Operation Manual

Answering Calls
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Answering Calls
When you receive a call with FRITZ!fon, a signal tone notifies
you about the incoming call. At the same time, a message
box appears showing the number or name of the caller, if
available. If Caller ID is activated on the caller’s line,
FRITZ!fon displays the caller’s number.
To answer the call, click the “Answer” button. If you do not
want to accept the telephone call, click “Hang up”.
If you would like FRITZ!fon to ignore the call so that you can
pick it up on another telephone, select the “Ignore” button.
You can transfer the call to the answering machine if it is ac-
tive. Select “Answering Machine”.
7.2 Configuring the Answering Machine
Before FRITZ!fon can accept calls, certain information must
be provided, as for any answering machine. These include
such settings as the outgoing message played to callers and
the number of rings before the call is answered.
Before describing the settings, first an short explanation of
how to use profiles to program your answering machine flexi-
bly.
What Are Profiles?
There are two kinds of profiles for the answering machine:
answering profiles and schedules.
Answering Profiles
The answering profile defines the message texts and the sig-
nal tone for the answering machine. The profile also contains
settings such as the maximum recording time and the delay
before a call is answered.