Making Calls - Gigaset AL220A Manual

Please note
If your phone receives the date and time during calling line display (e.g., via your
network provider, a router or PABXs), you can specify whether this data should be
copied to your phone: ¤
Press the key sequence: MENU
The following is displayed;
¤ the current setting flashes:
Press one of the following keys to specify, when this data should be copied to
your phone:
Q
Never
1
or Once, in case the date/time is not set on your phone
2
or Always
Your selection is displayed (e.g. 2 for "Always"):
¤
Press the display key OK.
Activating/deactivating the handset
a
Press and hold the key to activate or deactivate the handset. If you place a deacti-
vated handset in the base station or charging cradle, it will automatically activate after
approx. 30 seconds.
If you remove the handset from the base station/charging cradle, the display turns off
briefly.

Making calls

Making external calls and ending calls
External calls are calls using the public telephone network.
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(Enter the phone number)
The phone number is dialled. (Or you can first press and hold talk key
your the dial tone] and then enter the number.) During the call you can adjust the ear-
t
piece volume using and set the volume with
End the call/cancel dialling: Press the end call key
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You can automatically insert a network provider dialling code before any phone num-
ber ( page 5).
Accepting a call
c
Press the talk key to accept the call.
When Auto Answer is activated (see menu overview
handset from the base station/charging cradle.
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973 SET: [2]
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page 14), simply remove the
5
Calling Line Identification
When you get a call, the caller's number will be displayed on your handset; the caller's
name will be displayed if it is stored in the directory.
Prerequisites:
1 You have asked your network provider for the caller's number (CLIP) to be dis-
played on your handset screen.
2 The caller has asked the network provider for his/her number to be identified (CLI).
External call appears in the display if you have not requested CLIP, Withheld appears
if the caller has withheld CLI, and Unavailable appears if CLI has not been requested.
Handsfree operation
In handsfree mode, you activate the loudspeaker so that you can hear the caller with-
out having to hold the handset to your ear. During a call and when listening to the
answer machine activate or deactivate handsfree mode by pressing the handsfree key
d
.
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For instructions on adjusting the handsfree mode volume see menu overview
page 14.
Automatic network provider preselection
You can store a call-by-call number (preselection number), which is automatically
placed in front of numbers when you dial them. If, for example, you wish to make inter-
national calls via special network providers, you can save the relevant dialling code
here.
In the "With Preselect" list, specify the dialling codes or the first digits of the dialling
codes that you wish to assign to the preselection number.
In the "Without Presel" list, enter any exceptions to the "With Preselect" list.
Example:
Presel. Number 0999
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With Preselect 08
[until you
Without Presel 081
Enter preselection number via menu (
Permanently deactivating preselection: Delete the preselection number with
Temporarily cancelling preselection:
c
(press and hold)
(use number from directory)
All numbers that start
with 08, except for 081
and 084, are dialled
with the preselection
084
number 0999.
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page 14).
¤ ¤ ¤
q
MENU ¤ Preselect off
The number is dialled without Preselection.
Phone Dialled
number number
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07112345 07112345
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08912345 0999 08912345
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08412345 08412345
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.
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OK (enter number) or