Locating A Handset ("Paging"); De-Registering Handsets; Using Multiple Handsets; Making Internal Calls - Gigaset a400 Instruction Manual

Calling the answering machine and playing
messages
~
(Dial your own number) ¤ while listening to your
announcement: press the
PIN
The following keys are used for operation:
A
Go to the start of the current message.
Press twice to go back to the previous
message.
B
Stop playback. Press again to resume.
3
Go to the next message.
0
Delete current message.
Activating the answering machine
~
(Enter your own number and allow the phone to ring
until you hear the message: "Please enter PIN") ¤
enter system PIN
Your answering machine is activated. It tells you how
much capacity is left. The messages are played. The
answering machine cannot be deactivated remotely.
Locating a handset (paging)
You can locate your handset using the base.
u Briefly press the registration/paging key on the
base (¢ page 1).
u All handsets will ring simultaneously (paging),
even if the ringer melodies are deactivated.
End paging: briefly press the registration/paging key
on the base station (¢ page 1) or the talk key
handset.
Registering handsets
You can register up to four handsets on your base.
Each additional handset must be registered with the
base for it to work properly!
1) On the handset
¤ ¤
Menu Settings OK
¤ ¤
Register Handset OK
¤
(default setting: 0000)
The display shows Handset is registering.
2) On the base
Within 60 seconds of entering the system PIN,
press and (¢ page 1) hold the registration/paging
key (min. 3 seconds).
Registration takes approx. 1 minute.
Handsets are assigned the lowest available internal
number (1-4). If the internal numbers 1–4 are already
assigned to other devices, the number 4 is overwrit-
ten.
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key and enter the system
~
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¤ ¤
Registration OK
¤
Enter the base system PIN
OK
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De-registering handsets

Menu ¤ Settings ¤ OK ¤ Registration ¤ OK
¤ De-register Handset ¤ OK ¤
¤ Enter the base system PIN (default setting: 0000) ¤ OK
¤ OK (Confirm the security prompt)
The selected handset is de-registered.

Using multiple handsets

Making internal calls

Internal calls are free calls to other handsets that are
registered to the same base.
To make a call to other handsets, press
u q
u ¤ (Select internal number of handset ¤
~
or (Enter internal number directly), the hand-
set is called or
u
u ¤
Call All
tively you can also press and hold the control key
u
or press
To end the call, press the end call key
Internal consultation call/connecting
a call
You are in conversation with an external participant.
Press the control key
The external participant hears the music on hold, if
activated (¢ page 24).
u Before the internal participant has answered,
press the end call key
on a
participant who answers the call.
u After the internal participant has answered you
can talk to him. Then press the end call key
call is diverted, or press the
are reconnected to the external participant.

Listening in to an external call

You are conducting an external call. An internal par-
ticipant can listen in on this call and take part in the
conversation (conference).
Prerequisite: the
Activating/deactivating listening in
Menu ¤ Settings ¤ OK ¤ Telephony ¤ OK
¤ Listening in ¤ OK (
Internal listening in (conference)
You want to listen in to an existing external call.
Press and hold the
All participants hear a signal tone.
To end: press the end call key
a signal tone.
q
Select handset ¤ OK
¤
, all handsets are called (alterna-
OK
u P
¤
).
a
u
and call one or all handsets.
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; the call is diverted to the
display key; you
Back
function is activated.
Listening in
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= on)
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key. You can listen in to the call.
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. All participants hear
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OK
.
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; the