User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Gigaset C300/C300A - your high-quality accessory
- Overview
- Understanding the display icons
- Using the display keys
- Main menu icons
- Base overview
- Contents
- Taking the first steps
- Using the phone
- Menu overview
- Making calls
- Using the directory and lists
- Directory
- Saving the first number in the directory
- Saving a number in the directory
- Order of directory entries
- Selecting a directory entry
- Selecting from the directory
- Managing directory entries
- Using shortcut keys
- Transferring the directory to another handset
- Copying the displayed number to the directory
- Copying numbers from the directory
- Using the redial list
- Message key function
- Answering machine list (Gigaset C300A only)
- Call list
- Directory
- Operating the Gigaset C300A base answering machine
- Using the network mailbox
- ECO DECT
- Using the handset as an alarm clock
- Using multiple handsets
- Handset settings
- Base station settings
- Connecting the base to the PBX
- Troubleshooting
- Protecting our environment
- Appendix
- FCC / ACTA Information
- Service (Customer Care)
- Accessories
- Mounting the base on the wall
- Mounting the charger on the wall
- Index
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Operating the Gigaset C300A base answering machine
Gigaset C300-C300A / USA-CAN EN / A31008-M2203-R301-2-3S19 / answering_m.fm / 11.07.2011
Version 4, 16.09.2005
Setting the recording
parameters
The answering machine has already been
preset at the factory. Individual settings can
be adjusted using the handset.
Setting the recording time
You can set the maximum recording time of
a message: 1 Minute, 2 Minutes, 3 Minutes
or Unlimited.
§Menu§ ¤ Voice Mail ¤ Message Length
q Select the recording time and
press
§OK§ (³= selected).
Setting ring delay
You can set when you want the answering
machine to accept a call: Immediately,
10 sec, 18 sec, 30 sec or Auto.
§Menu§ ¤ Voice Mail ¤ Ring Delay
q Select time and press §OK§
(
³= selected).
Information about ring delay
In Auto 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 39), 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.
Changing the language for
voice prompt and
prerecorded announcement
§Menu§ Open main menu.
*#Q5#2
Enter digits and press
Q
§OK§ To set English.
§OK§ To set French.
2 §OK§ To set Spanish.
Resetting fast access for the
answering machine using
key 1
To access the answering machine, simply
press and hold the key – you do not
have to select it through the menu.
The integrated answering machine has
already been preset at the factory. However,
if you have set the network mailbox for fast
access (¢ page 40), you can change this set-
ting.
§Menu§ ¤ Voice Mail ¤ Set Key 1
Answering Machine
Select and press
§OK§.
The setting for fast access applies to all regis-
tered handsets.