Pressing a key launches the function that appears above that key in the display.
DisplayFunction when pressed
INT
MENU
“
U
T
˜
OK
Call other registered handsets ¢ page 10.
Open main/submenu (see Menu tree ¢ page 13).
Go back one menu level.
Scroll up/down or adjust volume with u.
Move cursor to left/right with u.
Backspace deletes one character at a time.
Confirm menu function or save entry.
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Safety precautions
Read this user guide and the safety precautions
carefully before use. Explain their contents and
the potential hazards associated with using the
telephone to your children.
ppli
Only use the mains unit su
ed.
$
Fit only the rec
able batteries (
use a conventional (non-rechargeable)
battery
could result in significant health risks
and personal injury.
The operation of medical appliances
y be affe
ma
nical conditions in your par ticular environment, e.g. doctor's surgery.
Do not hold the rear of the handset to
r ear when it is ringing. Otherwise
ou
y
you risk serious and permanent damage to your hearing.
The handset may cause an unpleasant
hummi
Do not install the phone in a bathroom
or shower
splashproof.
o not use your phone in environ-
D
ments with a potential explosion hazard, e.g. paint shops.
If you give your Gigaset to someone
, make sure
else
ƒ
user guide.
Please remove faulty base stations
om use or have
fr
Gigaset service, as they could interfere
with other wireless services.
ommended, recharge-
¢ page 12), i.e. never
or other battery types as this
cted. Be aware of the tech-
ng no
ise in hearing aids.
room. The handset is not
you also give them the
them repaired by
2
Disposal
Batteries should not be disposed of in
ousehold waste. Observe the
general h
local waste disposal regulations,
details of which can be obtained from
your local authority or the dealer you
purchased the product from.
All electrical and electronic equip ment
must be disposed
general household waste using the
sites designated by local authorities.
The appropriate disposal and separate
lection of used equipment serve to
ol
c
prevent potential harm to the environment and to health. They are a precondition for the re-use and recycling of
elec
used
ment.
For further information on disposing of
our
used equipment, please contact
y
your local authority, your refuse collection service or the dealer you purchased the product from.
Emergency numbers cannot be dialled if the
keypad lock (
Not all of the functions described in this user
guid
¢ page 1) is activated!
e are available in all countries.
of separ
ately from
trical and electronic equip-
Care
Wipe down the handset with a damp cloth
(no solvents) or an antistatic cloth. Never
use a dry cloth. This can cause static.
Contact with liquid
If the handset should come into contact
with liquid:
◆ Switch the handset off and remove the
batteries immediately.
◆ Allow the liquid to drain from the hand-
set.
◆ Pat all parts dry, then with the battery
compartment open and the keypad facing down place the handset in a dry,
warm place
a mi
◆ Do not switch on the handset again
until it is completely dry.
When it has fully dried out, you will normally be able to use it again.
for at least 72 hours (not in
crowave, oven etc.).
!
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ECO DECT
You are helping to protect the environment with your Gigaset A39H.
Reduced energy consumption
Your telephone has an energy-saving adapter plug and uses less energy.
Reduced transmission power
The transmission power of your telephone is reduced automatically:
◆ The handset's transmission power is reduced depending on the distance to the base
station.
◆ The transmission power on the base station is redu ced to almo st zer o whe n only one
handset is registered and the handset is in the base station.
You can reduce the transmission power of the handset and base station even further by
using Eco Mo
For further information, please see y
de.
our phone
's user guide.
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First steps
Check the pack contents
◆ One Gigaset A39H handset,
◆ one charging cradle with power adapter,
◆ two batteries,
◆ one battery cover,
◆ one user guide.
Setting up the charging cradle
The charging cradle is designed for use in enclosed dry rooms with a temperature
range of +5 °C to +45 °C.
¤ Set up the charging cradle on a flat, non-slip surface.
Please note
Pay attention to the range of the base station.
This is up to 300 m in unobstructed outdoor areas and up to 50 m inside buildings. These specifications are valid for ideal conditions and therefore can vary
depending on the conditions of use.
