Operation Manual

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Operating the answering machine
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¤ Now record your announcement (must
be at least 3 seconds long).
¤ Press §OK§ to end the recording.
Playback of the recorded announcement
will start automatically. You can record the
announcement again by repeating these
steps.
Please note:
u Recording ends automatically if the
maximum recording time of 60 sec-
onds has been reached.
u If you cancel the recording, the prere-
corded announcement will be used.
u The recording is canceled if the answer-
ing machine memory is full.
¤ If necessary, delete old messages
and repeat the recording.
Playing back announcements
§Menu§ ¢ Answer Machine ¢ Record OGM
¢ Answer & Rec. / Answer Only
Play Select and press §OK§ to start
playback.
If a personal announcement has not been
recorded, the corresponding prerecorded
announcement is used.
Deleting personal announcements
§Menu§ ¢ Answer Machine ¢ Record OGM
¢ Answer & Rec. / Answer Only
Delete Select and press §OK§ to delete
the announcement. If no per-
sonal announcement exists,
you will hear an error tone.
After deleting the personal announce-
ment, the corresponding prerecorded
announcement will be used.
Selecting an announcement mode
You can choose between Answer & Rec.
and Answer Only.
§Menu§ ¢ Answer Machine ¢ Answer Mode
Answer & Rec. / Answer Only
Select mode and press
§OK§.
The selected mode is saved even after the
answering machine is deactivated.
Playing back messages
The date and time of each message is
logged (provided this has been set,
page 9) and displayed during playback.
Playing back new messages
New messages you have not yet listened
to are indicated by the
Õ icon slowly
flashing and by the number of new mes-
sages flashing in the message counter of
the base station (page 3).
§Play§ Press the display key to start
playback.
The following example shows a display of
the handset when playing back new mes-
sages:
Note:
When recording your announcement, speak
directly into handset's microphone, as if
talking on the phone.
Note:
If the message memory is full when in Answer
& Rec. mode, the answering machine switches
automatically to Answer Only mode. If there are
no new messages on the answering machine
and no new missed calls in the Calls List, Mem-
ory Full! is displayed on the handsets.
¥ Delete old messages.
The answering machine automatically
switches back to the mode set once deletion is
complete, or you can select another recording
mode.
On the base station: Press the
ó key.