User manual SIEMENS GIGASET A590

[. . . ] 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 14) 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 9) 10 End call key / Power on/off * 11 Hash (#) key / Keypad lock on/off * ( page 9) 12 Call-by-call 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. 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 Ringer is deactivated Keypad lock is activated Talk icon Steady: Ongoing call Flashing: Incoming call received Phone book is opened Calls list icon Steady: Already inspected calls in calls list Flashing: New calls in calls list Off: No entry in calls list { In editing mode: Backspace. [. . . ] A second incoming call arriving during another call is indicated by an acoustic signal. cLI information is displayed if available. The call is stored in the calls list, page 13. Press Z to release the active call and to Please note Dialling using phone book ( page 14), redial list ( page 14), calls list ( page 14) or speed dialling ( page 11) saves you from having to reenter numbers and network provider prefixes. the waiting call becomes the active call. Press Z2 to put the first active call on hold and answer the waiting call. Press Z2 again, to toggle between the 2 callers. The waiting call is automatically refused after 40 seconds. An incoming call is indicated by ringing and by flashing of the and the Y icon on the display. If the handset is in the charging cradle and the AUTO ANSWER function is activated ( page 18), the handset will take a call automatically when you lift it from the cradle. You can adjust the ringer volume, ( page 18) or completely deactivate the ringer ( page 9). Using shortcut keys for speed dialling You can use key and 2 as shortcut keys. Precondition: The keys must be set up for speed dialling, page 15. The number stored on the related key for speed dialling is dialled immediately. You can use a call-by-call number stored in the phone book to economically make international calls. Precondition: The call-by-call number is stored in the phone book, page 15. Your Gigaset A590 will automatically pick the line and add the call-by-call number stored in the phone book as a prefix to the IDD phone number. You can adjust the earpiece volume during a call. You can mute your phone when making external calls. The microphone is deactivated so that your conversational partner can no longer hear you. In talk mode: c (activate talk mode)press and hold Q The service provider is called. You will hear an announcement of your provider. [. . . ] You can choose between 5 sound levels for the ringer volume; LEVEL 1 LEVEL 4 and RINGER OFF (default: An alarm will sound for 1 minute at the set time once or daily. You can also deactivate the ringer completely using the * key. You can choose between 10 ringer melodies (default: MELODY 1). To cut off the alarm press any key on the keypad. [. . . ]