The feet do not usually leave any marks on surfac
of different varnishes and polishes used on today's furnishings, the occurrence of
marks on the surfaces cannot be completely ruled out.
Please note:
◆ Never expose the telephone to the influence of heat sources, direct sunlight or
other electrical devices.
◆ Protect your Gigaset from moisture, dust, corrosive liquids and vapours.
Connecting the charging cradle
¤ Connect the plug from the power adapter.
es. However, due to the multitude
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Setting up the handset for use
The display is protected by a plastic film.
Please remove the protective film!
Inserting the batteries and closing the battery cover
Warn ing
Use only rechargeable batteries re
¢ page 12). Never use a conventional (non-rechargeable) battery or
GmbH (
other battery types as this could result in significant health risks and personal
. For example, the batteries could explode. The phone could also mal-
injury
function or be damaged as a result of using batteries that are not of the recommended type.
commended by Gigaset Communications
¤ Insert the batteries the right way
round.
The polarity is indicated in/on the
battery compartment.
¤ Slide the battery cover from bot-
tom up onto the casing until it
clicks into place.
¤ If you need to open the bat-
tery cover, for instance to
replace the batteries, press
the ribbing at the top of the
battery cover and slide it
downward.
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Registering the handset to the base station
Before you can use the phone, you must first register the handset to the base station. The actual registration procedure will depend on the type of base station.
You must activate manual registration of the handset on both
the base station.
1. On the base station:
press and hold the registration/paging key for min. 3 sec.
2. On the handset:
within 60 sec. of pres
MENU ¢ Settings ¢ OK ¢ Handset ¢ OK ¢ Register HS ¢ OK
¢ Enter the system PIN of the base station (default is 0000) ¢ OK.
Registering flashes in the display.
Registration takes approx. 1 minute.
sing the registration/paging key
the handse
t and
The following is displayed after succesful
registration:
If more than one handset is registered, the internal
number of the handset is
ner.
shown in the upper left cor-
1U
INTMENU
Initial charging and discharging of the
batteries
The correct charge level can only be displayed if the b atteries are first fully charged
and discharged.
¤ Place the handset in the base station or charging cradle for 18
18 h
hours.
¤ Then remove the handset from the base station or charging cra-
dle and do not replace it until the batteries are completely discharged.
Please note
◆ To get the full talk and standby times, 2 to 3 full charge and discharge
cycles are needed.
◆ After the third battery charge and discharge you may repl ace your handset
in the base station or charging cradle after every call.
◆ Always repeat the charging and discharging procedure if you remove the
batteries from the handset and reinsert them.
◆ The batteries may warm up during charging. This is not dangerous.
◆ After a while, the charge capacity of the batteries will decrease for techni-
cal reasons.
Warn ing
Please ensure that the handset is in the charging cradle if you are absent for a
long ti
the batteries could be damaged.
.g. during holidays) or remove the batteries from the handset. Else
me (e
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Charge status of the batteries
The charge status is indicated by the top right display icon. After the initial charging procedure a complete charging to full capacity takes at least 18 hours.
◆ U battery full
◆ e steady: mediuim capacity
◆ e flashes: batteries almost flat
◆ U flashes: charging when the handset is in the charging cradle
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.
MENU ¢ Settings ¢ OK ¢ Date/Time ¢ OK
¢ Date: ¢~(enter the day, month and year in 6-digit format)¢ OK
¢ Time: ¢~(enter hours and minutes in 4-digit format)¢ OK
¢a(press to return to idle status)
Please note
When entering the time and date, you can m
left or right by pressing the control button up or down.
Display in idle status
Once the phone is registered and the time set, the idle
display is shown as in this example.
If more than one handset is registered, the internal
number
ner.
of the handset is
shown in the upper left cor-
Activating/deactivating the handset
Press and hold the a key to activate or deactivate the handset.
If you place a deactivated handset in the base station or charging cradle, it will
automatically acti
Your phone is now ready for use.
