Siemens GIGASET SL37H User Manual

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

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Gigaset SL37H

Gigaset

Handset at a glance

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Please note:

Illustration of handset on a base station with SMS functionality.

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

= e V U (flat to full) = flashes: battery pack almost flat e V U flashes: battery pack charging

3 Display keys (page 9) 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 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 Call-by-call list key

Open call-by-call list

8 Connection socket for headset

and PC interface

9 Microphone

10 Recall key

- Consult (flash)

- Insert a dialling pause (press and hold)

11 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

12 Key 1

Select answer machine (depending on the base station)/network mailbox (press and hold)

13 Tal k key

Answer a call, open last number redial list (press briefly), start dialling (press and hold) When writing an SMS: send SMS

14 Handsfree key

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

Flashes: incoming call 15 Control key (page 8) 16 Bluetooth activated (page 26) 17 Signal strength

Ð i Ñ Ò (high to low)

| flashes: no reception

Contents

Handset at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Gigaset SL37H –

More than just a telephone . . . . . 5

First steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Pack contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Installing the base station and

charging cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Setting up the handset for use . . . . . . . 6

Registering handsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Operating the handset . . . . . . . . . 8

Control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Display keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Reverting to idle status . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Menu guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Correcting incorrect entries . . . . . . . . 10

ECO DECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Making calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Making external calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Ending a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Accepting a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Handsfree talking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Making internal calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using the directory and lists . . . 12

Directory/call-by-call list . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Last number redial list . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Opening lists with the

message key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using a handset as a

room monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Walky-talky mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Handset settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Shortcuts for functions and

numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Changing the display language . . . . . 19

Setting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Setting the screensaver . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Setting the display backlight . . . . . . . 20

Activating/deactivating

auto answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Changing the handsfree/

earpiece volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Changing ringer tones . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

My stuff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Activating/deactivating

advisory tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Setting the alarm clock . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Setting an appointment (calendar) . . 24 Displaying missed appointments and an-

niversaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Using Bluetooth devices . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Setting your own area code . . . . . . . . 28

Restoring the handset to the

factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Contact with liquid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Questions and answers . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Service (Customer Care) . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Notes on the user guide . . . . . . 30

Example of a menu input . . . . . . . . . . 30

Example of multiple line input . . . . . . 30

Writing and editing text . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Additional functions via

the PC interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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

station or charging cradle.

Fit only the approved rechargeable battery pack (page 30)! That means never use a conventional (non-rechargeable) battery pack as this could result in significant health risks and personal injury.

Battery packs should not be disposed of along with 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.

Do not install the base station or charging cradle in bathrooms or shower rooms. The base station and charging cradle are not splashproof (page 28).

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 al so 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.

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 manual are available in all countries.

Gigaset SL37H – 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 250 phone numbers and e-mail addresses (page 12) – it can do much more than that:

u You can programme the keys of your

phone with important numbers or frequently used functions. The number is then dialled or the function started by simply pressing a key (page 18).

u You can designate important people as

VIPs so you can tell important calls from the ringer tone (page 13).

u You can assign pictures to your con-

tacts. You can then tell who is calling you from the picture on your handset's display. Precondition: Calling Line Identification

u You can store appointments (page 24)

and anniversaries (page 15) in your phone and it will remind you of them in advance.

u You can use Bluetooth™ for wireless

communication with other devices (e.g. headsets) that also use this technology (see page 26).

Enjoy using your new telephone!

First steps

Pack contents

u one Gigaset SL37H handset, u one charging cradle with mains

adapter,

u one battery pack, u one battery cover, u one belt clip, u one user guide.

Installing the base station and charging cradle

The charging cradle is designed to be operated in enclosed, dry areas at temperatures ranging from +5 °C to +45 °C.

Please note:

u Never expose the handset to the fol-

lowing influences: heat sources, direct

sunlight, other electrical 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 radio contact between the base station and handset:

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

First steps

Setting up the handset for use

The display is protected by a plastic film.

Please remove the protective film!

