Siemens GIGASET C610H Operating Manual

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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 Hash 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 Recall key

- Consultation call (flash)

- Insert a dialling pause (press and hold)

10 Star key

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

Text input: Open table of special characters
11 Connection socket for headset (
12 Key 1

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

Flashes: incoming call;

Accept a call; open redial list (press briefly);

start dialling (press and hold)
14 Handsfree key

Switch between earpiece and handsfree mode
15 Control key (

16 Signal strength (

Green: Eco Mode activated (

¢page 19)

¢page 27)

¢page 18)

¢page 16)

¢page 33)

¢page 16)

¢page 16)

¢page 36)

Illustration of handset on a base with SMS
functionality.

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Display symbols

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Signalling

External call (¢ page 26)

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Internal call (¢page 27)

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ØðÚ

Anniversary (¢ page 31)

ØìÚ

Alarm clock (¢ page 36)

Signal strength i (¢ page 36)

or Eco Mode+ ¼

icon (¢ page 16)

Ringtone switched off (¢page 41)
Battery charging (

¢ page 16)

Battery charge status (

¢ page 16)

Alarm switched on and wake-up time (

¢ page 36)

Current time (

¢ page 16)

Current day and month (

¢ page 16)

Name of the handset

Number of new messages:

u à on the network mailbox (¢page 32)
u ™ in the list of missed calls (¢ page 33)
u ¾in the SMS list (dependent on base) (¢ page 32)
u  in the list of missed alarms (¢ page 34)

Display symbols

The following symbols are displayed dependent 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 for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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

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

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

Connecting the 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 handsfree 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 the incoming SMS message list (dependent on base) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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

Message key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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

Setting your own area code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Restoring the handset default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Service (Customer Care) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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

Authorisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Guarantee Certificate

United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Guarantee Certificate

Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Protecting our environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Contact with liquid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Writing and editing text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Mounting the charging cradle on the wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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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.

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 handsfree
mode is activated. Otherwise you risk serious and permanent damage to your hear­ing.

Your Gigaset 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. If you require 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 Gigaset to a third party, make sure you also give them the user guide.

¢ page 49).

¢ page 49) as this could oth-

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 sim-

ple 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 colour of the assigned VIP group.

u To only accept calls when you can see the number, you can set your handset to

only ring when the phone number is transmitted.

u You can assign important numbers to the number keys on your phone

(quick dial). The number is then dialled 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

with the

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

more information, see www.gigaset.com/service

). Menu options that are only available in expert mode are marked

•

icon.

•

.

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 charging cradle, 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 +5°C
to +45°C.

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

¢ page 51).

(

Please note

Pay attention to the range of the base.
This is up to 300 m in unobstructed outdoor areas and up to 50 m 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 Gigaset from moisture, dust, corrosive liquids and fumes.

Connecting the charging cradle

¢ page 36) is activated.

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Setting up the handset for use

¤ 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 the rechargeable batteries (¢page 49) recommended by Gigaset
Communications GmbH, i.e., 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 move — 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 initial battery charge and discharge, you may place your handset in

the base 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.

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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 and on the base.

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.

On the handset

Please note

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

Ï

¢

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

¢ Registration ¢Register Handset

First steps

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:

14.10.2011

Time:
00:00

Back Save

¤ Press the key below §Time§ on the screen

display 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 is shown on the
display.

¤ The active input position flashes.

Enter day, month and year as an
8-digit number via the keypad,
e.g., 4Q2Q
 for 14/10/2011.

Date/Time

Date:

31.01.2011

Time:
00:00

Back Save

Calls 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.

¤ 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 screen to confirm your entry.

The display shows Saved. You will hear a
confirmation tone and the handset will
automatically return to idle status.

Back Save

Date/Time

‰

Saved

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First steps

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Calls SMS

Display in idle status

Once the phone is registered and the time set, the idle display is shown as in this
example.

Displays

u Reception signal between the base and handset:

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

u Battery charge status:

– { 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

Please note

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

u INT 1

Internal name of the handset

If Eco Mode+ (

¢ page 36) is activated, the ¼ icon is displayed in the top left.

¢ page 36)

Your phone is now ready for use!

Connecting the headset

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

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