If you have any questions about using your phone, please read the tips on troubleshooting ("Questions and answers"
vate.
¢ page 12).
e the position of an entry to the
ov
1U
11.12.11:56
INTMENU
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Making calls
Making external calls and
ending calls
External calls are calls using the public telephone network.
~
(Enter the phone number) ¢c.
The phone number is dialled. (Or you can
ess and hold
first pr
and then enter the number.) During the call
you can adjust the earpiece volume using
t and set the volume with u.
End the call/cancel dialling:
Press the end call key
Accepting a call
The handset indicates an incoming call by
ringing and by a display on the screen.
Press the talk key
Auto Answer is activated (see Menu
When
¢ page 13), simply remove the hand-
tree
set from the base station/charging cradle.
In id le state, use
setting the ringer volume and use
the volume.
Calling Line Identification
When you get a call, the caller's number will
be displayed on your handset; the caller's
name will be displayed if it is stored in the
directory.
Preconditions:
ou have asked your network provider
1 Y
r the caller's number (CLIP) to be dis-
fo
played on your handset screen.
2 The caller has asked the network provid-
r his number to be identified (CLI).
er fo
®
appears in the display if you have
not requested Calling Line Identification,
Withheld appears if the caller has withheld
Unavailable appears if the caller
CLI, and
has not requested CLI.
c to hear the dial tone
a.
c to accept the call.
t to activate the menu for
u to set
8
Muting
You can mute your handset when making
external calls. Your caller can no longer hear
you but you can still hear them.
Press the Mute key
activate/deactivate the function.
m during the call to
Using the directory and
lists
Directory
To open the directory: press h.
You can sa ve u p to 80 phone numbers
(max. 32 digits) with co
(max. 14 characters). Enter letters/charac-
¢ page 12.
ters
Saving the first number in the
directory
h
¢ New Entry? ¢ OK
¢ ~ (enter number) ¢ OK
¢ ~ (enter name) ¢ OK
When storing a number you also have to
store the corresponding name.
Storing additional entries in the
directory
h
¢ MENU ¢ New Entry ¢ OK
¢ ~ (enter number) ¢ OK
¢ ~ (enter name) ¢ OK
When storing a number you also have to
store the corresponding name.
Selecting a directory entry
Open the directory with h. You ha ve t he
following options:
◆ Use u to scroll through the entries until
the required name is selected.
◆ Enter the first character of the name and
scroll to the entry with
rresponding names
u, if required.
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Dialling with the directory
h ¢ u (select entry)¢ c
Using other functions
h ¢ u (select entry) ¢ MENU
The following functions can be selected
u:
with
New Entry
Show Number
Use Number
Edit Entry
Delete Entry
Delete List
Send List
Shortcut
Save new phone number.
Display the phone
number.
Edit or add to the number.
Then dial or use other
functions with
Edit selected entry.
Delete selected entry.
Delete all directory
entries.
Send the complete list to
another handset
¢ page 9).
(
For shortcuts, assign the
current entry to a key.
MENU.
Using shortcut keys
You can assign directory entries to the keys
Q and 2 to O:
h / v ¢ u (select entry)¢ MENU
¢ Shortcut ¢ OK ¢ ~ (press the key to
receive the assignment)
To d ial, press and hold the required shortcut key.
Sending the directory to another
handset
Preconditions:
◆ The sending and receiving handsets
must both be registered to the same
base station.
◆ The other handset and the base station
can send and receive directory entries.
h ¢ u (select entry) ¢ MENU
¢ Send List ¢ OK ¢u (select number of the receiving handset)
¢ OK
9
Last number redial list
This list contains the 10 last dialled numbers.
Dialling from the last number redial
list
c
(press briefly) ¢u (select entry) ¢c
Managing entries in the last number
list
redial
c
(press briefly) ¢u (select entry)
¢ MENU
You can select the following settings:
Use Number
Copy to Dir.
Delete Entry
Delete List
Calls list/network mailbox list
The message key flashes as soon as a new
entry appears in the calls list/answer
machine list. A message appears in the display.
