Siemens GIGASET S880, GIGASET S885 Operating Manual

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Issued by

t Communications GmbH

Gigase
Schlavenhorst 66, D-46395 Bocholt
Gigaset Communications GmbH is a trademark licensee of Siemens AG

© Gigaset Communications GmbH 2008
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Gigaset S880 - S885

Gigaset

The handset at a glance

The handset at a glance

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1 Display (screen) in idle status
2 Charge status of the batteries

=eVU (flat to full)
= flashes: batteries almost flat
e V U flashes: batteries charging

3 Display keys (page 11)
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

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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);
Toggle between upper/lower case and digits
(press and hold)

7 IP key
8 Microphone
9 Recall key

- Confer (flash)

- Insert a dialling pause (press and hold)

10 Star key

Ringer tones on/off (press and hold);
With an open connection: switch between
dial pulsing/touch tone dialling
(press briefly);

Open special characters table
11 Connection socket for headset
12 Key 1

Dial answering machine (S885 only)
13 Tal k key

Answer a call, open last number redial list

(press briefly), start dialling (press and

hold);
14 Handsfree key

Switch between earpiece and handsfree

mode;

Lights up: handsfree activated

Flashes: incoming call
15 Control key (page 11)

16 Answering machine icon (S885 only)

Answering machine switched on

Flashes: answering machine is recording a

message or is being operated by another

internal party
17 Signal strength

Ð i Ñ Ò (high to low)

| flashes: no reception

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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", see
page 25) and operate the integrated
answering machine (Gigaset S885 only).

Gigaset S885 base station

LED

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During message playback:

3 Play/stop key:

Play back new messages from the answering

machine or cancel the playback (press

briefly).

Play back new and old messages (press and

hold).

4 Skip to next message (press once) or next

message 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:

ð = quieter; ñ = louder.

While an external call is being signalled:

adjust ringer tone volume.

Please note:

u If the answering machine is being oper-

ated from a handset or if it is recording

a message, it cannot be operated from

the base station.

u If the LED flashes although the answer-

ing machine is switched off, it means

that there is still at least one new mes-

sage that has not been played back yet.

Gigaset S880 base station

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1 Registration/paging key

Press briefly: search for handsets "paging",
see page 25.
Press and hold: register handsets and WDCT
devices, see page 24.

2 On/Off key: activate/deactivate answering

machine.
LED lights up: answering machine is acti­vated.
LED flashes: at least one new message is
present.

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4

Registration/paging key:

– Press briefly: search for handsets

"paging", see page 25.

– Press and hold: register handsets and

WDCT devices, see page 24.

Contents

Contents

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

The base station at a glance . . . . 2

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

Gigaset S880/S885 –

More than just a telephone . . . . . 7

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

Pack contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Installing the base station . . . . . . . . . . 7

Setting up the handset for use . . . . . . . 8

Operating the handset . . . . . . . . 11

Control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Display keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Reverting to idle status . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Menu guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Correcting incorrect entries . . . . . . . . 12

ECO WDCT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Menu tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Making calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Making an external call . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Ending a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Accepting a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Calling Line Identification . . . . . . . . . 16

Handsfree talking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using the network mailbox . . . . 18

Configuring fast access for the

network mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Viewing the network mailbox report . 18

Using the directory and lists . . . 19

Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Last number redial list . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Opening lists with the message key . 21
Automatic network provider

preselection (preselection) . . . . . . . . . 23

Using several handsets . . . . . . . 24

Registering handsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Deregistering handsets . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Locating a handset ("paging") . . . . . . 25

Making internal calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Listening in to an external call . . . . . . 26

Changing the name of a handset . . . . 27

Changing a handset's internal

number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Using a handset as a

room monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Setting the handset . . . . . . . . . . 28

Changing the display language . . . . . 28

Setting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Setting the screen picture . . . . . . . . . . 29

Setting the display backlight . . . . . . . . 29

Activating/deactivating

auto answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Changing the handsfree/

earpiece volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Changing ringer tones . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Activating/deactivating

advisory tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Setting the alarm clock . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Restoring the handset to the

factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Setting the base station . . . . . . 32

