Quick reference guide Handset Activate/deactivate the hold down handset ª Activate/deactivate the keypad hold down protection « Activate/deactivate tones hold down Make an external call Redial a number If applicable, select an entry Save phone number in the MENU COPY TO DIR directory Dial with the directory [Name] and/or...
Charging status Talk key 2 2 - 3 3 - answer a call Display (display field) - dial a phone number Current display and Classic S117 display keys see below! End call key and Directory key On/Off key Open the directory...
General General Display symbols 2 2 - 3 3 INT MENU MENU MENU MENU MENU Automatic redial INT key: Menu key: key: Call other registered To initiate functions Opens the list with handsets. (when the telephone the five phone num- is idle/during a call).
Safety precautions Congratulations on purchasing your SiemensClassic S117! The following pages describe how your telephone works, so that you will be able to use it easily. Safety precautions Only use the power supply unit supplied as indicated on the underside of the device.
Preparing the telephone Preparing the telephone The package contains the following: one base station, one Classic S117 handset, one power supply unit, one telephone cord, one belt clip for the handset, two batteries, one set of operating instructions. Installing the base station...
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Preparing the telephone Connecting the base station for the analogue network: Telephone plug with telephone cord Power supply unit (220/230 V) with mains cable Insert the small plug on the mains cable, place cord in cable duct, insert power supply unit into mains socket.
Only insert the recommended rechargeable batteries (see page 45). Never use ordinary (non-rechargeable) batteries as they may pose a health hazard or cause injury. Never use non-Siemens charging units as these can damage the batteries. Placing the handset into the base station and charging the batteries Ö...
Preparing the telephone ½ Once the initial charging operation is completed you can replace your handset into the base station after each call. Charging is controlled electronically. This ensures optimum charging and prolongs battery life. The batteries heat up during charging. This is normal and not dangerous.
Date and time Press keys: Date and time Your Classic S117 has an alarm clock function to help you keep track of your schedule. Setting the date and the time You can also set the clock mode, i.e. 12 h mode ) or 24 h mode.
Date and time Press keys: Display mode (12 or 24 hours) åååååååååååå Open the menu. MENU ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Select and confirm. BASE SET ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Select and confirm. DATE/TIME ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Select and confirm. CLOCK MODE åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Confirm 24 h mode.
Making calls Press keys: Making calls Making an external call External calls are calls into the public telephone network. Dial the phone number, if necessary use the display to correct single digits. Press the talk key. To end the call, press the end call key. ½...
Making calls Press keys: Answering a call Your telephone rings (ringer) and the status LED flashes. Press the talk key. ÖÄk Simply remove the handset from the base station (factory setting: Auto talk, see page 36). ½ If the ringer is disturbing you: Open the menu via MENU and select...
Making calls Press keys: Mailbox Storing the mailbox for fast access You can use the mailbox for fast access. åååååååååååå Open the menu. MENU ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Select and confirm. VOICE MAIL ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Select and confirm. SET KEY 1 åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå...
Enhanced telephone features Press keys: Enhanced telephone features In addition to standard telephoning, your Classic S117 offers a number of other fast, convenient features. Automatic redial Your handset automatically saves the five phone num- bers dialled last or names (see page 15).
Enhanced telephone features Press keys: Directory With the directory you can save up to 20 phone numbers and then dial them at the push of a button. Saving an entry Open the directory. åååååååååååå Open the menu. MENU ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Select and confirm.
Enhanced telephone features Press keys: Character map Blank Ÿ ¡ ¢ £ ¤ ¥ ¬ Þ – « ª Press the relevant key repeatedly or hold it down: ½ < > Controlling the cursor with . Deleting a character with .
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Enhanced telephone features Press keys: Dialling a number from the directory Open the directory. e.g. Enter the first letter of the name (e.g. for the name Emma - first letter "E"): Press the key twice and scroll with the key. The names are listed in alpha- betical order.
Enhanced telephone features Press keys: Deleting a single entry from the directory Open the directory. e.g. Enter the first letter of the name. åååååååååååå Open the menu. MENU ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Select and confirm. DELETE Deleting all numbers in the directory þ...
