Siemens GIGASET A420, GIGASET A420A Operating Manual
Gigaset A420/A420A
The handset at a glance
1 Charge status of the
batteries
2 Answering machine icon
(A420A only)
3 Signal strength
4Display keys
5 End call key and On/Off key
6 Talk key/Handsfree key
7 Control key (
p)
ª Audio settings
INT Internal call
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Directory
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Muting during a call
8 Key 1
Open answering machine
(A420A only)/network mailbox
9 Star key
Ringers on/off (press and hold);
with an open connection:
switch from pulse dialling to
tone dialling (press briefly)
10 Key 0/recall key
Consultation call (flash): press
and hold
11 Hash key
Keypad lock on/off (press and
hold); toggles between upper/
lower case and digits; inserts a
dialling pause (press and hold)
12 Microphone
Handset display keys:
Pressing a key launches the function
that appears above that key in the display.
Please note
New messages in the calls list/
answering machine list/network
mailbox list are indicated in the display by the message New mes-
sages, the left display key flashe s (if
set
¢ page 9).
Display Function when pressed
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Open calls list (¢ page 9).
§Menu§
Open main/submenu
(see menu overview
¢ page 23).
”
Go back one menu level.
Y
Scroll up/down or adjust volume with
q
.
X
Move cursor to left/right
with
r.
Ü
Backspace deletes one
character at a time.
§OK§
Confirm menu function or
save entry.
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The base station at a glance
Basis A420A
Basis A420
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1 Registration/Paging key:
Search for handsets (press briefly, paging
¢ page 13).
Register handsets (press and hold
¢ page 13).
2 Volume ke ys: (– = quieter; + = louder)
During message playback: adjust the speaking volume.
While the phone is ringing: adjust the ringer melody volume.
3 Play/Stop key:
Switch answering machine on and off (press and hold);
play back new messages from answering machine (press briefly);
during message playback: cancel playback (press briefly).
Lights up: answering machine is activated.
Flashes: at least one new message is present or message is played
back or being recorded.
Flashes very quickly : memory is full.
During message playback:
4 Skip to the start of the cur rent message (press once) or go to the pre-
vious message (press twice).
5Go to the next message.
6 Delete current message.
Gigaset service contact numbers:
For personal advice on our range of products and for repairs or guarantee/warranty claims call:
Service Centre UK: 08453 6708 12 (local call cost charge)
Please have your proof of purchase ready when calling.
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ECO DECT
During a call, the transmission power is automatically adjusted to the distance between handset and base station,
the smaller the distance, the lower the transmission power (radiation). In idle status the transmission power of the
handset is switched off. Only the base station ensures contact with the handset using low radio signals.
Your phone offers you the opportunity to further reduce the transmission power:
1) Reducing transmission power (eco mode)
If the setting Max. Range is switched to off (menu tree
during a call is reduced up to 80% at half range.
2) Deactivating transmission power (eco mode+)
With the setting No Rad
standby mode completely. Please note:
iati
on (menu tree ¢ page 24), you turn off the transmission power of the base station in
¢ page 24), the transmission power in standby mode and
◆ All registered handsets must support this feature.
◆ For quick connection of incoming calls the handset repeatedly switches to reception mode for short periods.
This increases energy consumption and therefore reduces the standby and talk times.
Safety precautions
Warn ing
Read the safety precautions and the user guide before use.
Explain their content and the potential hazards associated with using the device to your children.
Use only the power adapter indicated on the device.
Use only rechargeable batteries that co
ventional (non-rechargeable) battery or other battery types as this could result in sig
personal injury. Rechargeable batteries, which are noticeably damaged, must be replaced.
Using your telephone may affect nearby medical equipment
ticular 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
you regarding the susceptibility of the device to external sources of high frequency energy (for the spec -
advise
ifications of your Gigaset product see "Technical Data").
Do not hold the rear of the handset to your ear when it is
you risk serious and permanent damage to your hearing.
