Operation Manual
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AL180/AL185/AL280/AL285 / MEA EN / A31008-M2003-R101-1-UZ19 / main.fm / 31.10.2008
Answer machine list (AL185/AL285 only)
You can use the answer machine list to listen to the
messages that are on the answer machine.
The answer machine list is displayed as follows:
Number of new messages + number of old, played back
messages
Opening the answer machine list
f
¢ VoiceMail 01+02 ¢ OK
If you have new messages, playback will start with
the first new message, otherwise with the first old
message.
Using other functions
u (Select entry) ¢ MENU
The following functions can be selected with u:
Operating the answer machine
(AL185/AL285)
The answer machine can be operated from the
handset or by using the key on the base station
(
¢ p. 1).
The telephone is supplied with a pre-recorded
an
nouncement. You can only record your own
announcement messages using the handset. This
pre-recorded announcement is used if no personal
announcement is available.
If the memory is full, the answer machine switches
i
tself off automatically. It activates again automat-
ically when you delete old messages.
Activating/deactivating the answer machine
MENU ¢ Voice Mail ¢ OK ¢ Answer Mach.
¢ OK (
‰
= on)
When you switch on the answer machine, the
± icon appears in the display.
Recording your own announcement
MENU ¢ Voice Mail ¢ OK ¢ Announcements ¢ OK
¢ Rec announce ¢ OK ¢ Speak after OK ¢ OK
You hear the ready tone (short tone). Now speak
your announcement (at least 3 sec.). Press
OK to
confirm or press
a or ” to reject your recording.
After recording, the announcement is played back
for you to check.
Please note:
Recording ends automatically when the max.
re
cording time of 170 seconds is reached or if
th
ere is a break in speaking of more than
2 seconds.
Playing back or deleting announcements
See Menu tree ¢ p. 15.
Playing/deleting messages
Open the answer machine list to play back mes-
sages.
Stopping and controlling playback
During message playback:
Deleting individual messages
While playback is paused, press the
˜ display key.
Deleting all old messages
During playback or pause:
MENU ¢ Delete all old ¢ OK (Confirm the security
prompt)
Picking up a call from the answer machine
You can still accept a call while the answer
machine is recording the message by pressing
c .
Recording stops and you can speak to the caller.
Setting up the answer machine
The answer machine has already been preset at the
factory. Make individual settings using the hand-
set.
Details on how to set a delay time, after which the
an
swer machine is to answer a call, as well as
details on how to set the recording length and acti-
vate call screening during the recording, are avail-
able from the Menu tree
¢ p. 15.
Setting a different language
You can change the language used for voice
prompts and the pre-recorded announcement.
MENU ¢ 4 3 9 2 1 (starts the procedure).
Selecting the language:
0 (English), 1 (French), 2 (Arabian).
The display shows
Saved.
Continue
Resume paused playback.
Volume
Set the volume.
Copy to Dir.
Copy an entry to the directory.
Delete all old
Delete all old messages.
VoiceMail 01+02
2
Stop playback. Press 2 again to resume.
t
Go to the start of the current message.
2 x t
Skip to the previous message.
v
Skip to the next message.
2 x v
Skip to the next message but one.










