Gigaset C610H User Guide

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The handset at a glance

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The handset at a glance

1 Display in idle status
2 Battery charge status (
3 Display keys (
4 Message key (

Access to call 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 Pound key

Keypad lock on/off (press and hold in
idle status);
toggles between upper/lower case and digits

7 MUTE key (

Mute the microphone

8 Microphone
9 FLASH key

- Flashes: consultation call

- Insert a dialing pause (press and hold)

10 Star key

Ringtone on/off (press and hold);
with an open connection: switch between
pulse dialing/tone dialing (press briefly);

Text input: Open table of special characters
11 Headset connection (
12 Key 1

Dial network mailbox (press and hold)
13 Talk k ey

Flashes: incoming call;

Accept a call; open redial list (press and hold);

start dialing (press briefly)
14 Handfree key

Switch between earpiece and handfree mode
15 Control key (

16 Signal strength (

Green: Eco Mode activated (

¢page 19)

¢page 27)

¢page 18)

¢page 15)

¢page 32)

¢page 16)

¢page 15)

¢page 36)

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Display symbols

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Signaling

External call (¢ page 26)

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Internal call (¢page 27)

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Calls

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Anniversary (¢ page 31)

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Alarm clock (¢ page 36)

Signal strength i (¢ page 36)

Ringtone switched off (

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Battery charging (

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Battery charge status (

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Alarm switched on and wake-up time (

¢ page 36)

Current time (

¢ page 15)

Current day and month (

¢ page 15)

Name of the handset

Number of new messages:

u à on the network mailbox (¢page 32)
u ™ in the list of missed calls (¢ page 32)
u  in the list of missed alarms (¢ page 34)

Display symbols

The following symbols may display, depending on the settings and the operating status of your
telephone:

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Contents

The handset at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Display symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Gigaset C610H – more than just a telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

First steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Checking the package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Setting up the charging cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Connecting the charging cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Setting up the handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Changing the display language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Registering the handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Setting up area codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Connecting a headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

What would you like to do next? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using the phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using the control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using the display keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using the keys on the keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Correcting incorrect entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using the menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Activating/deactivating the handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Activating/deactivating the keypad lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Making calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Making an external call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

One Touch Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Ending a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Accepting a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using handfree mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Switching to mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Making internal calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Using the directory and lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using the redial list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using call lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Message key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Using the Missed Alarms list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Contents

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Contents

Using the network mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Configuring fast access for the network mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Viewing the network mailbox message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

ECO DECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Setting the alarm clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using a handset as a room monitor (Babyphone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Setting the handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Quickly accessing numbers and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Changing the display language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Setting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Activating/deactivating auto answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Changing the speaker/earpiece volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Changing ringtones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Activating/deactivating advisory tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Restoring the handset default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Caring for your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Contact with liquid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Writing and editing text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Industry Canada Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

FCC / ACTA Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Service (Customer Care) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

End-user limited warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Mounting the charging cradle on the wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Safety precautions

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Safety precautions

Warning

Be sure to read this user guide and the safety precautions before using your telephone.

Explain their content and the potential hazards associated with using the telephone to your
children.

Use only the power adapter supplied.

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Use only the recommended, rechargeable batteries (
erwise result in significant health risks and personal injury.

Do not charge the handset in the charging unit or base station while the headset is
connected.

Using your telephone may affect nearby medical equipment. Be aware of the tech­nical conditions in your particular environment e.g., doctor's surgery.
If you use a medical device (e.g. a pacemaker), please contact the device manufac­turer. They will be able to advise you regarding the susceptibility of the device to
external sources of high-frequency energy. Please refer to the “Appendix” chapter
for the specifications of this Gigaset product.

Do not hold the rear of the handset to your ear when it is ringing or when handfree
mode is activated. You risk serious and permanent damage to your hearing.

Your telephone is compatible with the majority of digital hearing aids on the market.
However, perfect function with all hearing aids cannot be guaranteed.

The handset may cause an unpleasant humming or whistling noise in hearing aids
or cause them to overload. For assistance please contact the hearing aid supplier.

Do not install the base or charging cradle in bathrooms or shower rooms. The base
and charging cradle are not splashproof (

Do not use your phone in environments with a potential explosion hazard
(e.g., paint shops).

If you give your telephone to a third party, make sure you also give them the
user guide.

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Remove faulty bases from use or have them repaired by our Service, as they could
interfere with other wireless services.