Your Gigaset is compatible with the majority of digital hear
with all hearing aids cannot be guaranteed.
The phone may cause interference in analogue he aring aids (humming or whistling) or cause them to overload.
equire assistance, please contact the hearing aid supplier.
If you r
The devices are not splashproof. For this reason do not instal
or shower rooms.
Do not use the devices in environments with a potential explosion hazard (e.g., paint shops).
If you give your Gigaset to a third party, make sure you also give them the user guide.
Remove faulty devices from use or have them repaired by our Service team, as these could interfere with other
less services.
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Please note
rrespond to the specification (see "Technical Data"). Never use a con-
. Be
aware of the technical conditions in your par-
inging or when speaker mode is activated. Otherw ise
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ing ai
ds on the market. However, perfect function
l them in a damp environment such as bathrooms
nificant health risks and
◆ The device cannot be used in the event of a power failure. It is also not possible to transmit emergency calls.
◆ Emergency numbers cannot be dialled if the keypad lock is activated!
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First steps
Check the package contents
Base station and handset package: One Gigaset handset, one Gigaset A420/A420A base station, one mains adapter,
one phone cord, two batteries, one battery cover, one user guide.
Handset and charging cradle package: One Gigaset handset,
one battery cover, one user guide.
If you have purchased a model with
a charging cradle with mains adapter for each additional handset.
multiple handsets, the package should contain two batteries, a battery cover and
Setting up the base station and charging cradle (if included)
The base station and charging cradle are designed for use in enclosed dry rooms with a temperature range of +5 °C to
+45 °C.
¤ Set up the base station at a central location on a flat, non-slip surface in your house or apartment. You can also
mount the base station and charging cradle on the wall.
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.
The phone's feet do not usually leave any marks on surfaces. However, due to the multitude of different varnishes and
shes used on today's furnishings, the occurrence of marks on the surfaces cannot be completely ruled out.
poli
Care: Wipe down the base station, the char
cloth. Never use a dry cloth. This can cause static.
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.
ging cradle and the handset with a damp cloth (no solvents) or an antistatic
Connecting the base station
¤ First connect the mains adapter 1.
¤ Then connect the telephone jack 2 and insert the
cables into the cable ducts.
Please note:
◆ The mains adapter must always be connected, as the
phone will not operate without mains connection.
◆ Only use the mains adapter and phone cord supplied.
Pin connections on telephone cables can vary.
◆ The answering machine (A420A only) is ready for use
approx. 30 seconds after the base station has been connected.
one charging cradle with mains adapter, two batteries,
A420A
A420
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¤ Connect the flat plug from the power
supply
1.
¤ Plug the mains adapter into the plug
socket
2.
If you need to disconnect the plug from the
charging cradle, press the release button
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and disconnect the plug
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¤ Insert the batteries
with the polarity in the
correct direction.
The polarity is indicated in
the battery compartment.
¤ Insert the battery cover from
the top.
¤ Then slide the cover upwards
until it clicks into place.
To ope n the batt ery c over, f or in stan ce to
replace the batteries:
¤ Reach into the notch at the top of the
cover and slide the cover downwards.
Connecting the charging cradle (if included)
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 the rechargeable batteries r
conventional (non-rechargeable) batteries as this could result in
example, the batteries could explode. The phone could also malfunc tion or be damaged as a result of using batteries that are not of the recommended type.
ecommended by Gigaset Communications GmbH (¢ page 18), i.e., never use
significant health risks and personal injury. For
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¤ Charge the handset in the base station/charging cradle
for 6 hours.
¤ After charging, remove the handset from the base sta-
tion/charging cradle and only replace it when the batteries are fully discharged.
Please note
The handset must only be placed in the designated
Gigaset base station or charging cradle.
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973 SET:
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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.
Please note
◆ Base station and handset package: The handset is pre-registered with the base station. I f you have purchased
a model with multiple handsets, all handsets will already be registered with the base station. You do not need
to register the handset again.
