Deactivating Your Handset's Microphone; Making Cost-Effective Calls - Siemens Gigaset A580 IP Manual

Making calls with VoIP and the fixed line network

Deactivating your handset's microphone

You can deactivate your handset's microphone during an external call (including
during a conference or when toggling). The other party cannot hear you, but you
can still hear them.
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Please note the following:
The microphone is automatically switched on again in the following scenarios:
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If, during an external call (you have switched the microphone off ), you establish
a second connection, either by successfully connecting to an internal consulta-
tion call, the microphone is turned on. If you go back to the first party, the
microphone remains switched on.
(If you are unable to connect to a consultation call, the microphone remains
switched off.)

Making cost-effective calls

You can use your phone's cost control function for calls to fixed line or mobile
phone networks. Open accounts with various VoIP providers who offer favourable
rates for calls to other networks. In the phone configuration, define the cheapest
VoIP connections (account), e.g. for specific regional, national and mobile network
prefixes, to be used when calls are made (Dialling Plans,
the VoIP connection to be used when dialling the number (
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If you are using your fixed line network to make a call, choose a network provider
that offers particularly favourable rates (call-by-call).
Displaying the call duration
The duration of each call appears in the display for calls made via a fixed line net-
work and VoIP
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during the conversation,
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until about three seconds after the call has ended if you do not replace the hand-
set in the charging cradle.
Please note
The actual duration of the call can vary from that shown by a few seconds.
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Press the display key to mute the handset.
Your handset's microphone is deactivated. "Microphone is switched
off" is shown in the display.
Press the display key to switch the microphone back on.
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