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Operating the Gigaset S800A base answering machine
Gigaset S800-S800A / en Großbritannien / A31008-M2125-L101-1-7619 / answering_m.fm / 20.05.2010
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rsion 4.1, 21
.11.2007
Operating the
Gigaset S800A base
answering machine
You can access the answering machine via
the handset, the buttons on the base
(
page 5) or by remote operation (from
another phone/mobile phone). You can
record your own announcement message or
advisory message via the handset.
Answering machine mode
You can use the answering machine in two
different modes.
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In
Answer & record
mode, the caller
hears the announcement and can then
leave a message.
u
In
Answer only
mode, the caller hears
your announcement but cannot leave a
message.
Operating via the handset
The handset loudspeaker activates
auto-
matically
if you receive an acoustic prompt
or message while operating. You can switch
it off with the speaker key
d
.
Activating/deactivating and
setting the answering machine
mode
You can choose between
Answer & record
,
Answer only
and
Alternating
. By using the
Alternating
setting, you can activate answer
and record mode for a set period of time,
outside this period the caller will only hear
the announcement.
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Activation
(
μ
= on)
§Edit§
Press the display key.
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You can enter data in the following fields:
Activation:
Select
On
or
Off
to activate/deactivate
the answering machine.
Mode:
Select
Answer & record
,
Answer only
or
Alternating
.
If
Alternating
mode is selected:
Record from:
Enter hours/minutes for the start of
the period in 4-digit format.
(The time
must
be set on the phone
beforehand.)
Record until:
Enter hours/minutes for the end of the
period in 4-digit format.
If
Answer & record
is not set,
Answer
only
mode applies.
§Save§
Press the display key.
If the messages memory is full and
Activa-
tion:
On
has been selected, saving is inter-
rupted and you will receive an instruction to
delete old messages.
When you switch the answering machine
on, the remaining memory time is
announced. If the time has not yet been set,
an appropriate announcement is made (set
time
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icon appears in
the display. The LED display on the base
lights up (
The phone is supplied with pre-recorded
announcements for
Answer & record
mode
and for
Announce only
mode. If a personal
announcement has not been recorded, the
relevant pre-recorded announcement is
used.
Recording personal
announcements/
advisory
messages
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Announcements
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Rec. Announcement
/
Rec. Advisory
Msg.
§OK§
Press the display key to start the
recording.
You hear the ready tone (short tone).
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Now speak your announcement (at least
3 secs.).
§End§
Press the display key to end the
recording.
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