Activating/Deactivating Advisory Tones - Siemens Gigaset E490 User Manual

Activating/deactivating the ringer
You can deactivate the ringer on your hand-
set before you answer a call or when the
handset is in idle status; the ringer can be
deactivated permanently or just for the cur-
rent call. The ringer cannot be re-activated
while an external call is in progress.
Deactivating the ringer permanently
*
Press and hold the star key.
The Ú icon appears in the display.
Reactivating the ringer
*
Press and hold the star key.
Deactivating the ringer for the current
call
§Silence§
Press the display key.
Activating/deactivating the alert
tone
In place of the ringer you can activate an
alert tone. When you get a call, you will hear
a short tone ("Beep") instead of the ringer.
*
Press and hold the star key and
within 3 seconds:
§Beep§§
Press the display key. A call will
now be signalled by one short
alert tone. º appears in the
display.
Silent alarm
Incoming calls and other messages are indi-
cated by a silent alarm.
In idle status:
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Silent Alert
§OK§
Press to activate or deactivate (
Please note
You can also make these settings via the
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menu ( page 20).
Activating/deactivating
advisory tones
Your handset uses advisory tones to tell you
about different activities and statuses. The
following advisory tones can be activated/
deactivated independently of each other:
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Key tones: every key press is confirmed.
u
Acknowledge tones:
– Confirmation tone (ascending tone
– Error tone (descending tone
– Menu end tone: when scrolling to the
u
Battery tone: the batteries need to be
charged.
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t
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Change multiple line input:
Key Tones
Select On or Off.
Confirm.
Select On or Off.
Battery
Select On, Off or In Call. The battery
warning tone is only activated/deacti-
vated and only sounds during a call.
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Save the changes.
You cannot deactivate the confirmation
tone for placing the handset in the charging
cradle.
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= on).
You can also make these settings via the
menu (
sequence): at the end of an entry/set-
ting and when an SMS or a new entry
arrives in the answering machine list
or calls list
sequence): when you make an incor-
rect entry
end of a menu
Advisory Tones
Please note
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page 20).
Handset settings
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