When you press the
displayed. If only one list contains new messages, this will be opened automatically.
If calls are saved in the network mailbox, you will receive a message if the
appr
opriate settings have been made
(depending on your network provider).
Edit or add to the number.
Then dial or use other
tions with
func
Copy an entry to the direc-
tory.
Delete selected entry.
Delete all entries.
f key, all the lists are
Please note
MENU.
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Calls list
Precondition: CLIP (¢ page 8)
Depending on the type of list set
¢ page 13), the calls list contains:
(
◆ answered calls
◆ missed calls
Depending on the type of list set, all numbers of the last 25 incoming calls are saved
or just the mis
The calls list is displayed as follows:
Number of new entries + number of old, read
entries
sed call
CallsList 01+02
s are saved.
Open the calls list
f
¢ CallsList 01+02 ¢ OK
The last incoming call is displayed.
If necessary, use
Using other functions
u to select another entry.
u (select entry)¢ MENU
The following functions can be selected
u:
with
Delete Entry
Copy to Dir.
Date/Time
Status
Delete List
Delete current entry.
Copy an entry to the directory.
Call date and time (if set).
New Call:
new missed call.
Old Call: entry already
read.
War ning ! All old and new
entries will be deleted.
Calling back a caller from the calls list
f
¢ CallsList 01+02 ¢ OK
¢ u(select entry) ¢ c
10
Assigning key 1 for fast access
to the network mailbox
Simply press and hold key 1 on the handset and you will be connected directly to
the network mai
See Menu tree
lbox.
¢ page 13.
Using several handsets
Making internal calls
Internal calls are free calls to other handsets
that are registered to the same base station.
To make a call to other handsets, press
◆ INT¢~ (1...4, enter internal number
of the handset)
called or
◆ INT¢ star key P¢OK, all handsets
are called.
When a participant answers you can speak
To end the call, press
to them.
Internal consultation call/
connecting a call
You are in conversation with an external
participant. Press the
all handsets.
◆ Before the internal participant has
answered, press the end call key
call is diverted to the participant who
answers the call.
◆ After the internal participant answers,
you can talk to him. Press the end call
a to divert the call, or press the “
key
display key to reconnect to the external
participant.
¢ OK, the handset is
a.
INT key and call one or
a; the
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Setting the alarm clock
Activating/deactivating the alarm
clock
MENU ¢Alarm Clock ¢ OK ¢Activation ¢ OK ¢ Off or On ¢ OK
When activated:
¢Set the wake-up time¢ OK
When the alarm clock rings, press any key to
switch it off for 24 hours. If the alarm clock
is set, the wa
the screen and the wake-up time displays
instead of the date.
ke-up icon
l will appear on
Setting the wake-up time
MENU ¢ Alarm Clock ¢ OK ¢ Wakeup
time ¢ OK
Enter the wake-up time in hours and min-
, then press OK.
utes
Phone settings
For details on how to make audio settings,
see Menu tree
Changing the display
language
MENU ¢ Settings ¢ OK ¢ Handset
¢ page 13.
¢ OK ¢ Language ¢ OK ¢ select the
language
If you accidentally choose a language you
do not understand, press
MENU ¢v¢v¢v¢ OK ¢v
¢ OK
¢ OK ¢ OK
Select another language with u and
OK.
press
11
Resetting the handset
You can reset individual settings and
changes that you have made. Entries in the
directory, the calls list and the handset's
registration to the base station will be
retained.
MENU ¢ Settings ¢ OK ¢ Handset
¢ OK ¢ Reset Handset ¢ OK ¢ Reset?
¢ OK
Cancel the reset with a.
After the reset the calls list is empty!
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Appendix
Entering letters/characters
Press the relevant key the number of times
indicated.
Briefly press the hash key
from "Abc" to "123" mode, from "123" to
"abc"mode and from "abc" to "Abc" mode.