However, if a handset is not registered with the base st ation (Re
register the handset manually (
Handset and charging cradle package: please r
¢ page 13).
egister the handset manually (¢ page 13).
◆ After the first battery charge and discharge, you may place your handset in the charger after every call.
◆ Always repeat the charging and discharging procedure if you remove the batteries from the handset and rein-
sert them.
◆ The batteries may warm up during charging. This is not dangerous.
◆ After a while, the charge capacity of the batteries will decrease for technical reasons.
Changing the display language
Change the display language if you do not understand the language currently set:
§Menu§ ¤
421
¤ Press and hold the end call key a to return to idle status.
(press the keys one after the other) ¤ q (select language) ¤ §OK§ (‰ = current language)
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§ ¤ q 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§ (display message: Saved)
¤ a (press and hold to return to idle status).
You can move the position of an entry to the left or right by p
Please note
If your phone receives the date and time during calling line d
PABXs), you can specify whether this data should be copied to your phone:
¤ Press the key sequence: §Menu§ ¤ P#Q5#MI
The following is displayed; the current setting flashes:
¤ Press one of the following keys to specify, when this data should be copied to your phone:
Q Never
1 Once, in case the date/time is not set on your phone
or
or
2 Always
Your selection is displayed (e.g., 2):
¤ Press the display key §OK§.
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ster HS or Put into base is displayed), please
ressing the control key left or right r.
isplay (e.g., via your network provider, a router or
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Display in idle status
Once the phone is registered and the time set, the idle status is shown as in this example.
Screen display
◆ Reception between the base station and the handset:
- Good to poor:
- No reception:
◆ Activating the answering machine (A420A only):
- ± Your answering machine is activated.
◆ Battery charge status:
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U Charged over 66%
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V Charged between 34% and 66%
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e Charged between 11% and 33%
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= Charged less than 11%
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= Flashes: batteries almost empty (less than 10 minutes talktime)
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= e V U Batteries are charging
If No Radiation mode (
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 activate after approx. 30 seconds.
Your phone is now
If you have any questions about using your phone,
¢ page 19) or contact our Customer Care team ¢ page 20.
Menu guidance
Your telephone's functions are accessed via a menu consisting of several levels (menu overview ¢ page 23).
Main menu (first menu level)
When the handset is in idle status, press the display key §Menu§ or right on the control key v to open the main menu.
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The functions in the main menu are shown by means of an icon and the func
Selecting a function:
¤ You can scroll between functions using the control key q. The function is shown in the display.
¤ Press the display key §OK§ or the right control key vto select the displayed function. This opens the corresponding
submenu and the first entry is displayed.
If you press the display key
Submenus
The functions in the submenu are indicated by name.
Selecting a function:
¤ You can scroll between functions using the control key q. The function is shown in the display.
¤ Press the display key §OK§ to select the displayed function. This opens the corresponding submenu and the first entry
is displayed.
If you press the display key
the operation.
Any settings you have not confirmed by pressing the display key
Reverting to idle status
From any point in the menu:
¤ Press and hold the end call key a or
¤ Do not press any key: after 2 minutes, the display will automatically revert to idle status.
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¢ page 24) is activated, the ½ icon is displayed in the top left.
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ady for use.
please read the tips on troubleshooting ("Questions and answers",
tion's name.
” or briefly the end call key a, the display returns to idle status.
” or briefly the end call key a, the display returns to the previous menu level or you cancel
§OK§ are lost.
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Example:
Presel. Number 0999
With Preselect 08
Without Presel. 08 1
084
Phone number Dialled number
07112345678
¤ 07112345678
08912345678
¤ 0999 08912345678
08412345678
¤ 08412345678
All numbers that start with 08, except
for 081 and 084, are dialled with the
preselection number 0999.
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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 first press
the call you can adjust the earpiece volume using
End the call/cancel dialling: Press
You can automatically insert a network provider dialling code before any phone number (
the end call key a.
