User manual

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Operating the desktop phone answering machine
Gigaset DX600A isdn / Swisscom EN / A31008-N3101-F151-1-7619 / answering_m.fm / 20.05.2010
Version 4, 16.09.2005
Two-way record is indicated on the display
by an advisory text and is added to the
answering machine list as a new message.
§End§ Press the display key to stop
two-way record.
The maximum recording time depends on
the capacity available on the answering
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 answering machine list as a new mes-
sage.
Activating/deactivating call
screening
While recording a message, you can screen a
call via the desktop phone speaker or regis-
tered handsets.
Permanently activating/deactivating
call screening
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¢ Call Screening
Desktop Phone
Select to activate/deactivate
call screening on the desktop
phone (³=on).
Handset Select to activate/deactivate
call screening on the registered
handsets (³=on).
§Change§ Select display key to activate/
deactivate the function.
Deactivating call screening for the
current recording
You can deactivate the function during the
recording.
On the desktop phone:
§Silence§ Press the display key.
Answering a call
d / c Press the handsfree key or pick
up the receiver.
Setting the recording
parameters
The answering machine has already been
preset at the factory. Individual settings can
be adjusted via the desktop phone or a reg-
istered handset.
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¢ Recordings
¤ You can enter data in the following fields:
Length:
Maximum recording time 1 Min.,
Select 2 Min., 3 Min. or Maximum.
Quality:
Select Long Play or Excellent recording
quality. If the quality is higher, the maxi-
mum recording time is reduced.
Ring Delay:
Select when the answering machine
should accept a call: Immediately,
after 10 sec., 18 sec., 30 sec. or
Automatic.
§Save§ Press the display key.
Information about ring delay
In Automatic mode, the following applies
for ring delay:
u If there are no new messages, the answer-
ing machine answers a call after 18 sec-
onds.
u If there are new messages, the answering
machine answers a call after 10 seconds.
When operating remotely(
¢ page 72), you
can tell after approx. 15 seconds that there
are no new messages (otherwise the
answering machine would have already
accepted your call). There are no call charges
if you hang up now.