Operation Manual
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AL180/AL185/AL280/AL285 / MEA EN / A31008-M2003-R101-1-UZ19 / main.fm / 31.10.2008
Assigning key 1 for fast access to the 
answer machine (network mailbox)
Simply press and hold key 1 on the handset and 
you will be connected directly to the answer 
machine (network mailbox).
See Menu tree 
¢ p. 15.
Remote operation when on the move 
You can check and activate your answer machine 
from any other telephone (hotel, pay phone etc.).
Preconditions: 
◆ You have set a system PIN other than 0000 
¢ p. 16.
◆ The phone you are using for remote operation 
has touch tone dialling (DTMF), i.e. you hear 
different tones when you press the keys.
Calling the answer machine and playing back 
messages
~
 (Dial your own number) ¢ while listening to 
your announcement: press the 9
 key and enter the 
system PIN 
The following keys are used for operation: 
Activating the answer machine
~
 (Enter your own number and allow the phone to 
ring until you hear the message: "Please enter PIN") 
¢ ~
enter system PIN
Your answer machine is activated. It tells you how 
much memory time is left. The messages are now 
played back. The answer machine cannot be deac-
tivated remotely.
Locating a handset ("paging")
You can locate your handset using the base station. 
◆ Briefly press the registration/paging key on the 
base station (
¢ p. 1).
◆ All handsets will ring simultaneously ("pag-
ing"), even if the ringer tones are deactivated.
End paging: brie
fly press the register/paging key 
on the base station (
¢ p. 1) or the talk key c on 
a handset.
Registering handsets
You can register up to four handsets on your base 
station (Gigaset AL18H/AL28H) recommended).
For automatic registration of handsets to 
Gi
gaset AL180/AL185/AL280/AL285, see 
¢ p. 5.
Manual registration of handsets to  
Gigaset AL180/AL185/AL280/AL285
1. On the handset: MENU ¢ Settings ¢ OK 
¢ Handset ¢ OK ¢ Register HS ¢ Enter the sys-
tem PIN of the base station (default is 0000) ¢ OK.  
Registering flashes in the display.
2. On the base station: wit
hin 60 sec. of entering 
the system PIN, press and hold the registration/
paging key (
¢ p. 1) (min. 3 sec.). 
Registration takes approx. 1 minute.
De-registering handsets
Handsets can only be de-registered by resetting 
the base station to its default settings. This will 
also reset every other setting 
¢ p. 11.
If you have on
ly registered handsets for other GAP-
compatible devices, these can only be de-regis-
tered with a h
ardware reset ¢ p. 11.
Using several handsets
Making internal calls
Internal calls are free calls to other handsets that 
are registered to the same base station. 
To make a call to other handsets, press
◆ INT ¢ ~ (1...4, enter internal number of the 
handset) 
¢ OK, the handset is called or
◆ INT ¢ star key P ¢ OK, all handsets are 
called.
When a participant answers you can speak to 
t
hem. To end the call, press 
a.
A
Go to the start of the current message.
Press twice to go back to the previous 
mes
sage.
B
Stop playback. Press again to resume.
3
Skip to next message.
0
Delete current message.
Please note:
Each 
additional handset must be registered on 
the base station in order for it to work properly! 










