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Operating the answering machine
Gigaset S455 / USA EN / A31008-M1714-R301-3-6019 / answering_m.fm / 21.8.07
An external call is signaled on the handset:
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Press the display key.
The answer machine starts immediately in
recording mode and records the call. The
set time for the call acceptance (page 21)
is ignored.
Activating/deactivating two-way
recording
You can record an
external
call with the
answer machine.
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Inform the caller that the call is being
recorded.
§Options§
Open
menu.
Two Way Record
Select and press
§OK§
.
The two-way recording is indicated on the
display by an advisory text and is added to
the answer machine list as a new mes-
sage.
§End§
Press the display key to stop
the two-way recording.
The max. recording time depends on the
available memory of the answer machine.
If the memory is full you will hear an end
tone, the recording is aborted, and the call
recorded up to that point is listed in the
answer machine list as a new message.
Activating/deactivating listen in
During recording of a message you can lis-
ten in via the loudspeaker of registered
handsets and the base station.
Activating/deactivating listen in
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Call Screening
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Handset
and/or
Base
(
= on)
a
Press and
hold
(idle status).
You can switch off the
Call Screening
func-
tion on the handset during the recording.
Switching off listen in for the current
recording
a
Press the end call key.
Setting up the answer machine
The answer machine has already been
preset at the factory. Set up individual set-
tings using the handset.
Toll-Saver Mode - Call acceptance/
charge saving function for remote
operation
You can set when you want the answer
machine to accept a call.
The options are:
0 sec.
, after
10 sec.
,
20 sec.
or
30 sec.
and the cost-saving setting
Auto
.
On
Auto
the following applies for call
acceptance:
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If no new messages are present, the
answer machine accepts a call after
20 seconds
.
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If new messages are present, the
answer machine accepts a call after
10 seconds
.
When operating remotely you then know
after approx. 15 seconds that there are no
new messages (otherwise the answer
machine would already have accepted
your call). There will be no call charges if
you hang up now.
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Ring Delay
Select
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0 sec.
/
10 sec.
/
20 sec.
/
30 sec.
/
Auto
.
§Save§
Press the display key.
a
Press and
hold
(idle status).
Setting the recording time
You can set the maximum recording time
for a message. The options are:
30
,
60
,
120 seconds
or
Maximum
.
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Message Length
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Select
recording
time.
§Save§
Press the display key.
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