Protecting against unauthorised

access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Changing ringer tones . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Activating/deactivating

music on hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Restoring the base station to the

factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Contents

Operating the answering
machine of the Gigaset S885

base station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Operation via the handset . . . . . . . . . 34

Activating/deactivating call

screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Setting up the answering machine . . 38
Resetting fast access for the

answering machine using key 1 . . . . . 38

Operating when on the move

(remote control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Connecting the base station

to PABX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Dialling modes and recall . . . . . . . . . . 40

Setting pauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Switching temporarily to touch

tone dialling (DTMF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Contact with liquid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Questions and answers . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Service (Customer Care) . . . . . . . . . . 42

Notes on the user guide . . . . . . . 43

Example of a menu input . . . . . . . . . . 43

Example of multiple line input . . . . . . 44

Writing and editing text . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Wall-mounting the

base station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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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

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station or charging cradle.

Only use the recommended, rechargeable batteries (page 42), i.e. never use
a conventional (non-rechargeable) battery or other battery types as this could
result in significant health risks and personal injury.

Batteries should not be disposed of in general household waste. Observe the
local waste disposal regulations, details of which can be obtained from your
local authority or the dealer you purchased the product from.

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.

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Do not install the base station or charging cradle in bathrooms or shower rooms.
The base station and charging cradle are not splashproof (page 41).

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 by our
Service, as they could interfere with other wireless services.

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Safety precautions

All electrical and electronic equipment must be disposed of separately from gen­eral household waste using the sites designated by local authorities.

If a product displays this symbol of a crossed-out rubbish bin, the product is sub­ject to European Directive 2002/96/EC.

The appropriate disposal and separate collection of used equipment serve to
prevent potential harm to the environment and to health. They are a precondi­tion for the re-use and recycling of used electrical and electronic equipment.

For further information on disposing of your used equipment, please contact
your local authority, your refuse collection service or the dealer you purchased
the product from.

Please note:

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

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Gigaset S880/S885 – More than just a telephone

Gigaset S880/S885 –
More than just a telephone

Your phone, which has a clearly laid out
colour display (65k colours), doesn't just
offer you the option of saving up to 150
phone numbers (page 19) – it can do
much more besides:

u You can select frequently used phone

numbers at the press of a single key
(page 19).

u You can designate important people as

VIPs so you can identify important calls
from the ringer tone (page 19).

u You can view missed calls on your

phone (page 22).

Enjoy using your new telephone!

First steps

Pack contents

u one Gigaset S880/S885 base station

with mains adapter,

u one Gigaset S88H handset,
u one phone cord,
u two batteries,
u one battery cover,
u one belt clip,
u one user guide.

Installing the base station

The base station is designed for use in
closed, dry rooms with a temperature
range of +5 °C to +45 °C.

Set up the base station at a central point in
your apartment or house.

You can find instructions on how to mount
the base station on the wall at the end of
this user guide.

Please note:

u Never expose the telephone to heat

sources, direct sunlight or other electri-

cal appliances.

u Protect your Gigaset from moisture,

dust, corrosive liquids and vapours.

Range and reception strength

Range:

u Outdoors: up to 300 m
u Indoors: up to 50 m

Reception strength:

The display shows the quality of the trans­mission power between the base station
and handset:

u Good to poor: ÐiÑÒ
u No reception: | flashes

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First steps

Connecting the base station

¤ First connect the power supply unit

and then the phone jack as shown
below and place the cables in the cable
recesses.

Gigaset S880

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Gigaset S885

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1 Mains adapter 230 V
2 Phone jack with phone cord

Please note:

u The mains adapter must always be

connected, as the phone will not oper-

ate without mains connection.

u Only use the mains adapter and phone

cord supplied.

u If you buy a replacement phone cord,

make sure that the phone jack has the
correct type of wiring.

Correct phone jack assignment

1unused

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2
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5
6

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4b
5unused
6unused

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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

Warning:

Use only the rechargeable batteries recom­mended by Gigaset Communications GmbH *
(page 42). Never use a conventional (non­rechargeable) 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.

* Gigaset Communications GmbH is a licensee of the

Siemens trademark.

¤ Insert the batteries the right way

round.
The polarity is indicated in/on the battery

compartment.