Please note

u Not all of the functions described in this user guide are available in all countries.
u The device cannot be used in the event of a power failure. It is also not possible to trans-

mit emergency calls.

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Gigaset C610H – more than just a telephone

Gigaset C610H – more than just a telephone

Your telephone sets new standards for the way you communicate at home.

The large TFT display, user-friendly keypad and clearly laid out menu are very sim­ple to use.

Your telephone can do a whole lot more:

u Store anniversaries such as birthdays in your phone and it will remind you of

them in advance.

u Assign important people to one of six VIP groups so you can identify important

calls from the ringtone and the color of the assigned VIP group.

u Set your handset to ring only when a telephone number is transmitted.
u Assign important numbers to the number keys on your phone (quick dial). The

number is then dialed by simply pressing the key.

u Set the display to large print to increase readability in particularly important

screens (e.g., the directory and lists).

u Set the menu display to suit your individual requirements so that only the most

important functions (standard mode) or all functions are displayed
(expert mode •). Settings or functions that are only available in expert mode
are marked in these instructions by the •icon.

u Gigaset Green Home — be environmentally aware when using your phone. For

more information, see www.gigaset.com/service

.

You can find additional information about your telephone at
www.gigaset.com/gigasetc610h

.

Have fun using your new phone!

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First steps

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Checking the package contents

First steps

1 One Gigaset C610H handset
2 Two batteries
3 One battery cover
4 One charging cradle
5 One power adapter
6 One belt clip
7 One user guide

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First steps

¤ Plug the power adapter into the plug

socket 2.

¤ Connect the flat plug from the power

adapter 1.

To disconnect the plug from the charger,
press the release button 3 and
disconnect the plug 4.

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3

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Setting up the charging cradle

The charging cradle is designed for use in dry rooms in a temperature range of
+41°F to +113°F.

¤ Set up the charging cradle on a flat, non-slip surface or mount it on the wall

¢ page 52).

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Please note

Pay attention to the range of the base.
This is up to 984 feet in unobstructed outdoor areas and up to 165 feet inside
buildings. The range is reduced when Eco Mode (

The phone's feet do not usually leave any marks on surfaces. However, due to the
multitude of different varnishes and polishes used on today's furnishings, the
occurrence of marks on the surfaces cannot be completely ruled out.

Please note:

u Never expose the telephone to the influence of heat sources, direct sunlight or

other electrical devices.

u Protect your telephone from moisture, dust, corrosive liquids and fumes.

Connecting the charging cradle

¢ page 36) is activated.

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Setting up the handset

¤ Insert the batteries with

the polarity in the cor­rect direction.
The polarity is indicated
in/on the battery com­partment.

¤ First insert the battery

cover at the top a.

¤ Then press the cover b

until it clicks into place.

To open the battery cover, for
instance to replace the batteries,
insert a coin into the cavity on the
casing, then pull the battery cover
in an upward direction.

a

b

The display is protected by a plastic film.

Please remove the protective film!

Inserting the batteries and closing the battery cover

Use only rechargeable nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) UL-approved AAA batteries.
Never use conventional (non-rechargeable) batteries, as this could result in sig­nificant health risks and personal injury. For example, the outer casing of the
batteries could be damaged or the batteries could explode. The phone could
also malfunction or be damaged as a result of using batteries that are not of the
recommended type.

First steps

Warning

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First steps

Attaching the belt clip

The handset has notches on each side to attach the belt clip.

¤ To at tach — press the belt

clip onto the back of the
handset so that the protru­sions on the belt clip engage
with the notches.

¤ To re mo ve — using your right

thumb apply pressure to the
centre of the belt clip, push
the fingernail of your left
index finger between the clip
and the casing and lift the clip
upwards..

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First steps

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Initial charging and discharging of the batteries

The correct charge status can only be displayed if the batteries are first fully
charged and discharged.

¤ Charge the handset in the charging cradle for 10 hours.

Please note

The handset must only be placed in the designated Gigaset C610/C610A base
or charging cradle.

¤ After charging, remove the handset from the charging cradle and only replace it

when the batteries are fully discharged.

Please note

u After the first battery charge and discharge, you may place your handset in

the charging cradle after every call.

u If you remove the batteries from the handset and reinsert them, always

repeat the charging and discharging procedure.

u The batteries may warm up during charging. This is not dangerous.
u After a while, the charge capacity of the batteries will decrease for technical

reasons.

