User's Guide

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Table Of Contents

Contents
Overview
- Handset
- Base without answer machine
- Base with answer machine
- Symbols used in the user guide
Safety precautions
Getting started
- Package contents
- Base
  - Connecting the base to power supply and telephone network
  - Connecting the base to the router
- Handset
Using the phone
- Switch the handset on and off
- Lock/unlock the keypad
- Control key
- Display
  - Display keys
  - Status bar
- Menu navigation
Making calls
- Making a call
- Accepting a call
- Handsfree mode
- Changing the receiver/speaker volume
- Muting
- Making internal calls
- Calling Line Identification
  - Caller display for incoming calls
- Automatic network provider selection (preselection)
Call/message lists
- Call list
  - Setting the list type
  - Opening the call list
- Message list
Directory
- Creating a directory entry
- Marking an entry as VIP
- Selecting/editing the directory entry
- Assigning quick-dial keys
- Deleting a directory (entry)
- Transferring a directory (entry) to another handset
Local answer machine (if available)
- Setting up the answer machine
- Operation using the handset
- Operation when on the move (remote operation)
  - Enabling the answer machine
  - Checking an answer machine
Network mailbox
- Entering a number
- Playing messages
- Assigning key 1
Additional functions
- Alarm clock
- Baby monitor (Room monitoring)
- ECO DECT
  - Reducing radiation by up to 80%
  - Disabling radiation in idle mode
- Protection from undesired calls
  - Black list
Extending the functionality of the phone
- Multiple handsets
- Repeater support
- Operating the base on a router/PABX
  - Operation with a router
  - Operation with a PABX
Phone settings
- Date and time
- Country and language (if available)
  - Country
  - Display language
- Display
- Tones and signals
- System
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FCC / ACTA Information
Safety precautions
Service (Customer Care)
- End-user limited warranty
- Questions and answers
Manufacturer‘s advice
- Data protection
- Environment
  - Environmental management system
  - Disposal
- Care
- Contact with liquid
- Technical data
- Character set tables
Menu tree
Index

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Local answer machine (if available)

The handset is used to personalise settings on and operate the answering machine.

Setting up the answer machine

The default setting is answer machine already set up. You can change this.

Recording your own announcements

You can record your own announcements using the handset. The pre-recorded announcement

is used if no personal announcement is available.

¤ Menu Answering Machine OK Announcements OK Rec

announce

OK Speak after OK OK . . . You hear the ready tone (short tone) Record

the announcement (min. 3 seconds)

Confirm with OK

Cancelling and discarding an announcement: Press or

After the recording, the announcement is played back for you to check.

Recording ends automatically when the max. recording time of 170 seconds is reached or there

is a pause in speaking of longer than 2

seconds.

Play back the announcement:

¤ Menu Answering Machine OK Announcements OK Play

announce

Delete announcement:

¤ Menu Answering Machine OK Announcements OK Del

announce

Changing settings

¤ Menu Answering Machine OK Select the setting you want to change

Time to Auto Answer

¤ Ring Delay OK Immediately / 10 sec / 18 sec / 30 sec / Auto OK ( = enabled)

Auto: the answer machine answers a call:

• after 18 seconds if there are no new messages.

• after 10 seconds if there are new messages.

Select Auto when you want to retrieve messages while you are out. So for remote

access ( p. 26), it is clear after 10 seconds that there are no new messages. No call

costs are incurred if the call is ended immediately.