Activating/Deactivating The Handset; Making External Calls And Ending Calls; Making Calls - Gigaset A120 User Manual

Initial charging and discharging of the batteries
The correct charge status can only be displayed if the batteries are first fully charged and discharged.
Please note
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The handset is pre-registered with the base. If you have purchased a model with multiple handsets, all handsets
will already be registered with the base. You do not need to register the handset again. The internal handset
number appears in the top left of the display, e.g. 1 (
However, if a handset is not registered with the base (Register HS or Put into base is displayed), please register
the handset manually (
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If you have purchased multiple devices, you can upgrade your Gigaset to a cordless PABX by registering all A120/
A220 handsets at the same base (
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After the first battery charge and discharge, you may place your handset in the charger after every call.
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Always repeat the charging and discharging procedure if you remove the batteries from the handset and reinsert
them.
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The batteries may warm up during charging. This is not dangerous.
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After a while, the charge capacity of the batteries will decrease for technical reasons.
Setting the date and time
Set the date and time so that the correct date and time can be assigned to incoming calls, and so that the alarm can be
used.
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MENU Settings
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OK Time (enter hours and minutes in 4-digit format)
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(press and hold to return to idle status)
When entering the time and date, you can move the position of an entry to the left or right by pressing the control key
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up or down.
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:
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Press the key sequence: MENU
The following is displayed; the current setting flashes:
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Press one of the following keys to specify, when this data should be copied to your phone:
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Never
1
Once, in case the date/time is not set on your phone 
or
2
or Always
Your selection is displayed (e.g. 2):
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Press the display key OK.

Activating/deactivating the handset

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Press and hold the key to activate or deactivate the handset. If you place a deactivated 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
the call you can adjust the earpiece volume using
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Charge the handset in the base for 6.5 hours.
6.5
Please note
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The handset must only be placed in the designated Gigaset base or charging
cradle.
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After charging, remove the handset from the base and only replace it when
the batteries are fully discharged.
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OK Date/Time OK
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Date (enter the day, month and year in 6-digit format)
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OK (display message: Saved)
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973 SET: [2]
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and set the volume with
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