User's Manual
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
- Following safety precautions
- Taking the first steps
- Using the phone
- Menu overview
- Making calls
- Using the directory and lists
- Sending SMS (text messages)
- 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 PABX
- FCC / ACTA Information
- Service (Customer Care)
- Protecting our environment
- Appendix
- 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 / Master EN / A31008-xxxx-xxxx-x-xxxx / answering_m.fm / 16.04.2010
Version 4, 16.09.2005
Operating the
Gigaset C300A base
answering machine
You can operate the answering machine via
the handset, the buttons on the base
(¢ page 5) or by remote control (from
another phone/mobile phone). You can
record your own announcements using the
handset.
Operating via the handset
The handset loudspeaker activates auto-
matically if you receive an acoustic prompt
or message while operating. You can switch
it off with handsfree key d.
Activating/deactivating the
answering machine
§Menu§ ¤ Voice Mail ¤ Answerphone
(³=on)
If the message memory is full, the answering
machine cannot be activated. You will
receive an instruction to delete old mes-
sages.
When you switch the answering machine
on, the remaining memory time is
announced. If the time has not yet been set,
a corresponding announcement is made
(set time, ¢ page 16). The
Ã
icon appears
in the display.
The telephone is supplied with a pre-
recorded announcement. This pre-recorded
announcement is used if no personal
announcement is available.
Recording an announcement
§Menu§ ¤ Voice Mail ¤ Announcements
¤ Record Announcement
¤ Press OK, talk after tone
§OK§ Press the display key to start the
recording.
You hear the ready tone (short tone).
¤ Now speak your announcement (at least
3 secs.).
Just as if making a call via the receiver,
place the telephone against your ear and
speak into the microphone at a normal
volume.
§OK§ Press the display key to end the
recording.
Cancel recording with a or
§Back§. Restart
the recording with
§OK§.
After recording, the announcement is
played back for you to check.
Please note:
u Recording ends automatically, if the max-
imum recording time of 170 seconds is
exceeded or there is a break in speech for
more than 2 seconds.
u If you cancel the recording, the pre-
recorded announcement is used again.
Playing back an announcement
§Menu§ ¤ Voice Mail ¤ Announcements
¤ Play Announcement
If you have not recorded a personal
announcement, the pre-recorded
announcement is played.