User manual SIEMENS GIGASET A280

[. . . ] 1 Gigaset A280 The handset at a glance 1 Display in idle mode 2 Back key When editing text: backspace In menu: go back to previous level 3 Internal communication key ( page 16) 4 Talk key / Redial list* ( page 13) 5 Control key In idle mode: s open phone book, t open calls list. In menu, phone book and lists: Scrolling up/down 6 Star key / Ringer on/off * 7 Recall key Consultation call (flash) Insert pause* 8 OK key 9 Menu key ( page 10) 10 End call key / Power on/off * 11 Hash (#) key / Keypad lock on/off * ( page 9) 12 IP dialling key * ( page 11) 13 Mute key (microphone off) ( page 11) * To activate a function marked with an asterisk (*) press and hold the corresponding key. Display in idle mode Press and hold the A key to toggle between name/number and date/time display. 1 Gigaset U 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 6 7 11 12 13 Gigaset U 1 10/31 U 12-30 Display icons Talk icon U = Ringer is deactivated Keypad lock is activated Radio signal Steady: Handset is linked with base Flashing: Handset is out of range or not registered Battery icon Steady: Full, more than1 hour talking time Flashing: Charging Steady: Less than 1 hour talking time Flashing: Almost flat Alarm clock is activated Y Calls list icon { Steady: Ongoing call Flashing: Incoming call received Phone book is opened Steady: Already inspected calls in calls list Flashing: New calls in calls list Off: No entry in calls list In editing mode: Backspace. Press A to delete one character at a time In menu: Press A to go back to previous level or exit menu. [. . . ] To cancel the dialling replace the receiver. Muting You can mute your phone when making external calls. The microphone is deactivated so that your conversational partner can no longer hear you. The icon appears on the display when the microphone is deactivated. IP dialling You can use IP dialling to economically make international calls. Precondition: You own an IP dial service card and the IP code is stored in the phone book via the handset menu, page 15. Please note Dialling using phone book ( page 15), redial list ( page 13) or calls list ( page 14) saves you from having to re-enter numbers and network provider prefixes. Accepting a call An incoming call is indicated by ringing and by flashing of the and the Y icon on the display. To accept an incoming call: (pick up receiver) or press d (hands-free talking) You can adjust the ringer volume ( page 19) or deactivate the ringer completely ( page 9). In idle mode: ~ (enter IDD (International Direct Dial) number) and hold Q (pick up receiver) or press d. Your Gigaset A280 will automatically pick the line and add the IP code stored in the phone book as a prefix to the IDD phone number. press Ending a call Replace the receiver or press d (end hands-free talking). Hands-free talking Activating while dialling: ~ enter phone number In talk mode: (pick up receiver) press and hold Q The service provider is called. You can also use the Q key for IP dialling from phone book, calls list, or redial list and dial the IP code directly. d. Switching between earpiece and hands-free mode: During a call press the hands-free key d to activate or deactivate hands-free talking. 13 Calls list The calls list stores incoming calls: name, number, time stamp (max. The Y icon appears on the display when there are any entries in the calls list. Calling Line Identification (CLI) CLI is a telephone service that transmits a caller's number and possibly an associated name to the called party's telephone equipment. Precondition: 1 You network provider enables to display the caller's number (CLIP) or name (CNIP). 2 The caller has asked the network provider for his number to be identified. Using the calls list on the base station When you get a call, the caller's number and the 12:30 31-10 #02 time stamp will be displayed. If the caller's number is not known (no CLI) only time and date are displayed. Y Viewing the calls list t (open calls list, display first entry) or s (open calls list, display last entry) entry. p (scroll through calls list entries, select entry) Press to display the hidden digits of a long Dialling with the calls list Using the calls list on the handset When you get a call, the caller's number will be displayed. The caller's name will PETER be displayed if it is stored in the