User's Manual

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Using the phone
Gigaset C590/C595 / USA-CAN engl / A31008-M2101-R301-1-3S19 / starting.fm / 28.07.2009
Version 4, 16.09.2005
Menu guidance
You can access your telephone's functions using a menu that has a number
of levels.
The menu display can be extended (Expert mode) or reduced (Standard
mode). Standard mode is the default setting.
Settings or functions that are only available in expert mode are marked in these
instructions with the
•
icon.
For further information about switching between standard/expert mode see
the menu overview (¢ page 25).
Main menu (first menu level)
¤ When the handset is in idle state press the right v control key to open the
main menu.
The main menu functions display with icons. The
icon for the selected function is marked in orange
and the name of the associated function appears in
the display's header.
To access a function, i.e. to open the corresponding
submenu (next menu level):
¤ Use the control key p to select the required func-
tion and press the display key
§OK§.
Briefly press the display key §Back§ or the end call key
a to revert back to idle state.
Submenus
The functions in the submenus are displayed as lists
(as shown on the right).
To access a function:
¤ Scroll to the function with the control key q and
press §OK§.
Briefly press the display key §Back§ or the end call key
a to return to the previous menu level/cancel the
operation.
Reverting to idle state
You can revert to idle state 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 automatically revert to idle
state.
Settings that have not been saved by selecting the display key
§OK§, §Yes§, §Save§ or
§Change§ will be lost
An example of the display in idle state appears on page 16.
Settings
ì
Ê
Ì
×
É Ï
Back OK
Settings
Date/Time
Display
Language
Registration
Telephony
Back OK