Accepting a call
The handset indicates an incoming call by ringing and by a display on the screen.
Press the talk key
When Auto Answer is
charging cradle.
c to accept the call.
activated (see menu overview ¢ page 24), simply remove the handset from the base station/
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.
Prerequisites:
1 You have asked your network provider for the caller's number (CLIP) to be displayed on your handset screen.
2 The caller has asked the network provider for his number to be identified (CLI).
External Call appears in the display if you have not requested CLIP, Wi
Unavailable appears if CLI has not been requested.
Handsfree operation
In handsfree mode, you activate the loudspeaker so that you can hear the caller without having to hold the handset to
your ear. During a call and when listening to the answering machine (Gigaset A420A only) you can activate or deactivate
handsfree mode by pressing the handsfree key
During the call in handsfree mode you can adjust the
Muting
You can deactivate your handset's microphone during a call. Press the right control key v to mute the handset. Press
the control key
v again to reactivate the microphone.
Automatic network provider preselection
You can store a call-by-call number (preselection number), which is automatically placed in front of numbers when you
dial them. If, for example, you wish to make international calls via special network providers, you can save the relevant
dialling code here.
In the "With Preselect" li
preselection number.
In the "Without Presel."
st, specify the dialling codes or th e first digits of the dialling codes that you wish to assign to the
list, enter any exceptions to the "With Preselect" list.
and hold talk key c [dial tone] and then enter the number.) During
t and set the volume with q.
¢ page 7).
held appears if the caller has withheld CLI, and
th
d.
handsfree volume by pressing t and set the volume with q.
Enter preselection number via menu (
Permanently deactivating preselection: Dele
Temporarily cancelling preselection:
(press and hold)
number is dialled without Preselection.
¤ §Menu§ ¤ q Preselect off ¤ §OK§ ¤ ~ (enter number) or s (use number f rom directory ) ¤ The
¢ page 24).
te the preselection number with Ü.
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Using the directory and lists
Directory
To open the directory: press control key s.
You can sav e up to 100 phone num
Enter letters/characters
¢ page 17.
Storing the first number in the directory
¤ New Entry? ¤ §OK§ ¤ ~ (enter number) ¤ §OK§ ¤ ~ (enter name) ¤ §OK§
s
Storing further numbers in the directory
s
¤ §Menu§ ¤ New Entry ¤ §OK§ ¤ ~ (enter number) ¤ §OK§ ¤ ~ (enter name) ¤ §OK§
Selecting a directory entry
Open the directory with s. You have the following options:
◆ Use q to scroll through the entries until the required name is selected.
◆ Enter the first character of the name and scroll to the entry with q, if required.
Dialling with the directory
¤ q (select entry) ¤ c
s
Using other functions
s ¤ q (select entry) ¤ §Menu§
The following functions can be selected with q:
New Entry Save new phone number.
Show Number Display the phone number.
Edit Entry Edit selected entry.
Use Number Edit the number or open the directory by pressing the control key s to insert a number from the
Delete Entry Delete selected entry.
Send Entry Send a single entry to another handset (¢ page 8).
Delete List Delete all directory entries.
Send List Send the complete list to another handset (¢ page 8).
Shortcut For shortcuts, assign the current entry to a key.
directory at the current position. Then dial or use other functions with
Using shortcut keys
You can assign directory entries to the keys 2–9:
s ¤ q (select entry) ¤ §Menu§ ¤ q Shor tcut ¤ §OK§
¤ q (select key) ¤ §OK§ or ~ (press the key you want to assign the entry to)
To d ial , press and hold th
Sending the directory to another handset
Prerequisites:
◆ 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.
s ¤ q (select entry) ¤ §Menu§ ¤ q Send Entry / Send List ¤ §OK§
¤ q (Select the internal party) ¤ §OK§ or ¤ ~ (enter the internal number of the receiving handset)
bers (max. 22 digits) with corresponding names (max. 16 characters).
§Menu§.
e required shortcut key.
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