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First steps

L5

¤ Press right on the control key.

¤ Slowly press keys L and 5 one

after the other.

The display for setting languages appears.
The current language (e.g. English) is
selected.

¤ Press down on the control key

s

...

... until the language you wish to use is
marked, e.g., French.

¤ Press the right key directly below the

display to select this language.

The selection is marked with Ø.

Deutsch

±

English

Ø

Fran cais

±

Deutsch

±

English

Ø

Fran cais

±

Italiano

±

Espanol

±

x

Back Select

Deutsch

±

English

±

Fran cais

Ø

Changing the display language

Change the display language if you do not understand the language currently set.

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¤ Press and hold the end call key a to return to idle status.

Registering the handset

¤ Press the key below §Register§ on the

display screen.

A message displays that a search for a
base that is ready for registration is
being carried out.

Register

A Gigaset C610H handset can be registered on up to four bases. You must initiate
handset registration on the handset (1) and on the base (2).

When the registration process has completed successfully, the handset returns to
idle status. The handset's internal number is shown in the display e.g., INT 1. If not,
repeat the procedure.

1) On the handset

Please note

If the handset is already registered to at least one base, start the registration
process as follows:

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¢

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If the handset is already registered to four bases, select the required base.

¢ Registration ¢Register Handset

First steps

2) On the base

Within 60 sec. press and hold the registration/paging key on the base (approx. 3
sec.).

Please note

For instructions on deregistering the handsets, please consult the base
user guide.

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First steps

Date/Time

Date:

10/14/2011

Time:

00:00am

AM/PM Save

¤ Press the key below §Time§ on the dis-

play to open the input field.
If you have already set the time and

date, open the input field via the menu
(

¢ page 25.)

The Date/Time submenu displays.

¤ The active input position flashes.

Enter the month, day and year as an
8-digit number via the keypad,
e.g., Q42Q
 for 10/14/2011.

Date/Time

Date:

01/31/2011

Time:

00:00am

Back Save

INT Time

Press the right or left control key
to change the input position and
correct an entry.

¤ Enter the hours and minutes in 4-digit

format via the keypad,
e.g., QM5for 07:15 am.
Change the input position with
the control key if necessary.

¤ If necessary, press the AM/PM display

key to change the time setting from
AM to PM.

¤ Press down on the control key to switch to the

Time input field.

Setting the date and time

Set the date and time so that the correct date and time can be assigned to incoming
calls, and so that the alarm can be used.

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First steps

¤ Press the key below §Save§ on the dis-

play to confirm your entry.

The display shows Saved. You will hear a
confirmation tone and the handset
automatically returns to idle status
when you set the date and time for the
first time.

AM/PM Save

Date/Time

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Saved

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Display in idle status

After registering the phone and setting the time, the idle display shows as in this
example.

Displays

u Reception signal between the base and handset:

u Battery charge status:

– Poor to good: ÒÑiÐ
–No reception: |
Green: Eco Mode activated (

– { white: charged over 66%
– { white: charged between 34% and 66%
– y white: charged between 11% and 33%
– y red: charged below 11 %
– y flashes red: battery almost empty (less

than 10 minutes talktime)

– xyxyx{x{ white: battery charging

¢ page 36)

Please note

If you have chosen a colour scheme with a white background, the white sym­bols are displayed in black.

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First steps

u INT 1

Internal name of the handset

Your phone is now ready to use!

Setting up area codes

Before you can return a call from the Calls list (¢ page 32), you must store the local
area code of the area in which your phone is being used. If your phone is in a mul­tiple area code area, you must also store the extra codes for that area.

Local Area Code

v ¢Ï ¢ Te le ph o ny ¢ Local Area Code
~ Enter the local area code.

§Save§ Press the Display key.

a When the Saved message displays, press and hold to return to idle sta-

tus.

Extra Codes

v ¢Ï ¢ Te le ph o ny ¢ Extra Codes
~ Enter the extra code.

§Save§ Press the Display key.

a When the Saved message displays, press and hold to return to idle sta-

tus.

Repeat the above steps until all the extra codes have been entered for your area. A
maximum of five (5) extra codes can be stored.

Connecting a headset

Warning

Do not charge the handset in charging unit or base while the headset is
connected.

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You can connect a headset with a 2.5 mm jack connector.
See the relevant product page at www.gigaset.com
information on recommended headsets.

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