User manual SIEMENS GIGASET A280

[. . . ] 1 Gigaset A280 The handset at a glance 1 Display in idle mode 2 Back key When editing text: backspace In menu: go back to previous level 3 Internal communication key ( page 16) 4 Talk key / Redial list* ( page 13) 5 Control key In idle mode: s open phone book, t open calls list. In menu, phone book and lists: Scrolling up/down 6 Star key / Ringer on/off * 7 Recall key Consultation call (flash) Insert pause* 8 OK key 9 Menu key ( page 10) 10 End call key / Power on/off * 11 Hash (#) key / Keypad lock on/off * ( page 9) 12 IP dialling key * ( page 11) 13 Mute key (microphone off) ( page 11) * To activate a function marked with an asterisk (*) press and hold the corresponding key. Display in idle mode Press and hold the A key to toggle between name/number and date/time display. 1 Gigaset U 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 6 7 11 12 13 Gigaset U 1 10/31 U 12-30 Display icons Talk icon U = Ringer is deactivated Keypad lock is activated Radio signal Steady: Handset is linked with base Flashing: Handset is out of range or not registered Battery icon Steady: Full, more than1 hour talking time Flashing: Charging Steady: Less than 1 hour talking time Flashing: Almost flat Alarm clock is activated Y Calls list icon { Steady: Ongoing call Flashing: Incoming call received Phone book is opened Steady: Already inspected calls in calls list Flashing: New calls in calls list Off: No entry in calls list In editing mode: Backspace. Press A to delete one character at a time In menu: Press A to go back to previous level or exit menu. [. . . ] Press [ / \ to increase/decrease volume. The current setting is shown on the display. Adjusting the loudspeaker volume There are 5 levels of loudspeaker volume (default: L3). You can adjust the loudspeaker volume during a call. Precondition: Hands-free talking is activated. Press [ / \ to increase/decrease volume. The current setting is shown on the display. Making calls (base) Making an external call External calls are calls using the public telephone network. ~ (enter number in idle mode) (pick up receiver) or (pick up receiver) ~ (enter number) The phone number is dialled. To cancel the dialling replace the receiver. Muting You can mute your phone when making external calls. The microphone is deactivated so that your conversational partner can no longer hear you. To deactivate the microphone briefly press . The icon appears on the display when the microphone is deactivated. IP dialling You can use IP dialling to economically make international calls. Precondition: You own an IP dial service card and the IP code is stored in the phone book via the handset menu, page 15. Please note Dialling using phone book ( page 15), redial list ( page 13) or calls list ( page 14) saves you from having to re-enter numbers and network provider prefixes. Accepting a call An incoming call is indicated by ringing and by flashing of the and the Y icon on the display. To accept an incoming call: (pick up receiver) or press d (hands-free talking) You can adjust the ringer volume ( page 19) or deactivate the ringer completely ( page 9). In idle mode: ~ (enter IDD (International Direct Dial) number) and hold Q (pick up receiver) or press d. Your Gigaset A280 will automatically pick the line and add the IP code stored in the phone book as a prefix to the IDD phone number. press Ending a call Replace the receiver or press d (end hands-free talking). Hands-free talking Activating while dialling: ~ enter phone number In talk mode: (pick up receiver) press and hold Q The service provider is called. You will hear an announcement of your service provider. You can also use the Q key for IP dialling from phone book, calls list, or redial list and dial the IP code directly. d. Switching between earpiece and hands-free mode: During a call press the hands-free key d to activate or deactivate hands-free talking. 13 Calls list The calls list stores incoming calls: name, number, time stamp (max. The Y icon appears on the display when there are any entries in the calls list. The Y icon blinks if there is a new entry. Calling Line Identification (CLI) CLI is a telephone service that transmits a caller's number and possibly an associated name to the called party's telephone equipment. Precondition: 1 You network provider enables to display the caller's number (CLIP) or name (CNIP). 2 The caller has asked the network provider for his number to be identified. Using the calls list on the base station When you get a call, the caller's number and the 12:30 31-10 #02 time stamp will be displayed. 123456789 #NN indicates the number of the entry in the calls list. [. . . ] To change the handset settings use the menu. f ADVANCED SET AUTO PREFIX FLASH TIME DIAL MODE Set a prefix for dialling outside line. Change the dial mode. Changing the PIN The base station is protected via PIN against unauthorised handset registration. You can change the preset PIN via menu. Prefix setup You can set a prefix which is automatically added to a phone number with at least 5 digits. This prefix can be used to dial into the outside line when operating the device on a PABX. [. . . ]