User manual SIEMENS GIGASET E455

[. . . ] s Issued by Gigaset Communications GmbH Schlavenhorst 66, D-46395 Bocholt Gigaset Communications GmbH is a trademark licensee of Siemens AG Gigaset Communications GmbH 2008 All rights reserved. www. gigaset. com Gigaset E455 Handset at a glance 1 16 INT 1 10. 05. 05 INT 09:45 SMS V 2 3 15 14 13 12 4 5 11 10 9 6 7 8 Base station at a glance 1 Display in idle status 2 Battery pack charge status = e V U (flat to full) = flashes: battery pack almost flat e V U flashes: battery pack charging 3 Display keys (page 13) 4 Message key Access to calls and message lists; Flashes: new message or new call. 5 End call key, On/Off key End call, cancel function, go back one menu level (press briefly), back to idle status (press and hold), activate/deactivate handset (press and hold in idle status) 6 Hash key Key lock on/off (press and hold in idle status), Toggle between upper/lower case and digits 7 Call-by-call list key Open call-by-call list 8 Connection socket for headset 9 Microphone 10 Recall key - Confer (Flash) - Insert a dialling pause (press and hold) 11 Star key Ringtones on/off (press and hold), Open table of special characters 12 Key 1 Select answering machine/network mailbox (press and hold) 13 Talk key Answer a call, open last number redial list (press briefly), start dialling (press and hold) 14 Handsfree key Switch between earpiece and handsfree mode; Lights up: handsfree activated; Flashes: incoming call 15 Control key (page 13) 16 Signal strength i (high to low) | flashes: no reception Registration/Paging key (page 37/page 37) 1 Contents Contents Safety precautions . 4 Gigaset E455 more than just a telephone . [. . . ] The selected mode is saved even after the answering machine is deactivated. & Record mode the memory for messages is full the selection is interrupted and you will receive an instruction to delete old messages. The answering machine automatically switches back to the set mode once deletion is complete or else you can reselect the required recording mode. From: Enter hours/minutes for the start of the period in 4-digit format. Until: Enter hours/minutes for the end of the period in 4-digit format. If the memory for messages is full and Activation: On has been selected, saving is interrupted and you will receive an instruction to delete old messages. Delete old messages and repeat the setting. As soon as you change the announcement mode (page 31), the function Ans Mode Time is automatically deactivated. Playing back messages The date and time of each message is logged (provided this has been set, page 8) and displayed during the playback. If Calling Line Identification is activated, then the caller's number or name is displayed. If the caller's number is stored in the directory, the respective name is displayed. Setting 'answer and record' or 'announce only' by toggling You can use the Ans Mode Time setting to change over the announcement mode for a specific period. If you activate Ans Mode Time and set a period (e. g. 18. 00 to 8. 00 h) the answering machine switches to Announce Only mode for this period. Outside this period (08. 01 to 17. 59), the Ans. v Voice Mail Announcements Set Ans. Mode Ans Mode Time ( = on) Playing back new messages New messages that have not yet been heard are indicated by the icon in the display and by the f key flashing on the handset. An announcement informs you if there are new messages or just old ones or no messages. If there are new messages playback then begins with the first new message. After the last new message you will hear the end tone and an announcement about how much recording time remains. 31 Operating the answering machine If the message concerned has been saved with the date and time you will hear an appropriate announcement before playback begins. Adding the telephone number of a message to the directory See also "Adding a displayed number to the directory", page 17. Playing back old messages You can listen to old messages if there are no more new messages. Start the playback as described under "Listening to new messages". After the entry time and date have been played back (after approx. 3 seconds) a new message assumes the status "old". Deleting messages You can delete old messages either all together or individually. Deleting all old messages During playback or pause: Options Press the display key. Yes Press the display key to confirm the prompt. Stopping and controlling playback During message playback: 2 Pause playback. [. . . ] This will avoid possible health risks and damage, and also ensure that all the relevant regulations are complied with. 56 Index Index A Access protection . 30 answering machine (remote operation) . 30, 31 Announcement mode (answering machine) . 31 recording a personal announcement/ announce only . [. . . ]