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Operating the answering machine
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end tone and an announcement about
how much recording time remains.
If the message concerned has been saved
with the date and time you will hear an
appropriate announcement before play-
back begins.
Playing back old messages
You can listen to old messages if there are
no more new messages. Start the play-
back as described under "Listening to new
messages".
After the entry time and date have been
played back (after approx. 3 seconds) a
new message assumes the status "old".
Stopping and controlling playback
During message playback:
2
Pause playback. Press
2
again to resume
t
or
1
To previous message.
s
or
I
To next message.
After an interruption of over one minute,
the answer machine returns to idle status.
Marking a message as "new"
A previously played back "old" message is
displayed as a "new" message again.
During message playback:
*
Press the star key.
An announcement informs you of the
message's new status.
Or:
§Options§
Open
menu.
Mark as New
Select and press
§OK§
.
Playback of the current message is can-
celled. Playback of next message starts, if
applicable.
The
f
key on the handset flashes.
Adding the telephone number of a
message to the directory
See also "Adding a displayed number to
Deleting messages
You can delete old messages either all at
once or individually.
Deleting all old messages
During playback or pause:
§Options§
Press the display key.
Del All Old Msgs
Select and press
§OK§
.
§Yes§
Press the display key to con-
firm the prompt.
Deleting individual old messages
During playback or pause:
§Delete§
Press the display key.
Picking up a call from the answer
machine
You can pick up a call while the answer
machine is recording it or 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 accept the call even if it is not sig-
naled on the handset.
Diverting an external call to the answer
machine
You can divert an incoming external call to
the answer machine even if it is switched
off.
Requirement:
Sufficient storage space is
available on the answer machine.