Closing the battery cover

¤ First insert the battery cover at the top.
¤ Then press the cover until it clicks into

place.

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First steps

Attaching the belt clip

There are notches for attaching the belt
clip on the side of the handset at the same
height as the display.

¤ Press the belt clip onto the back of the

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

Opening the battery cover

¤ Place your fingertip in the cavity on the

casing and pull the battery cover
upwards.

Placing the handset in the base station
and registering

¤ Place the handset in the base station

with its display facing upwards.
The handset registers automatically.

Registration can take up to 5 minutes.
While this is happening, Regstr.Procedure
appears in the display and the name of the
base station flashes. The handset is
assigned the lowest available internal
number (1-4).

This will appear in the display when regis­tration is complete, e.g. INT 1. This means
that the number 1 has been assigned.
If the internal numbers 1–4 are already
assigned to other devices, the number 4 is
overwritten.

Please note:

– Automatic registration is only possible

while no calls are being made from the
base station.

– Each key press interrupts the automatic

registration.

– If automatic registration does not work the

handset will have to be registered manually
(page 24).

– You can change the name of the handset

(page 27).

To charge the batteries, leave the handset
in the base station.

Please note:

– The handset will automatically switch on if

it is placed in the base station.

– Only place the handset in the base station

or charging cradle that is intended for it.

For questions and problems see page 41.

Headset socket

You can connect various headset types
(with 2.5 mm jack connector).

A compatibility list of tested headsets can
be found on the Internet at
www.plantronics.com/productfinder

.

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First steps

Initial charging and discharging of
batteries

If the handset is activated, the flashing
battery icon e in the top right of the dis­play indicates that the batteries are being
charged.

During handset operation, the battery
icon indicates the charge status of the bat­teries (page 1). The correct charge level
can only be displayed if the batteries are
first fully charged and discharged.

¤ To do this, leave the handset in the

base station or charging cradle with­out interruption for five hours.

¤ Afterwards, remove the handset from

the base station and do not put it back
again until the batteries are fully dis­charged.

Please note:

After the first battery charge and discharge
you may replace your handset in its base sta­tion after every call.

Please note:

u Always repeat the charging and dis-

charging 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.

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.

¤ If you have not yet set the date and

time, press the display key

the input field.
To change the time, open the input field

with:

¢  ¢ Date/Time

v

§Time§ to open

¤ Change multiple line input:

Date:

Enter year, month and day in 6-digit

format.

Time:

Enter hours and minutes as 4 digits,

e.g. Q M Ê 5 for 07:15 a.m.

§Save§ Press the display key

Display in idle status

Once the phone is registered and the time
set, the idle display is as shown here
(example). If the answering machine is
activated, the answering machine icon ×
will also be displayed in the header:

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INT 1

08.03.17 07:15

INT

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Your answering machine is set with a
standard announcement.

Your phone is now ready for use.

If you have any queries about using your
phone, please read the tips on trouble­shooting ("Questions and Answers",
page 41) or contact our customer service
department (Customer Care, please see
the warranty card).

Operating the handset

Operating the handset

Activating/deactivating the handset

a In idle status, press and hold

the end call key (confirmation
tone).

Activating/deactivating the keypad
lock

# Press and hold the hash key.
You will hear the confirmation tone. The

Ø icon appears in the display when the
keypad lock is activated.

The keypad lock is deactivated automati­cally if someone calls you. It is re-activated
when the call is finished.

Control key

v Open the submenu or confirm

the selection.

u Go back one menu level or

cancel.

In input fields

You can use the control key to move the
cursor up t, down s, right v or left
u.

During an external call

s Open the directory.
u Initiate internal consultation

call and mute.

t Adjust the loudspeaker vol-

ume for earpiece and hands­free mode.

Display keys

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

INT

1

In the description below, the side of the
control key (up, down, right, left) that you
have to press in the different operating sit­uations is marked in black, e.g. v for
"press right on the control key".

The control key has a number of different
functions:

When the handset is in idle status

s Open the directory.
v Open the main menu.
u Open the list of handsets.
t Call up the menu for setting

the handset's call volume
(page 30), ringer tones
(page 30) and advisory tones
(page 31).

In the main menu, in submenus and lists

t / s Scroll up/down line by line.

