User's Manual

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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
Ô Select display key.
The answering machine immediately
starts in recording mode and records the
call. The time set for the ring delay
(
¢ page 38) is ignored.
Activating/deactivating two-way
record
You can record an external call with the
answering machine.
¤ Inform the caller that the call is being
recorded.
§Options§ Open menu.
Two-way Record
Select and press
§OK§.
Two-way record is indicated on the display
by an advisory text and is added to the
answering machine list as a new message.
§End§ Press the display key to stop
two-way record.
The maximum recording time depends on
the memory available on the answering
machine. If the memory is full, you will
hear an end tone, the recording is
aborted. The call recorded up to that point
is listed in the answering machine list as a
new message.
Activating/deactivating call
screening
While a message is recording, you can
screen calls via the speaker of the base
and registered handsets.
Permanently activating/deactivating call
screening
v
¢
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¢ Call Screening
¢ Handset / Base (³=on)
§Change§ Select display key to activate/
deactivate the function.
Call screening can be simultaneously acti-
vated on the base and handset.
Deactivating call screening for the current
recording
You can deactivate the function on the
handset during the recording.
§Silence§ Press the display key.
Setting the recording
parameters
The answering machine has already been
preset at the factory. Individual settings
can be adjusted using the handset.
v ¢
Ì
¢ Recordings
¤ Change multiple line input:
Length:
Maximum recording time. Select 1 min.,
2 min., 3 min. or Maximum. The default is
3 min.
Quality:
Select recording quality Long Play or
High
. If the quality set to high , the max-
imum recording time is reduced. The
default is long play.
Ring Delay:
When the answering machine should
accept a call select:
Immediately, 10 sec.,
18 sec., 30 sec. or Auto. The default is 18.
sec.
§Save§ Press the display key.
Information about call acceptance
In Auto mode, the following applies to
ring delay:
u If there are no new messages, the
answering machine accepts a call after
18 seconds.
u If new messages are present, the
answering machine accepts a call after
10 seconds.
When operating remotely (
¢ page 39) if
the answering machine does not "pick up"
the call in approx. 15 seconds there are no
new messages (otherwise the answering
machine would already have accepted
your call). There are no call charges if you
hang up before the answering machine
picks up.
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