Network services Press keys: Network services Your handset helps you use the network services. Functions are activated via the menu before a call (when the telephone is idle) and during a call. If you have any questions relating to the availability of network services on your subscriber line, please tele- phone Swisscom customer service on 0800 800 135.
Network services Press keys: Call divert Incoming calls are diverted to another phone number. You can define the following conditions: Immediately When the call is not answered When the number is busy. You want to divert all calls to another number permanently.
Network services Press keys: Functions during a call You can set the following functions during a call: Enquiry call, toggling, initiating/ending a conference, Accepting/rejecting a waiting call. Enquiry calls, toggling Enquiry call: You are conducting an external call and want to call a second external user. The first user waits in the meantime.
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Network services Press keys: Call waiting during a call You are conducting an external call and hear a call wait- ing tone that signals an additional external call. åååååååååååå Open the menu. MENU åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Accept the waiting call. ACCEPT ååååååå...
Network services Press keys: Callback when busy Activate callback When the line of the called user is busy, you can initiate a callback. When the called user is available, a callback is made automatically (this is shown in the display). The user is called only after you have accepted the callback.
Press keys: Setting call charges If the call charge pulses are not transmitted, the hand- set automatically displays the current call duration. Setting call charges per unit and currency If you want the call charges to be displayed as a sum of money, you must set the call charges per unit with the relevant currency.
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Press keys: Displaying/deleting call charges You can have the following call charges displayed: The charges of the last call, The total call charges of all handsets. åååååååååååå Open the menu. MENU ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Select and confirm. CALL CHARGES åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Confirm.
To be able to make calls with your handset, you must "introduce" it to its base station (registering). This is very simple and occurs automatically. Classic E104 and Top E304 handsets and non-Siemens handsets must be registered manually. Automatic registration...
If a handset has already been registered at a different base station, you must now register it at your base station. The Classic S117 handset cannot be registered at more than one Classic S117 base station at one time. Step 1: åååååååååååå...
Press the key on the underside of the base station briefly. A signal tone is generated at the base station. De-registering handsets Prerequisite: You can only de-register handsets from a Classic S117 . ååååååå Press the display key. ååååååå ååååååå Select the handset to be de-registered.
Operating several handsets Press keys: Operating several handsets . . . Turn your Classic S117 into a small PABX. You can register and operate up to six handsets at your base station. Changing the name of a handset The names 1, 2 etc. are assigned automatically. How- ever, you can change these names, e.g.
Operating several handsets Press keys: Changing a handset's internal number You can change the internal number of a handset. ååååååå Press the display key. åååååååååååå Open the menu. MENU åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Confirm. The first registered handset is displayed. RE-ASSIGN NO ååååååå...
Operating several handsets Press keys: Connecting a call You can transfer an external call to another handset. ååååååå Press the display key – the external user hears music on hold. Ÿ e.g. Enter the internal number. When the internal user answers, announce the exter- nal call.
Operating several handsets Press keys: Accepting or rejecting a waiting call You hear the call waiting tone (short beep) if you receive an external call while conducting an internal call. åååååååååååå Open the menu. MENU åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Confirm. The internal call is ended. You are connected ACCEPT to the external caller.
Operating several handsets Press keys: Deactivating the ringer All handsets ring when there is an incoming call. You can deactivate the ringer. « Hold down the * key until the handset does not ring any more. The ringer is permanently deactivated. «...
Individual handset settings Press keys: Individual handset settings You can set your handset according to your wishes to distinguish it from the standard settings and to obtain optimum convenience. Changing a handset's display language åååååååååååå Open the menu. MENU ¬Ÿ First press 9, then 2 and then: Þ] for German,...
Individual handset settings Press keys: Modifying volume and melody Handset volume You can choose from three levels of volume for the handsets – even during a call. åååååååååååå Open the menu. MENU ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Select and confirm. AUDIO SET åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå...
