Making Calls - Gigaset A18H User Manual

Making calls

Making an external call
External calls are calls using the public telephone net-
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work.
(enter number in idle mode)
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or
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(activate talk mode)
(enter number)
The phone number is dialled.
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To cancel the dialling press
The call duration is shown on the display in seconds.
Please note
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Dialling using phone book (
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redial list ( page 8), calls list
¢
( page 8) or speed dialling
( page 7) saves you from having to
re-enter numbers and network pro-
vider prefixes.
Accepting a call
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An incoming call is indicated by ringing and by flash-
ing of the and the
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To accept an incoming call press
If the handset is in the charging cradle and the
ANSWER function is activated (
handset will take a call automatically when you lift it
from the cradle.
You can adjust the ringer volume, (
completely deactivate the ringer (
Call duration is shown on the display in the format:
HH--MM--SS.
Ending a call
a
¤
Press or replace the handset into the charging
cradle.
The call duration is shown on the display in the
format: HH--MM--SS.
Adjusting talking volume
There are 3 levels of earpiece volume (default:
). You can adjust the earpiece volume during a call. p
2
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Press to increase/decrease the volume.
The current setting is shown on the display.
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page 9),
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icon on the display. c
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page 11), the
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page 11) or
page 5).
LEVEL
7
Muting
You can mute your phone when making external
calls. The microphone is deactivated so that your con-
versational partner can no longer hear you.
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To deactivate the microphone press
appears on the display when the micro-
MUTE ON
phone is deactivated.
Call waiting
A second incoming call arriving during another call is
indicated by an acoustic signal. CLI information is dis-
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played if available. The call is stored in the calls list,
page 8.
Answering a waiting call (country dependent)
Z
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Press
answer the waiting call. The waiting call becomes
Z2
the active call.
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Press
Z2
and answer the waiting call.
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Press
ers.
Ignoring the waiting call
The waiting call is automatically refused after 40 sec-
onds.
Using shortcut keys for speed dialling
AUTO
You can use key
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Precondition: The keys must be set up for speed dial-
ling, page 9.
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Press and hold key
The number stored on the related key for speed dial-
ling is dialled immediately.
IP dialling
You can use IP dialling to economically make interna-
tional calls.
Precondition: You own an IP dial service card and the
IP code is stored in the phone book,
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In idle mode:
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(enter IDD (International Direct Dial) number)
press and hold
Your Gigaset A18H will automatically pick the line and
add the IP code stored in the phone book as a prefix
to the IDD phone number.
to release the active call and to
to put the first active call on hold
again, to toggle between the 2 call-
2
and as shortcut keys.
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or key .
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Q
.
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page 9.