Muting The Handset; Making Cost-Effective Calls - Siemens GIGASET A580 User Manual

Making calls with VoIP and the fixed line network
Switching between earpiece and handsfree mode
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Press the handsfree key d to activate or deactivate handsfree talking dur-
ing 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.
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If the handsfree key d does not light up, press the key again.
For instructions on how to adjust the loudspeaker volume

Muting the handset

You can deactivate the microphone in your handset during an external call.
Your caller will hear hold music, if activated (
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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 favour-
able rates for calls to other networks. In the phone configuration, define the
most cost-effective VoIP connections (account), e.g. for specific regional,
national and mobile network prefixes, to be used when calls are made
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Plans,
the number (
If you are using your fixed line network to make a call, choose a network pro-
vider 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
network and VoIP
u
during the conversation,
u
until about three seconds after the call has ended if you do not replace the
handset 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.
Press the display or the end call key, to reactivate the microphone.
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dialling with line suffix,
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