Making Calls; Making An External Call; Ending A Call; Answering A Call - Siemens Gigaset C285-2 User Manual

Making calls

Making calls

Making an external call

External calls are calls using the outside tele-
phone network.
~ c
Enter the number and press the
Talk key c or Handsfree key
d.
Or:
c ~ Briefly press the Talk key c or
Handsfree key d, and then
enter the number.
To cancel the dialing operation, press the
End Call key a.
Depending on the line settings of the used
handset/base station (see page 11), the tele-
phone selects the line. You can use the line
keys C or h instead of the c or d
key to select the line for this call.
You are shown the duration of the call while
the call is in progress.
Note:
Dialing using the directory (page 16) or Calls list
(page 17) saves time re-entering numbers.

Ending a call

a
Press the End Call key.

Answering a call

The handset indicates an incoming call in
three ways: by ringing, by a display on the
screen, and by the flashing Talk key c.
The base station indicates an incoming call
in three ways: by ringing, by a display on the
screen, and by the flashing line key C or
h.
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You can accept the call by:
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Pressing the Talk key c.
¤
Pressing the line key C or h.
¤
Pressing the Handsfree key d.
Depending on the line settings of the used
handset/base station (see page 11), the tele-
phone reacts differently:
u
If you have selected Auto, you can use
the Talk key c or Handsfree key d
for calls on both lines.
u
If you have selected Line 1 or Line 2, you
can only answer calls on the selected line
with the Talk key c or Handsfree key
d. For calls on the other line, you must
use the C key or h key to answer the
call.
If the handset is in the base station or
charger and the Auto Answer function is
activated (page 30), the call will be answered
automatically when you lift the handset
from the base station or charger. Lifting the
handset from the base station or charger in
this case has the same effect as pressing the
Talk key c.
§Quiet§
You can press the
the ring tone of your handset without
answering the call. The other registered
handsets and the base station keep ringing.
You can answer the call as long the call is dis-
played on the screen.
Note:
If two calls are ringing simultaneously on the two
lines, your telephone display will switch from one
¥
line to the other every 3 seconds.
Use the C key or h key to answer the
call.

Caller ID

Caller ID (CID) is an optional subscription ser-
vice provided by your telephone service pro-
vider. This feature supplies incoming caller
identification information that will be dis-
played on your handset and the base sta-
tion.
display key to mute