will answer a
call after
20 seconds
.
u
If new messages are already recorded,
it will answer a call after
10 seconds
.
When you check your answering machine
remotely you will know after around
15 seconds that there are no new mes-
sages (otherwise it would have answered
your call). There will be no call charges if
you hang up now.
§Menu§
¢
Voice Mail
¢
Ring Delay
q
Immediately
/
10 sec
/
20 sec
/
30 sec
/
Auto
select an option
and press
§OK§
(
‰
= on).
a
Press
and
hold
(idle status).
Please note:
You can set your phone so that the
first
ring of any ring tone is
suppressed
(page 37). This means that the time
selected for the ring delay is the time it
takes for the caller before the answering
machine answers the call.
Setting the recording time
You can set the maximum recording time
for a message.
The options are:
30 sec
,
60 sec
,
120 sec
or
Maximum
.
§Menu§
¢
Voice Mail
¢
Message Length
q
Select a recording time and
press
§OK§
(
‰
= on).
a
Press
and
hold
(idle status).
Resetting fast access on the
answering machine
When supplied, the built-in answering
machine is preset for fast access. If you
have set the Network Mailbox for fast
access (page 30), then you can reset this
setting.
§Menu§
¢
Voice Mail
¢
Set Key 1
Select
Answer Machine
/
Network
Mailbox
and press
§OK§
.
a
Press
and
hold
(idle status).