Siemens GIGASET C585, GIGASET C580 Operating Manual

The handset at a glance

The handset at a glance

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1 Display in idle status (example)
2 Charge status of the batteries(
3 Display keys (
4 Message key (

Access to calls 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

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and hold in idle status)

6 Hash key

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

7 Call-by-Call list key

Open call-by-call list (

8 Microphone
9 Recall key (

- Recall (flash)

- Insert a dialling pause (press and hold)

10 Star key

Ringer tones on/off (press and hold),
With an existing connection:
Switch between dial pulsing/touch tone
dialling (press briefly)

11 Key 1 (

Dial answer machine (C585 only)/network
mailbox (press and hold)

12 Talk key

Answer a call, open last number redial list
(press briefly), start dialling (press and hold)

13 Handsfree key

Switch between earpiece and handsfree
mode;
Lights up: handsfree activated

Flashes: incoming call
14 Control key (
15 Answer machine icon (C585 only)

Answer machine switched on;

Flashes: Answer machine is recording a mes-

sage or is being operated by another internal

party
16 Signal strength (

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The base station at a glance

The base station at a
glance

You can use the keys on the base station to
register handsets to the base station, search
for handsets (paging),
ate the integrated answer machine (Gigaset
C585 only).

Gigaset C585 base station

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During message playback:

3 Play/Stop key:

Play back new messages from answer machine

or cancel the playback (press briefly).

Play back new and old messages (press and

hold).

LED flashes: At least one new message is

present.

LED flickers: Memory is full.

4 Sk ip to next mess age ( press once ) or next mes-

sage but one (press twice).

5 Skip back to beginning of message (press

once) or to previous message (press twice).

6 Delete current message.
7 Adjust volume during message playback:

= quieter; ñ = louder.

While an external call is being signalled: adjust

ringer tone volume.

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Please note:

u If the answer machine is being operated

from a handset or if it is recording a mes-

sage, it cannot be operated from the base

station.

u If the LED flashes although the answer

machine is switched off, it means that

there is still at least one new message

that has not been played back yet.

Gigaset C580 base station

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1 Registration/paging key:

Press briefly: Search for handsets (paging),

¢page 34.

Press and hold: Register handsets and WDCT

¢page 33.

devices,

2 On/Off key: Activate/deactivate answer ma-

chine.

LED lights up: Answer machine is activated.
LED flashes: The answer machine is recording

a new message.

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Registration/Paging key:

– Press briefly: Search for handsets (paging),

¢page 34.

– Press and hold: Register handsets and

WDCT devices,

¢page 33.

Contents

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

The base station at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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

First steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Check the package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Setting up the base station and charging cradle (if included) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connecting the base station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connecting the charging cradle (if included) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Setting up the handset for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

What would you like to do next? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using the phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Display keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Keys on the keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Correcting incorrect entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Menu guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Activating/deactivating the handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Activating/deactivating the keypad lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Illustration of operating steps in the user guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Menu tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Making calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Making an external call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Ending a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Answering a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Calling Line Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Handsfree talking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using the directory and lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Last number redial list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Opening lists with the message key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Making cost-effective calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Automatic network provider code (preselection) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Displaying the call duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Operating the answer machine of the

Gigaset C585 base station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Operation via the handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Activating/deactivating call screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Setting up the answer machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Resetting fast access for the answer machine using key 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Operating when on the move (remote operation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Using the network mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Configuring fast access for the network mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Viewing the network mailbox report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

ECO WDCT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Setting the alarm clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using several handsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Registering handsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

De-registering handsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Locating a handset ("paging") . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Making internal calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Listening in to an external call (conference) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Handset settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Changing date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Changing the display language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Setting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Activating/deactivating auto answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Changing the handsfree/earpiece volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Changing ringer tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Advisory tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Restoring the handset to the factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Base station settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Protecting against unauthorised access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Changing ringer tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Restoring the base station to the factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Connecting the phone to a PABX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Dialling modes and recall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Setting pauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Switching temporarily to touch tone dialling (DTMF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Customer Service & Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Product warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Certificate of warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Service Centres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Questions and answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Contact with liquid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Writing and editing text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Mounting the base station to the wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Mounting the charging cradle to the wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Safety precautions

Safety precautions

Warning

Read the safety precautions and the user guide before use.
Explain their contents and the potential hazards associated with using the telephone to your

children.

