User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Gigaset S790/S795 - more than just a telephone
- The handset at a glance
- Display symbols
- The base at a glance
- Contents
- Safety precautions
- First steps
- Using the phone
- Menu overview
- Making calls
- Using the directory and lists
- Operating the Gigaset S795 base answering machine
- Using the network mailbox
- ECO DECT
- Setting an appointment (calendar)
- Setting the alarm clock
- Using multiple handsets
- Using a handset as a room monitor
- Handset settings
- Quick access to numbers and functions
- Changing the display language
- Setting the display
- Activating/deactivating auto answer
- Changing the speaker/earpiece volume
- Changing ringtones
- Resource Directory
- Activating/deactivating advisory tones
- Setting long-distance and area codes
- Restoring the handset default settings
- Setting the base
- Connecting the base to the PABX
- Accessories
- Mounting the base on the wall (Gigaset S790 only)
- Mounting the charger on the wall
- Troubleshooting
- Appendix
- Additional functions via the PC interface
- FCC / ACTA Information
- Service (Customer Care)
- Index
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Operating the Gigaset S795 base answering machine
Gigaset S790/S795 / USA-CAN EN / A31008-M2121-R301-1-3S19 / answering_m.fm / 28.07.2009
Version 4, 16.09.2005
Operating the Gigaset S795
base answering machine
You can access the answering machine via
the handset, the buttons on the base
(¢ page 4) or by remote operation (from
another phone/mobile phone). You can
record your own announcement message
or advisory message via the handset.
Answering machine mode
You can use the
answering machine in
two different modes.
u In
Answer & Record mode, the caller
hears the announcement and can then
leave a message.
u In
Answer only mode, the caller hears
your announcement but cannot leave a
message.
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 the speaker key d.
Activating/deactivating and setting the
answering machine mode
You can choose between
Answer & Record,
Answer only and Alternating. By using the
Alternating setting, you can activate
answer and record mode for a set period
of time, outside this period the caller will
only hear the announcement.
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¢ Activation (μ=on)
§Edit§ Press the display key.
¤ You can enter data in the following
fields:
Activation:
Select On or Off to activate/deactivate
the
answering machine.
Mode:
Select Answer & Record, Answer only or
Alternating.
If
Alternating mode is selected:
Record from:
Enter hours/minutes for the start of
the period in 4-digit format.
(The time must be set on the phone
beforehand.)
Record until:
Enter hours/minutes for the end of
the period in 4-digit format.
If
Answer & Record is not set, Answer only
mode applies.
§Save§ Press the display key.
If the messages memory is full and Activa-
tion: On
has been selected, saving is inter-
rupted and you will receive an instruction
to delete old messages.
When you switch the answering machine
on, the remaining memory time is
announced. If the time has not yet been
set, an appropriate announcement is
made (set time
¢ page 15). The
Ã
icon
appears in the display. The LED display on
the base lights up
(¢ page 4).
The phone is supplied with pre-recorded
announcements for
Answer & Record mode
and for Announce only mode. If a personal
announcement has not been recorded,
the relevant pre-recorded announcement
is used.
Recording personal announcements/
advisory messages
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¢
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¢ Announcements
¢ Rec. Announcement / Rec. Advisory Msg.
§OK§ Press the display key to start
the recording.
You hear the ready tone (short tone).
¤ Now speak your announcement (at
least 3 secs.).
§End§ Press the display key to end
the recording.
Cancel recording with a or
§Back§. Restart
the recording with §OK§.
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