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
Answering Machine Remote
Operation
You can check and activate your answering
machine from any other telephone (hotel,
pay phone etc.).
Prerequisites:
u You have set a system PIN other than
0000 (¢ page 48).
u The phone you are using for remote oper-
ation has tone dialing (DTMF) meaning
you hear different tones when you press
the keys. Alternatively, you can use a code
transmitter (available from your cell
phone retailer).
Calling the answering machine and
playing messages
~
Dial your own number.
9
~ While listening to your
announcement, press 9 and
enter the system pin.
You are informed whether any new mes-
sages have been recorded. The messages are
now played back. You can now operate the
answering machine with the keypad.
The following keys are used for operation:
A To return to the start of the cur-
rent message.
Press twice to go back to the
previous message.
B Stop playback. Press again to
resume.
3 Go to the next message.
0 Delete current message.
Activating the answering machine
¤ Phone home and let the phone ring until
you hear: "Please enter PIN".
~
Enter system PIN.
Your answering machine is activated. It tells
you how much capacity is left.
The messages are played.
The answering machine cannot be deacti-
vated remotely.