Only use the mains adapter supplied, as indicated on the underside of the base sta-

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tion or charging cradle.

¢ page 47), i.e. never use a

¢ page 47).

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Only use the recommended, rechargeable batteries (
conventional (non-rechargeable) battery or other battery types as this could result
in significant health risks and personal injury.

The operation of medical appliances may be affected. Be aware of the technical con­ditions in your particular environment, e.g. doctor's surgery.

Do not hold the rear of the handset to your ear when it is ringing or when
the handsfree function is activated. Otherwise you risk serious and permanent dam­age to your hearing.

The handset may cause an unpleasant humming noise in hearing aids.

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

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

If you give your Gigaset to someone else, make sure you also give them the
user guide.

Please remove faulty base stations from use or have them repaired our service, as
they could interfere with other wireless services.

Please note

Not all of the functions described in this user guide are available in all countries.

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First steps

First steps

Check the package contents

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or

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1 one Gigaset C580/C585/ base station,
2 one mains adapter,
3 one Gigaset C58H handset,
4 one phone cord,
5 two batteries,
6 one battery cover,
7 one user guide.

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6

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If you have purchased a

model with multiple hand­sets the package should

contain two batteries, a bat­tery cover and a charging

8 with mains

cradle
adapter
tional handset.

6

9 for each addi-

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First steps

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 and charging cradles at a central location on a flat, non-

slip surface in your house or apartment.

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 polishes used on today's furnishings, the
occurrence of marks on the surfaces cannot be completely ruled out.

Instructions on how to mount the base station and charging cradle to a wall, see

¢ page 49.

Please note:

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

other electrical devices.

u Protect your Gigaset from moisture, dust, corrosive liquids and vapours.

Connecting the base station

¤ First connect the

mains adapter 1.

¤ Then connect the tel-

ephone jack 2 and
insert the cables into
the cableducts.

2

1

1

1

1

2

Please note:

u The mains adapter

must always be con­nected, as the phone

will not operate with­out mains connection.

u Only use the mains adapter and phone cord supplied. Pin connections on tele-

phone cables can vary (pin connections

¢ page 48).

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First steps

Connecting the charging cradle (if included)

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1

¤ Connect the flat plug of the mains

adapter 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 1
and disconnect the plug 2.

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Setting up the handset for use

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t

The display is protected by a plastic film. Please remove the pro-

tective film!

Inserting the batteries and closing the battery cover

Warning

Use only the rechargeable batteries recommended by
Gigaset Communications GmbH (
rechargeable) battery or other battery types as this could result in significant
health risks and personal injury. For example, 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.

¤ Insert the batteries the right

way round.
The polarity is indicated in/on
the battery compartment.

First steps

¢ page 47). Never use a conventional (non-

a

¤ First insert the battery cover

b

at the top a.

¤ Then press the cover b

until it clicks into place.

If you need to open the battery cover,

or instance to replace the batteries,

place your fingertip in the cavity on

he casing and pull the battery cover

upwards.

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First steps

Placing the handset in the base station and registering

Before you can use the phone, you must first

Place handset

into base

Menu

Handset is

registering

ë

register the handset to the base station.

¤ Place the handset with the display facing

up in the base station.

The handset registers automatically.
Registration can take up to 5 minutes.

Do not remove the handset from the
base station during this time.

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INT Menu

If you have purchased a model with multiple handsets, repeat the registration
process for each handset. Handsets are assigned the lowest available internal
number (1-4). If more than one handset is registered to the base station the internal
handset number appears on the display, e.g. INT 2. If the internal numbers 1–4 are
already assigned to other devices, the number 4 will be overwritten.

