Speaker Mode; Switching To Mute - Gigaset C590 Manual

Call display with CLIP/CLI
If the caller's number is saved in your direc-
tory, the caller's name will be displayed.
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1234567890
Accept Silence
or
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1234567890
à
Silence
1 Ringtone icon
2 Number or name of caller
The following is displayed in place of the
number:
u
External, if no number is transmitted.
u
Withheld, if the caller has withheld Call-
ing Line Identification (
u
Unavailable, if the caller has not
requested Calling Line Identification.
Gigaset C590
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Gigaset C595
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page 30).

Speaker mode

In speaker mode, instead of holding the
handset to your ear you can put it down, for
example on the table in front of you. This
allows others to participate in the call.
Activating/deactivating speaker
mode
Activating while dialling
~ d
Enter the number and press the
speaker key.
¤
You should inform your caller before you
use the speaker function so that they
know someone else is listening.
Switching between earpiece and
speaker mode
d
Press the speaker key.
During a call and when listening to the
answering machine (Gigaset C595 only),
activate or deactivate speaker mode.
If you wish to place the handset in the base/
charging cradle during a call:
¤
Press and hold the speaker key d while
placing the handset in the base.
For instructions on how to adjust the loud-
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speaker volume, page 62.

Switching to mute

You can deactivate the microphone in your
handset during an external call.
h
Press key to mute the handset.
The display shows Microphone
is off.
Press the key again to reactivate
the microphone.
Please note
If the telephone is muted, all keys except
the mute key h and the end-call key
a will not work.
Making calls
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