Standard characters
1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 7x 8x 9x 10x 11x 12x13x 14x
1)
1 £ $ ¥ ¤
1
a b c 2 ä á à â ã ç
2
d e f 3 ë é è ê
I
g h i 4 ï í ì î
4
j k l 5
5
m n o 6 ö ñ ó ò ô õ
L
p q r s 7 ß
M
t u v 8 ü ú ù û
N
w x y z 9 ÿ ý æ ø å
O
. , ? ! 0 + - : ¿ ¡ " ’ ; _
Q
* / ( ) < = > %
P
Abc
123
-->
-->
# @ \ & §
#
abc
123
1) Space
Specifications
Recommended batteries
Technology: Nickel-metal-hydride
(NiMH)
Size:AAA (Micro, HR03)
Voltage:1.2 V
Capacity:650 mAh
We recommend the following types of battery:
◆ GP 550/700 mAh
◆ Yuasa Phone 700/800 mAh
◆ Peacebay 550/650 mAh
◆ Corun Ni-MH AAAJ650 (650 mAh)
◆ Highpower HFR-44AAAJ650 (650 mAh)
(Valid at the time of going to press)
The handset is supplied with recom-
mended batteries.
# to switch
12
General specifications
DECT standardis supported
WDCT standardis supported
Rangeup to 300 m outdoors
Operation time (DECT
version)
– Talk time
– Standby time
Operation time
(WDCT version)
– Talk time
– Standby time
Environmental conditions in operation
*) country-specific
up to 50 m indoors
up to 12 hours
up to 177hours
up to 6 hours
up to 144 hours
+5 °C to +45 °C, 20% to
75% elative humidity
Questions and answers
If you have any queries about the use of
your telephone, visit our website at
www.gigaset.com/service
for 24-hour support. The table below contains a list of common problems and possible solutions.
Problem CauseSolution
Nothing
appears in
the display.
No wireless
connection
e base
to th
at
ion,
st
Base
search
flashes in
the display.
No wireless
connection
e base
to th
ion,
stat
Register
HS flashes
in the display.
The handset is not
swi
on.
The batteries are flat.
The handset is outside the
ra
the base
station.
The base
station is
no
on.
The handset is not
egi
r
tche
e of
ng
t turned
stered
d
Press the end call
y a for approx.
ke
5 seconds or place
handset in the base
station.
Charge or replace the
ries.
batte
Move the handset
ser to the base
lo
c
station.
Check the mains connector on the base sta-
¢ page 4.
tion
Register the handset
¢ page 6.
the
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Menu tree
Your phone has an extensive range of features. These are offered in the form of
menus.
o select a function while the phone is in
T
le status, press
id
Alarm Clock
ActivationActivating/deactivating the alarm clock
Wakeup t imeInput format: HHMM
Audio Settings
Handset Volume3 levels available
Ringer Volume5 levels + "Crescendo" available
Ringer MelodyExternal Calls
Advis. TonesSwitch advisory tones (e.g. positive or negative confirma-
Voice Mail
Set Key 1Netw. MailbxAssign key 1 with network mailbox and enter
Settings
Date/TimeEnter date (DDMMYY format), then time (HHMM format) ¢ page 7
HandsetLanguageSet the display language
Base(Menu dependent on base station)
MENU (open menu), use
Internal Calls10 melodies available
Alarm Clock10 melodies available
tion, key tones) on or off.
Auto AnswerAutomatically activate/deactivate auto answer
Register HSManually register the handset
CallsList TypeMissed Calls¢ page 10
Reset HandsetReset the handset
t and v keys to scroll to the function
the
you require and press
To return to idle status: pr
10 melodies available
the network mailbox number (in idle status, press
and hold key
Netw. Mailbx: your netw
machine; must be requested separately. The network mailbox list can be displayed if your network
provider
been assigned with the network mailbox.
1 to dial).
supports this function and if k ey
OK to confirm.
ess the a key.
ork provider's answer
1 has
¢ page 11
¢ page 8
¢ page 6
All Calls¢ page 10
¢ page 11
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Issued by
Gigaset Communications GmbH
Frankenstr. 2a
D-46395 Bocholt