Fitting the battery pack

Warning:

Only use the rechargeable Gigaset Communications GmbH * original battery pack (page 30)! 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 trademark

licensee of Siemens AG.

¤ With the pins to the front, insert the

battery pack into the cavity at an angle from the left.

¤ Then press it into the housing from

above until the bracket on the side of the battery back snaps securely into the housing.

Closing the battery cover

¤ Align the battery cover parallel to the

casing and press down until it clicks

into place.

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.

Please note: To remove the battery pack, you must first

press the bracket on the side.

Opening the battery cover

¤ If fitted, remove the belt clip. ¤ Hold the device with the keypad facing

the palm of your hand.

¤ Place the thumb of your other hand on

the loudspeaker (a) and use the index

finger of the same hand to press the

groove at the top of the handset (b).

¤ Lift the cover.

First steps

Registering handsets

A Gigaset SL37H handset can be registered to up to four base stations.

Once it has been registered, the handset returns to idle status. The internal number of the handset appears in the display, e.g. INT 1. If it does not, repeat the procedure.

On the handset

w ¢ Ð ¢ Handset ¢ Register H/Set s Select base station, e.g. Base 1

and press

~ Enter the system PIN of the

base station (the default is

0000) and press lowing flashes in the display, e.g. Base 1.

§OK§.

§OK§. The fol-

On the base station

To find out how to register the handset to the base station, see the user guide for the base station.

Placing the handset in the charging cradle

¤ Plug the charging cradle mains adapter

into a mains power socket.

¤ Place the handset in the charging cra-

dle with the display facing forward.

To charge the battery pack, leave the handset in the charging cradle.

Please note:

– If the handset has switched itself off

because the battery pack is flat and is then placed in the charging cradle, it will switch itself on automatically.

– Only place the handset in the charging

cradle that is intended for it.

Initial charging and discharging of the battery pack

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

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

¤ To do this, leave the handset in the

charging cradle continuously for ten

hours. Your handset need not be

switched on for it to charge.

¤ Afterwards, remove the handset from

the charging cradle and do not put it

back again until the battery pack is fully

discharged.

Please note:

After the first battery charge and discharge, you may place your handset in the charging cradle after every call.

Please note:

u Always repeat the charging and dis-

charging procedure if you remove the

battery pack from the handset and

insert it again.

u The battery pack may warm up as it is

charging. This is not dangerous.

u After a time the charge capacity of the

battery pack will decrease for technical

reasons.

For questions and problems see page 29.

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 and the calendar 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:

w ¢ Ð ¢ Date/Time

§Time§ to open

¤ Change multiple line input:

Date:

Enter the day, month and year in 8-digit format.

Time:

Enter hours and minutes as 4 digits (e.g. Q M  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 looks as shown here (example), depending on the base station:

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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 29) or contact our customer service department (Customer Care, page 29).

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 reactivated when the call is finished.

Control key

Below, the side of the control key that you must press in the respective operating situation is marked in black (top, bottom, right, left, centre), e.g. v for "press right on the control key" or w for "press the centre of the control key".

The control key has a number of different functions:

When the handset is in idle status

s Open the directory. w / v Open the main menu. u Open list of handsets. t Call up the menu to set the

call volume (page 21), ringer tones (page 21), advisory tones (page 23) and silent alert (page 22) for the handset.

First steps

In the main menu, submenus and lists

t / s Scroll up/down line by line. w Open menu or confirm selec-

tion.

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 Change the earpiece volume

or handsfree volume.

Display keys

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

? SMS

1 Current display key functions are shown in

the bottom display line.

2 Display keys

The most important display icons are:

} Left display key, as long as it

has not been assigned a function (page 18).

¨ 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.

Œ Fetch e-mail address from the

directory.

Ó Copy number into the direc-

tory.

Ÿ On base stations with built-in

answer machines: forward external call to answer machine.

• Open the last number redial

list.

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)

¤ When the handset is in idle status,

press w 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 display key

§OK§.

First steps

Submenus

The functions in the submenus are displayed as lists.

To access a function:

¤ Scroll to the function with the control

key q and press

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: w ¢ Ð ¢ Date/Time means: w Press the key to display the

main menu.

