Operation Manual

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Operating the answer machine of the Gigaset A585 base station
A580/A585 / GBR / A31008-M2025-L101-1-7619 / answering_m.fm / 24.06.2010
Version 4, 29.10.2007
Activating/deactivating call
screening
During recording of a message you can
screen calls via the loudspeaker of the base
station and registered handsets.
Permanently activating/
deactivating call screening
§Menu§ ¢Voice Mail ¢ Call Screening
¢ Handset / Base (‰ =on)
a Press and hold (idle status).
Call screening can be simultaneously acti-
vated on the base station and handset.
Deactivating call screening for the
current recording
a Press the end call key.
Setting up the answer
machine
The answer machine has already been pre-
set at the factory. Make individual settings
using the handset.
Setting call acceptance
You can set when you want the answer
machine to answer a call.
The options are: Immediately, 10 sec, 18 sec
or 30 sec and Auto.
In Auto mode, the following applies for call
acceptance:
u If there are no new messages, the answer
machine answers a call after 18 seconds.
u If new messages are present, the answer
machine accepts a call after just 10 sec-
onds.
§Menu§ ¢Voice Mail ¢ Ring Delay
q Select an option Immediately /
10 sec / 18 sec / 30 sec / Auto
and press
§OK§ (‰ =on).
a Press and hold (idle status).
Setting the recording time
You can set the maximum recording time of
a message.
The options are: 1 Minute, 2 Minutes,
3 Minutes or Unlimited.
§Menu§ ¢ Voice Mail ¢ Message Length
q Select a recording time and
press
§OK§ (‰ =on).
a Press and hold (idle status).
Resetting fast access for the
answer machine using key 1
The integrated answer machine has already
been preset for fast access at the factory.
However, if you have set the network mail-
box for fast access (
¢ page 39), you can
reset this setting.
§Menu§ ¢ Voice Mail ¢ Set Key 1
Answer Machine
Select and press
§OK§.
a Press and hold (idle status).
When you have selected the answer
machine, press and hold key 1. You will be
connected directly.
The setting for fast access applies to all regis-
tered handsets.