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
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada - Certification
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

Template Module, Version 2.1, 11.08.2020 / Template Basiseinstellungen: Version 3.1 - 07.07.2020

Menu tree

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Menu tree

Opening the main menu: Press the display key Menu when the handset is in the idle mode.

Not all functions described in the user guide are available in all countries or from all network

providers.

Alarm Clock

Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

p. 28

Wake-up Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

p. 28

Occurrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

p. 28

Audio Settings

Call Volume Earpiece / Handsfree

p. 37

Acoustic Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

p. 37

Ringer Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

p. 37

Battery Low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

p. 40

Advisory Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

p. 40

Out-of-Range Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

p. 40

Ringtones (Handset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

p. 38

Ringtones(Base)

Ringer Volume

p. 38

Ringtones (Handset)

p. 38

Time Control

p. 40

Answering Machine

System without local answer machine

Play Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 27

Net Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 27

System with local answer machine

Play Messages Net Mailbox * p. 27

Answ. Mach. * p. 24

Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 24

Call Screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 24

Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 23

Message Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 24

Ring Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 23

Net Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 27

Set Key 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 27

Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 24

* When the network mailbox is set up