Handsfree Operation; Operating The Telephone; Control Key - Siemens Gigaset C285-2 User Manual

Call display with Caller ID/Name
If the number of the caller is stored in your
directory, you will see the caller's name as
stored in the directory.
The following is displayed in place of the
number:
u
External Call, if no number is transmitted,
or the caller has not subscribed to Caller
ID.
u
Withheld, if the caller has withheld Caller
ID.

Handsfree operation

You can activate the speakerphone at any
time to provide handsfree operation during
a call.
Activating/deactivating handsfree
Activating while dialing
~ 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 the
caller knows someone else may be listen-
ing.
Switching between the earpiece and
the handsfree mode
d
Press the Handsfree key.
During a call and when listening to the
answering machine, turn handsfree on or
off.
For how to adjust the volume, see page 30.

Operating the telephone

Operating the telephone
Most of the keys are the same on the hand-
set and on the base station, so that, with few
exceptions, you can operate the base station
the same way as the handset.
Activating/deactivating the
handset
a
Press and hold the End Call key
to turn the handset on/off.
Activating/deactivating the
keypad lock of the handset
#
Press and hold the pound key.
Keypad Locked 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.

Control key

1 Control key
In the description below, the top or bottom
of the Control key (up, down), which you
must press depending on the operating
situation, is marked in black, for example,
for "press up on the Control key".
The Control key has different functions:
When the handset is in idle status
s
Open the directory
t
Open Calls list (page 17)
In input fields
You can use the Control key to move the cur-
t s
sor backwards or
1
t
forwards.
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