Muting; Making Internal Calls; Operating The Handset; Control Key - Siemens Gigaset SL55 Owner's Manual

Operating the handset

Activating/deactivating handsfree
operation
Activating while dialling
~ d Enter the number and press
the handsfree key.
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You should inform your caller before
you use the handsfree function so that
they know someone else is listening.
Switching between earpiece and
handsfree mode
d
Press the handsfree key.
During a call and when listening to the
answering machine (depending on the
base station), switch handsfree on or off.
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 base
station. If the handsfree key d does
not light up, press the key again.
For how to adjust the loudspeaker vol-
ume, see page 17.

Muting

You can deactivate the microphone in
your handset during an external call. The
other party hears a wait melody.
u
Press the control key on the
left to mute the handset.
"
Press the display key to reacti-
vate the microphone.

Making internal calls

Internal calls to other handsets registered
on the same base station are free.
Calling a specific handset
u
Initiate internal call.
~
Enter the number of the hand-
set.
Or:
u
Initiate internal call.
8
s
Select handset.
c
Press the talk key.
Calling all handsets ("group call")
u
Initiate internal call.
*
Press the star key. All handsets
are called.
Ending a call
a
Press the end call key.
Operating the handset
Switching the handset on/off
a
Press and hold the end call
key.
You will hear the confirmation
tone.
Activating/deactivating the keypad
lock
#
Press and hold the hash key.
You will hear the confirmation tone. The
Ø icon appears in the display when the
keypad lock is activated.
The keypad lock is deactivated automati-
cally if someone calls you. It is re-activated
when the call is finished.
With the keypad lock activated, only the
emergency number can be dialled, see
page 15.

Control key

Below, the side of the control key that you
must press in the respective operating sit-
uation is marked in black (top, bottom,
right, left, centre), e.g. v for "press
right on the control key".