Vidicode Professional Telephone Answering Machine Manual

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SEARCH LAST STOP
 
If the most recent message has not been erased, it can be listened to by 
pressing the softkey ‘LAST’. If you wish to listen to earlier messages, press the 
soft key  ‘SEARCH’. The messages can then be searched for by date, or date and 
search code.  
A * sign can be added at the beginning of the date, e.g. 28-09-98 becomes *–09-
98, or *-*-98. The search code does not need to be used. An explanation of the 
use of the search...

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Playback Mic.Records
SEARCH LAST STOP
 
You can again search by date and code. When searching by date, you do not need 
to fill in the code, but when searching by code you do have to fill in the date. All 
recordings with the code can be found by replacing the date with *-*-*.  
Searching recordings by code on the PTAM is similar to searching for files in a 
PC. An * is typed in as a “wildcard” that can represent everything. All recordings...

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Number:
FLASH REPEAT VOLUME
 
• Press the softkey under ‘REPEAT’ to redial the last number, or select a new 
number with the help of the telephone keys. 
• The display will show something like this:   
Number: 0793617181
FLASH MUTE 00:00:30
 
• Another, better, way of making phonecalls is to use the PTAM in the same 
way as, for instance, a GSM. First key in the number, correcting any mistakes 
with the 
 key. Then press ‘telephone’ to dial the...

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Stop the recording 
Recording can be stopped by pressing the ‘stop’ key. Now select whether you 
want to save or delete the call. A new recording of the remainder of the 
conversation can be started by pressing the ‘record’ key, or the ‘record’ and ‘play’ 
key simultaneously. (The keys needed to start the recording can be adjusted 
with the menu)  
 
Save call and start new recording  
 
Press the >>>  key  to stop  the present recording, save...

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The PTAM has a 200 number memory, in which telephone numbers can be pre-
programmed. To operate it follow these steps:  
• Type in a number    
• Press the ‘STORE’ softkey 
• Type in the name by repeatedly pressing the letter keys  
• Press the ‘STORE’ softkey 
• Check the name and number on the display     
• Press the ‘STORE’ softkey 
When a telephone number is being saved, special effects can be added to it:  
Adds...

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3.4 Recording from a telephone  
The PTAM can record calls made on another telephone (i.e. not on the PTAM 
itself), provided this telephone is connected to the telephone port of the PTAM.  
Start recording at the beginning of the conversation, in the same way you would 
start recording from a microphone.  The PTAM will sense that this is a telephone 
conversation and will record from the line rather than from the microphone. 
The recordings will...

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 Before playback   Selects the preceding record 
  During playback  Fast rewind. This is done with 
increasing speed, so that the selected 
place is found quickly even in long 
recordings.   
    
 During playback  Stops recording  
    
 
3.6 How the disk is organized and how to erase a recording  
The PTAM stores all recordings sequentially. When the disk is full, it will start 
all over again, always erasing the oldest recordings first. The...

Handleiding PTAM  ©-1998 Vidicode Datacommunicatie BV 28 • You will see:     
 
Searchcode = 7936171
ERASE BACK ERASE
 
• Press on both ‘ERASE’ keys simultaneously.   
• The display will show: 
 
16-04-98 12:50 7936171
BACK ERASE BACK
 
• Press  ‘ERASE’ again to confirm  
• You will see: 
 
16-04-98 12:50 7936171
One moment please!
 
• As has been said before, it takes time for the PTAM to erase the recording    

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4 The timetable and voice response   
The timetable is an important feature of the PTAM, offering the user a choice 
of several options. 
The timetable makes sure that the PTAM works correctly at any moment of the 
day. It only works when the PTAM has been switched to ‘AWAY’. 
Voice response enables callers to ask for information or switch to a different 
language. The choices they make are stored in searchcodes, enabling you to sort 
the recorded...

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Monday 00:00=?
DAY EMPTY BACK
 
Filling in the timetable   
Always indicate the starting time in the timetable, and with it the number of the 
message that should be spoken from that time onwards.  
The message is either a welcome message (from 351 to 379), or a personal 
system message (from 400 upwards).  
If you do not want the PTAM to answer, fill in *. The display will show XXX  and 
the PTAM will not answer until the next starting...