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1 Current display key functions are shown in

the bottom display line.

2 Display keys

The most important display icons are:

¨ Open the main menu.

§Options§ Open a context-dependent

menu.

W Delete key: deletes one char-

acter at a time from right to
left.

Î Go back one menu level or

cancel operation.

Ó Copy number into directory.
Ÿ Divert external call to answer-

ing machine (S885 only).

• Open the last number redial

list.

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Operating the handset

Reverting to idle status

You can revert to idle status from any­where in the menu as follows:

¤ 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.

Changes that you have not confirmed or
saved by pressing

Save Entry

An example of the display in idle status is
shown on page 1.

§OK§ will be lost.

§OK§, §Yes§, §Save§, §Send§ or

Menu guidance

Your telephone's functions are accessed
using a menu that has a number of levels.

Main menu (first menu level)

¤ Press v with the handset in idle status

to open the main menu.

The main menu functions are shown in
the display as a list with colour icons and
names.

To access a function, i.e. to open the cor­responding submenu (next menu level):

¤ Navigate to the function using the con-

trol key q. Press the

Submenus

The functions in the submenus are dis­played as lists.

To access a function:

§OK§ display key.

¤ Scroll to the function with the control

key q and press

Or:

§OK§.

¤ Enter the corresponding digit combina-

tion (page 14).

Briefly press the end call key a once to
return to the previous menu level/cancel
the operation.

Illustration in the user guide

The operating steps are shown in abbrevi­ated form.

Example

The illustration:

¢  ¢ Date/Time

v

means:
v Press the key to display the

main menu.

 Use the control key q to

scroll through the Settings sub­menu and press

Date/Time Scroll to the function with the

control key q and press

§OK§.

§OK§.

Other types of illustrations:

c / Q / * etc.

Press the matching key on the
handset.

~ Enter digits or letters.

You will find detailed examples of menu
entries and multiple line input in the
appendix to this user guide, page 43.

Correcting incorrect entries

You can correct incorrect characters in the
text by navigating to the incorrect entry
using the control key. You can then:

u press X to delete the character to the

left of the cursor,

u insert characters to the left of the cur-

sor,

u overwrite the character (flashing)

when entering the time and date etc.

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ECO WDCT

ECO WDCT reduces power consumption
by using a power supply with low power
consumption and also reduces the trans­mission power of the base station.

If only one handset is registered and it is in
the base station, the transmission power
of the base station is reduced to the mini­mum.

Your handset also reduces the transmis­sion power depending on the distance to
the base station.

ECO WDCT

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Menu tree

Menu tree

Instead of scrolling to locate a menu function, you can select a function more quickly by
opening the menu and keying in a digit combination (or shortcut).

Example: v522Ê for "Set ringer tone for external calls".

With the telephone in idle status, press v (open main menu):

3Alarm Clock ì (page 31)

4 Add. Features

4-3 Room Monitor (page 27)

5 Settings

5-1 Date/Time (page 10)

5-2 Audio Settings 5-2-1 Handset Volume (page 30)

5-3 Display 5-3-1 Screen Picture (page 29)

5-4 Handset 5-4-1 Language (page 28)

5-5 Base 5-5-1 Ringer Settings (page 33)

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5-2-2 Ringer Settings (page 30)

5-2-3 Advisory Tones (page 31)

5-3-2 Colour Scheme (page 29)

5-3-3 Contrast (page 29)

5-3-4 Backlight (page 29)

5-4-2 Auto Answer (page 29)

5-4-3 Register H/Set (page 24)

5-4-4 Reset Handset (page 32)

5-5-2 Music on hold (page 33)

5-5-3 System PIN (page 32)

5-5-4 Base Reset (page 33)

5-5-5 Add. Features (page 13, page 26, page 40)

5-5-6 Preselection (page 23)

5-5-7 Calls List Type (page 22)

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5-6 Voice Mail 5-6-1 Set Key 1 (page 18)

only S885 base station:

5-6-2 Ans Machine (page 34)

5-6-3 Call Screening (page 37)

5-6-4 Announcements (page 34)

5-6-5 Message Length (page 38)

5-6-6 Record Quality (page 38)

5-6-7 Ring Delay (page 38)

Menu tree

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