phone book or if CNIP (Calling Name Identification Presentation) has been requested. An incoming call without CLI is indicated as UNKNOWN. YU t (open calls list, display first entry) or s (open calls list, display last (recent) entry) or press d (hands-free talking) p (scroll through calls list entries, select entry) (pick up receiver) Storing a calls list entry into the phone book p (select entry) press and hold Deleting an entry from the calls list Viewing the calls list t (open calls list) p (scroll through calls list entries, select entry) | (view details: number) | (view details: date/time) Press { to return to idle mode. Dialling with the calls list p (select entry) (delete entry) (confirm action) Press to cancel the action. Please delete expired entries to keep up the calls list storage. t (open calls list) p (select entry) c Storing a calls list entry into the phone book Deleting the complete calls list t (open call list) press and hold t (open calls list) p (select entry) f SAVE NUMBER | ~ (enter name) | f DELETE ENTRY | | (confirm action) Deleting the calls list (confirm action) Press to cancel the action. Last number redial list The last number redial list contains the ten numbers last dialled. Maximum: 24 digits, including Pause (P), * and #. Deleting an entry from the calls list t (open calls list) p (select entry) Viewing the redial list t (enter calls list) f DELETE ALL || (confirm action) On the base: h On the handset: Press and hold c (scroll through redial list) The display shows the last stored number in redial list. On the handset: press | p 14 Dialling from the redial list p (scroll to the desired redial list entry) On the base: (pick up receiver) or press d On the handset: press c Storing the redial number into the phone book Using the phone book Storing a number into the phone book f (open menu)PHONEBOOK | p (scroll to the desired redial list entry) On the base: press and hold On the handset:f ~ (enter name) SAVE NUMBER | | NEW ENTRY | ~ (enter name) | ~ (enter number) | To display long numbers press |. Use { as backspace. Viewing a phone book entry Delete a number from the redial list p (scroll to the desired redial list entry) On the base: If the input name already exists in the phone book, the display shows DOUBLE NAME for 2 seconds and then returns to the ENTER NAME screen. |(confirm action) On the handset: f DELETE ENTRY| s (open phone book) or f (open menu)PHONEBOOK Deleting the redial list On the base: h (open redial list) and hold (confirm action) On the handset: press and hold c LIST ENTRY | p (select entry)| press f DELETE ALL|| The entry is displayed. Use | to scroll through the entry and display hidden characters. Dialling from the phone book Phone book (handset) In the handset's phone book you can store up to 50 phone numbers and corresponding names. To access the phone book use the menu. s (open phone book) p (select entry) c Saving a dialled number in the phone book ~ (enter number) f (open menu) f PHONEBOOK NEW ENTRY LIST ENTRY EDIT ENTRY SAVE NUMBER | ~ (enter name)| Editing an entry in the phone book Save new phone number. Edit selected entry. f (open menu)PHONEBOOK | DELETE ENTRY Delete selected entry. DELETE ALL IP DIALING SPEED DIAL EDIT ENTRY | p (select entry) | ~ (edit name) | ~ (edit number) | Delete all entries in phone book. Enter number for IP dialling For shortcuts, assign the current entry to a key. Deleting an entry from the phone book f (open menu)PHONEBOOK | DELETE ENTRY | p (select entry) || (confirm action) The entry is deleted. [. . . ] f PERSONAL SET | Setting the alarm melody You can choose from 3 alarm melodies (default: HANDSET TONE| RING TONES| p (select melody) Setting the key beep f CLOCK/ALARM | MELODY 1). The selected melody is played. To confirm a selected melody| ALARM TONE| p (select melody) Settings (base) The selected melody is played. To confirm a selected melody| Your telephone will beep whenever a key on the handset is pressed. You can deactivate this acoustical signal (default: ON). f PERSONAL SET |HANDSET Setting date and time press and hold. KEY p TONE| BEEP| (select ON or OFF) | Activating/deactivating auto answer If you activate this function, when you receive a call you can simply lift the handset out of the charging cradle without having to press the talk key c. The display shows the date and time fields. [. . . ]