Making Calls; Making An External Call; Ending A Call; Answering A Call - Siemens Gigaset S455 User Manual

Making calls

Making calls

Making an external call

External calls are calls using the public tel-
ephone network.
~ c
Enter the number and press
the talk key.
Or:
c ~
Press and hold the talk key
c and then enter the
number.
You can cancel the dialling operation with
the end call key a.
You are shown the duration of the call
while the call is in progress.
Please note:
– Dialling using the directory, call-by-call list
(page 1, page 17) or calls list (page 20)
saves time re-entering numbers and net-
work provider prefixes ("call-by-call num-
bers").

Ending a call

a
Press the end call key.

Answering a call

The handset indicates an incoming call in
three ways: by ringing, by a display on the
screen and by the flashing handsfree
key d.
You can accept the call by:
¤
Pressing the talk key c.
¤
Pressing the handsfree key d.
¤
Pressing the display key
divert the call to the answering
machine (page 32).
If the handset is in the base and the
function is activated (page 43), the
Answer
handset will take a call automatically
when you lift it out of the base.
12
Ÿ
to
Auto
If the ringtone is intrusive, press the dis-
play key . You can take the call as
§Silence§
long as it is displayed on the screen.

Calling Line Identification

When you receive a call, the caller's
number is displayed on the screen if the
following conditions are met:
u
Your network provider supports CLIP,
CLI.
– CLI (Calling Line Identification):
number of the caller is transmitted.
– CLIP (Calling Line Identification Pres-
entation): number of the caller is
indicated.
u
You have arranged CLIP with your net-
work provider.
u
The caller has arranged CLI with the
network provider.
Call display with CLIP/CLI
Å
If the number of the caller is stored in your
directory, you will see their name.
1234567890
Ÿ
Silence
1 Ring symbol
2 Number or name of caller
The following is displayed in place of the
number:
u
External, if no number is transmitted.
u
Withheld, if the caller has withheld
Calling Line Identification (page 16).
u
Unavailable, if the caller has not
arranged Calling Line Identification.
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