The following is displayed after successful reg­istration:

u the strength of the reception signal

between base station and handset:
– good to poor: ÐiÑÒ
–no reception: | flashes

u battery charge status:

– = e V U (flat to full)
– = flashes: batteries almost flat
– e V U flashes: charging proce-

dure

Please note

u Each key press interrupts the automatic registration.
u If automatic registration does not work, the handset will have to be

registered manually (

To charge the batteries, leave the handset in the charging cradle.

¢ page 34).

Please note

Only place the handset in the base station or charging cradle that is intended
for it.

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Should you have any questions and problems

¢ page 45.

First steps

Initial charging and discharging of batteries

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

¤ Place the handset in the base station or charg-

ing cradle for ten hours.

¤ Then remove the handset

10 h

Please note

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

its base station or charging cradle after every call.

u Always repeat the charging and discharging procedure if you remove the

batteries from the handset and reinsert them.

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.

from the base station or
charging cradle and do not
replace it until the batteries
are completely discharged.

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First steps

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.

INT Menu

¤ Press the key below §Menu§ on the

display screen to open the main
menu.

¤ Press the bottom of the control key

...

Ç

Ç

Settings

U OK

Date/Time

U OK

... until the Settings menu item
appears.

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

play screen to confirm your selec­tion.

The Date/Time menu item appears
on the display.

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

play screen to open the input field.

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First steps

Enter Date:

[2008.10.01]

Ç

T OK

Ç

T OK

Enter Time:
[07:15]

Ç

T OK

¤ The active line is marked [...].

Enter day, month and year as an 8-digit
number via the handset, e.g.
2QQNQQfor
08/10/01.

If you want to correct an entry, press
the top or bottom of the control key to
toggle between fields.

¤ Press the key below §OK§ on the display

screen to confirm your selection.

¤ Enter the hours and minutes as four digit

numbers via the handset
e.g. QM5for 7:15 hours.
If necessary, use the control key to
toggle between fields.

Saved

¤ Press the key below §OK§ on the display

screen to confirm your selection.

The display shows Saved. You will
hear a confirmation tone.

¤ Press and hold the end call key a to

return to the idle status.

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First steps

Display in idle status

Once the phone is registered and the time set,
the idle display is shown as in this example. If
the answer machine is activated, the answer
machine icon × will also be displayed in the
header.

Your answer machine is set with a pre-recorded
announcement.

Your phone is now ready for use.

What would you like to do next?

Now you have successfully started your Gigaset you will probably want to adapt it
to your personal requirements. Use the following guide to quickly locate the most
important subjects.

If you are unfamiliar with menu-driven devices such as other Gigaset telephones
you should first read the section entitled "Using the phone"

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Setting the ringer tone melody and volume page 36

Setting the handset volume page 36

Recording a personal message for the answer
machine

Operating the telephone on a PABX page 39

Registering existing Gigaset handsets to a base
station

Transferring directory entries from existing
Gigaset handsets to the new handset(s)

If you have any questions about using your phone, please read the tips
on troubleshooting (
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Using the phone

Control key

In the following description the side of the control key you need to
press for each operation is indicated accordingly, e.g.
the top of the control key".

The control key has a number of different functions:

When the handset is in idle status

s Open the directory.
t Call up the menu for setting the handset's call volume (¢ page 36),

ringer tones (

In the main menu, in submenus and lists

t / s Scroll up/down line by line.

In input fields

Use the control key to move the cursor to the left t or right s.

During an external call

s Open the directory.
t Adjust the loudspeaker volume for earpiece and handsfree mode.

Using the phone

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Display keys

The function of the display keys changes depending on the particular operating sit­uation. Example:

Important display keys:

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W Delete key: deletes one character at a time from right to left.

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Open a context-dependent menu.
Confirm selection.

Go back one menu level or cancel operation.
Make an internal call.

Current display key functions are shown in the
bottom display line.

Display keys

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