Individual handset settings Press keys: Activating/deactivating battery low beep When this function is activated, you are acoustically informed that the battery is almost empty (factory setting). åååååååååååå Open the menu. MENU ¬¡] Activate the function. ¬¡Þ Deactivate the function. Activating/deactivating Auto talk When this function is activated, you can remove the handset from the charging unit without pressing the handset key...
Base station settings Press keys: Ö Base station settings All base station settings are conveniently made via the handset! Changing the system PIN To prevent unauthorised registration of a handset, you should change the preset system PIN (factory setting: 0000) to a PIN that only you know. åååååååååååå...
Base station settings Press keys: Modifying volume and melody Ringer volume ("ring tone") You can choose from seven options: Five ringer volumes (1–5), "crescendo" ring (increasing volume: 6), No ringer (ringer off: 0). åååååååååååå Open the menu. MENU ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Select and confirm.
Base station settings Press keys: Repeater support With the repeater you can extend the range from your base station to the handset and open up areas in which reception was not previously possible. If you want to use a repeater, you must activate this function.
Connecting the base station to a PABX Press keys: Connecting the base station to a PABX Setting the flash time Prerequisite: Your PABX requires a flash time different to the preset flash time (to set up a connection to the phone net- work).
Connecting the base station to a PABX Press keys: Setting pauses Pause after line seizure With this function you can set the length of the pause inserted automatically after pressing the talk key before transmitting the phone number. åååååååååååå Open the menu. MENU ¥...
Appendix Appendix Maintenance Simply wipe the base station and handset with a damp cloth or an antistatic wipe. Never use a dry cloth as this can cause static discharge! Contact with liquid If the handset should come into contact with liquid, on no account switch the device on.
Appendix Question Possible cause Possible solution Handset/base Ringer off Activate the ringer station does not (see page 35/page 38). ring. Call charges are Price per unit = Set the price per unit not displayed 00.00 (see page 24) Your caller cannot key was Press GO BACK...
Excerpt from the original declaration: "We, Siemens AG, declare, that the above mentioned product is man- ufactured according to our Full Quality Assurance System certified by CETECOM ICT Services GmbH with the registration number "Q810820M"...
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Appendix Feature Value DECT-Standard is supported GAP standard is supported No. of channels 60 duplex channels Radio frequency 1880 – 1900 MHz range Duplex method Time multiplex, 10 ms frame length Channel grid 1728 kHz Bit rate 1152 kbit/s Modulation GFSK Language code 32 kbit/s...
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Menu table Menu table It is faster to select a menu function by pressing and then selecting the digit MENU ¢ Ÿ Ÿ combinations than by scrolling, e.g. = 5-2-2 to set the time. Main menu when the telephone , press: MENU is idle SEL SERVICES...
Menu table Directory Press open the corresponding list. The following functions are now available: MENU 1 EDIT ENTRY Add to number 2 NEW ENTRY Save new phone number 3 SHOW ENTRY Display/change phone number 4 DELETE Delete entry...
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The package includes: Handset with charging unit Repeater With the repeater you can extend the range of your Classic S117 and open up areas in which reception was not previously possible. All functions of the handset can be used in the normal way in the extended transmission area (not available in all countries).
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Accessories Top S317 Mobile-phone style Comfort handset: Small and convenient, Easy operation via illuminated keypad and 4-line il- luminated graphic display, Directory for up to 100 phone numbers/names, Full ISDN functionality in connection with an ISDN base station, Adjustable handset volume, PQRS WXYZ Automatic redialling of the last 5 numbers,...
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Index Index Changing the system PIN 37 Character map 16 Accessories 49 Charging status icon 7 Activating charging time of the handset 45 handset 8 CLIP keypad protection 8 displaying numbers 12 Alarm call 10 Collective call (making internal calls) 30 Alarm clock 10 Confirmation beep 8 activating 10...
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Index Handset Operating times of the handset 45 activating/deactivating 8 operating times of the handset 45 all handsets ring ("Paging") 33 Operation see preparing the telephone 5 automatic registration 26 de-registering 28 name of a handset 29 PABX 40 operating 7 Paging 33 operating times/charging time 45 Pause 11...
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