Handsfree Talking; Muting The Handset; Dialling The Emergency Number - Gigaset C450 IP Manual

Handsfree talking

In handsfree mode, instead of holding the
handset to your ear you can put it down,
e.g. on the table in front of you, to allow
others to participate in the call.
Activating/deactivating handsfree
mode
Activating while dialling
~ d
Enter number and press
briefly/press and hold the
handsfree key to select the
connection type (page 19).
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You should inform your caller before
you use the handsfree function so that
they know someone else is listening.
Switching between earpiece and
handsfree mode
d
Press the handsfree key.
Switch handsfree on and off during a call.
If you wish to place the handset in the
charging cradle during a call:
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Press and hold the handsfree key d
while placing the handset in the charg-
ing cradle. If the handsfree key d does
not light up, press the key again.
For how to adjust the loudspeaker vol-
ume, see page 43.

Muting the handset

You can deactivate the microphone in
your handset during an external call.
The other party hears a wait melody.
Muting the handset
Press the display key.
§INT§
Cancelling muting
Press the display key.
§Back§
Making calls with VoIP and the fixed network

Dialling the emergency number

You can store up to 5 emergency numbers
in your telephone.
The default setting for your phone is that
these numbers are automatically dialled
via the fixed network, irrespective of whe-
ther you press the talk key c briefly or
press and hold it.
You can deactivate this function via the
Web configurator (Dialing Plans,
e.g. if you use the phone without a fixed
network. Ask beforehand, however, whe-
ther your VoIP provider supports emer-
gency numbers.
~ c
Enter the emergency number
and press the talk key.
Emergency numbers may have been pre-
set in your phone. You can use the Web
configurator to display these, enter more
emergency numbers or delete/edit emer-
gency numbers (page 65).
Please note:
– If you have used the Web configurator to
deactivate the Emergency calls always via
function and have entered an
fixed line
automatic area code for VoIP calls
(page 65), the area code will also be pre-
fixed to the emergency numbers when
they are dialled via VoIP.
– Even emergency numbers cannot be
dialled if the keypad lock is activated.
Before dialling, press and hold the hash
key #, to release the keypad lock.
page 66),
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