Activating/Deactivating Call Screening; Setting Up The Answer Machine; Call Screening - Siemens Gigaset S685 IP User Manual

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 65)
is ignored.
Ÿ
The display key
played 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 121).
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Inform the caller that the call is being
recorded.
Press the display key.
§Options§
Two Way Record
Select and press
The two-way recording is indicated on the
display by an advisory text and is added to
the answer machine list as a new mes-
sage.
Press the display key to stop
§End§
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 conversation recorded up to
Gigaset S675/S685 IP: operating the base station answer machine
will not be dis-
.
§OK§
the end tone is then allocated to the
answer machine list as a new message.
Please note:
You can activate two-way recording for confer-
ence calls and toggling when making calls via
a fixed line network.
Activating/deactivating call
screening
During recording of a message you can
screen a call via the handset loudspeaker.
Precondition: The number called is
assigned to the handset as a receive
number (page 120).
Permanently activating/deactivating

call screening

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Voice Mail
Call Screening
Select and press
a
Press and hold (idle status).
Deactivating call screening for the
current recording
You can deactivate the
tion for the current call during recording
via the handset.
a
Briefly press the end call key.

Setting up the answer machine

The answer machine has already been
preset at the factory. Make individual set-
tings using the handset.
Call acceptance/charge saving
function for remote operation
You can set when you want the answer
machine to accept a call.
The options are: 0 sec., after
or 30 sec. and the cost-saving setting
Automatic.
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Local AM
‰
( = on)
§OK§
Call Screening func-
10 sec., 18 sec.
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