User manual SIEMENS GIGASET A590

[. . . ] 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 14) 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 9) 10 End call key / Power on/off * 11 Hash (#) key / Keypad lock on/off * ( page 9) 12 Call-by-call 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. 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 Ringer is deactivated Keypad lock is activated Talk icon Steady: Ongoing call Flashing: Incoming call received Phone book is opened Calls list icon Steady: Already inspected calls in calls list Flashing: New calls in calls list Off: No entry in calls list { In editing mode: Backspace. [. . . ] Making an external call External calls are calls using the public telephone network. ~ (enter number in idle mode) or c (activate talk mode) ~ (enter number) The phone number is dialled. A second incoming call arriving during another call is indicated by an acoustic signal. Press Z to release the active call and to Please note Dialling using phone book ( page 14), redial list ( page 14), calls list ( page 14) or speed dialling ( page 11) saves you from having to reenter numbers and network provider prefixes. Press Z2 to put the first active call on hold and answer the waiting call. An incoming call is indicated by ringing and by flashing of the and the Y icon on the display. If the handset is in the charging cradle and the AUTO ANSWER function is activated ( page 18), the handset will take a call automatically when you lift it from the cradle. You can adjust the ringer volume, ( page 18) or completely deactivate the ringer ( page 9). Using shortcut keys for speed dialling You can use key and 2 as shortcut keys. The number stored on the related key for speed dialling is dialled immediately. You can use a call-by-call number stored in the phone book to economically make international calls. Precondition: The call-by-call number is stored in the phone book, page 15. Your Gigaset A590 will automatically pick the line and add the call-by-call number stored in the phone book as a prefix to the IDD phone number. The microphone is deactivated so that your conversational partner can no longer hear you. In talk mode: c (activate talk mode)press and hold Q The service provider is called. You can also use the Q key for dialling the call-bycall number from phone book, calls list, or redial list. Making an external call External calls are calls using the public telephone network. Using the calls list on the base station When you get a call, the caller's number and the 12:30 10-31 #02 time stamp will be displayed. If the caller's number is not known (no CLI) only time and date are displayed. T (open calls list, display first entry) or s (open calls list, display last entry) Dialling with the calls list Using the calls list on the handset U caller's number will be disWhen you get a call, the T (open calls list, display first entry) or s (open calls list, display last (recent) entry) Storing a calls list entry into the phone book Deleting an entry from the 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 Please delete expired entries to keep up the calls list storage. Storing a calls list entry into the phone book Deleting an entry from the calls list The last number redial list contains the ten numbers last dialled. [. . . ] Press and hold k (start conference) Ending a conference call Press the end call key a. If an internal participant presses the end call key a, the other handset remains connected to the external participant. When you are speaking to an external participant, an internal caller can listen in on this call and take part in a conference call. Starting a conference call (put external call on hold) All handsets will be called. [. . . ]