Siemens GIGASET C475 IP - Manual (Page 79)

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Operating the base station answer machine
Operation via the handset
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Picking up a call from the answer machine
You can pick up a call while the answer machine is recording or is being operated via
remote operation:
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§Accept§
Press the talk or display key.
Recording stops and you can speak to the caller.
If 3 seconds of the call have already been recorded when you pick it up, the call will be dis-
played as a new message. The f key on the handset flashes.
Forwarding an external call to the answer machine
You can forward an incoming external call to the answer machine.
Preconditions: There is sufficient free memory space. One of your handset's send/receive
numbers matches a receive number of the answer machine.
An external call is signalled on the handset:
Ÿ Press the display key.
The answer machine starts immediately in recording mode and records the call. The set
time for the call acceptance (page 79) is ignored.
The display key
Ÿ will not be displayed if the memory is full.
Activating/deactivating two-way recording
You can record an external call with the answer machine.
Precondition: You are conducting an external call. At least one of the handset's send/
receive numbers is assigned to the answer machine as a receive number (page 145).
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Inform the caller that the call is being recorded.
§Options§ Press the display key.
Two Way Record
Select and press §OK§ .
The two-way recording is indicated on the display by an advisory text and is added to the
answer machine list as a new message.
§End§ Press the display key to stop the two-way recording.
The maximum recording time depends on the memory available on the answer machine.
If the memory is full, you will hear an end tone and the recording is aborted. The conver-
sation recorded up to the end tone is then allocated to the answer machine list as a new
message.
Please note:
You can activate two-way recording for conference calls and toggling when making calls via a fixed
line network.