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Operating the answering machine on the Gigaset C595 base
Gigaset C590/C595 / USA-CAN engl / A31008-M2101-R301-1-3S19 / answering_m.fm / 28.07.2009
Version 4, 16.09.2005
After recording, the announcement plays
back for you to check. You can re-record
the announcement with
§New§.
Please note:
u Recording ends automatically if the
maximum recording time of 100 sec-
onds 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.
u If the answering machine's memory is
full, it switches to
Answer only mode.
¤ Delete old messages and the
answering machine automatically
switches back to
Answer & Record
mode. Repeat the recording if
required.
Playing back announcements/
advisory messages
v
¢
Ì
¢ Announcements
¢ Play Announcement / Play Advisory Msg.
If you have not recorded a personal
announcement, the relevant pre-recorded
announcement plays.
Record a new announcement while play-
ing back the announcement:
§New§ Press the display key.
If the answering machine's memory is full,
it switches to
Answer only mode.
¤ Delete old messages and the answering
machine will automatically switches
back to
Answer & Record mode. Repeat
the recording if required.
Deleting announcements/
advisory messages
v
¢
Ì
¢ Announcements
¢ Del. Announcement / Del. Advisory Msg.
§Yes§ Press the display key to con-
firm the prompt.
After deleting your announcement, the
relevant pre-recorded announcement is
used again.
Playing back messages
The date and time of each message is
logged (if this function has been set,
¢ page 15) and displayed during the
playback. If Calling Line Identification
(CID) activates, the caller's number or
name displays. If the caller's number is
saved in the directory, its name displays.
Playing back new messages
New messages that have not yet been
heard are indicated in the display with a
symbol and number:
The fkey on the handset and the display
on the base flashes. The number of new
messages is shown on the base.
f Press the message key.
Ans. Machine:
Select and press
§OK§.
If there are new messages, playback then
begins with the first new message. After
the last new message plays you will hear
the end tone and an announcement about
how much recording time remains.
If the message was saved with the date
and time, you will hear an appropriate
announcement before playback begins.
Playing back old messages
You can listen to old messages if there are
no more new messages. Begin playback as
described under "Playing back new mes-
sages".
After the entry time and date have been
played back (after approx. 3 seconds) a
new message assumes the state "old".
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