Ð Use the control key q to

scroll through submenu

Settings and press

Date/Time Scroll to the function with the

control key q and press

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 30.

§OK§.

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.

ECO DECT

ECO DECT reduces power consumption by using an energy efficient power supply.

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

Making calls

Making external calls

External calls are calls using the public telephone network.

~c Enter the number and press

the talk key.

Or:

c~ Press and hold the talk key

c and then enter the

number.

You can cancel the dialling operation with the end call key a.

You are shown the duration of the call while the call is in progress.

Please note:

Dialling using the directory, call-by-call list (page 1, page 12) or last number redial list (page 16) saves time re-entering numbers and network provider access codes ("call-by-call numbers").

First steps

Continuing a call on a Bluetooth headset

Precondition: Bluetooth is activated; a connection has been established between the Bluetooth headset and the handset (see page 26).

Press the talk key on the Bluetooth headset; it may take up to 5 seconds to establish a connection to the handset.

For further details on your headset, see the user guide belonging to it.

Ending a call

a Press the end call key.

Accepting a call

The handset indicates an incoming call in three ways: by ringing, by a display on the screen and by the flashing handsfree key d.

You can accept the call by:

¤ Pressing the talk key c. ¤ Pressing the handsfree key d.

If the handset is in the charging cradle and the Auto Answer function is activated (page 20), the handset will take a call automatically when you lift it out of the cradle.

If the ringer tone is intrusive, press the

§Silence§ display key. You can take the call as

long as it is displayed on the screen.

Accepting a call on a Bluetooth headset

Precondition: Bluetooth is activated; a connection has been established between the Bluetooth headset and the handset (see page 26).

Only press the talk key on the headset when the headset itself rings; it may take up to 5 seconds to establish a connection to the handset.

For further details on your headset, see the user guide issued with it.

Handsfree talking

In handsfree mode, instead of holding the handset to your ear you can put it down, for example on the table in front of you, to allow others to participate in the call.

Activating/deactivating handsfree mode

Activating while dialling

~d Enter the number and press

the handsfree key.

¤ You should inform your caller before

you use the handsfree function so that

they know someone else is listening.

Switching between earpiece and handsfree mode

d Press the handsfree key. Switch handsfree on or off during a call. If you wish to place the handset in the

charging cradle during a call:

¤ Press and hold the handsfree key d

while placing the handset in the base

station. If the handsfree key d does

not light up, press the key again. For how to adjust the handsfree volume

see page 21.

Muting

You can deactivate the microphone in your handset during an external call. The other party hears hold music.

u Press the control key on the

left to mute the handset.

” Press the display key to reacti-

vate the microphone.

First steps

Making internal calls

Internal calls to other handsets registered to the same base station are free.

Calling a specific handset

u Initiate internal call. ~ Enter the number of the hand-

set.

Or:

u Initiate internal call. s Select handset. c Press the talk key.

Calling all handsets ("group call")

u Initiate internal call. * Press the star key. All handsets

are called.

Ending a call

a Press the end call key.

Using the directory and lists

You can store a total of 250 entries in the directory and call-by-call list.

You create the directory and call-by-call list for your own individual handset. You can also send lists/entries to other handsets (page 14).

Directory/call-by-call list

Please note:

For quick access to a number from the directory or the call-by-call list (quick dial), you can assign the number to a key.

Call-by-call list

The call-by-call list is used to store the access codes for network providers ("Call-by-call numbers").

¤ Open the call-by-call list in idle status

by pressing the C key.

Length of entries

Number: max. 32 digits Name: max. 16 characters

Storing a number in the directory

s ¢ New Entry

¤ Change multiple line input:

First Name / Surname:

Enter a name in at least one of the

fields.

Phone (Home) / Phone (Office) / Phone (Mobile)

Enter a number in at least one of the

fields.

E-mail

Enter e-mail address.

Annivers.:

Select On or Off.

With setting On:

enter Anniversary (Date) and Annivers.

(Time) (page 15) and select reminder

type: Annivers. (Signal).

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