Making Calls (Base); Making An External Call; Accepting A Call; Ending A Call - Gigaset A280 User Manual

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In talk mode:
(activate talk mode)
The service provider is called. You will hear an
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announcement of your service provider.
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Enter the IDD number.
You can also use the
phone book, calls list, or redial list and dial the IP code
directly. ¢
The prefix function (
using IP dialling.

Making calls (base)

Making an external call

External calls are calls using the public telephone net-
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work.
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(enter number in idle mode)
(pick up receiver)
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or ¢
(pick up receiver)
The phone number is dialled.
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To cancel the dialling replace the receiver.
Please note
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Dialling using phone book (
list ( page 13) or calls list (
you from having to re-enter numbers and net-
work provider prefixes.

Accepting a call

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An incoming call is indicated by ringing and by flash-
ing of the and the
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To accept an incoming call:
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(pick up receiver) or
press

(hands-free talking)

You can adjust the ringer volume (
deactivate the ringer completely (

Ending a call

d
Replace the receiver or
press (end hands-free talking).
Hands-free talking
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Activating while dialling:
enter phone number
Switching between earpiece and hands-free mode:
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During a call press the hands-free key
vate or deactivate hands-free talking.
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press and hold
key for IP dialling from
page 19) is disabled when
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(enter number)
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page 15), redial
page 14) saves
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icon on the display.
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page 19) or
page 9).
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to acti-
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Adjusting the talking volume

There are 3 levels of earpiece volume (default:
can adjust earpiece volume during a call. [ \
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Press /
The current setting is shown on the display.

Adjusting the loudspeaker volume

There are 5 levels of loudspeaker volume (default:
You can adjust the loudspeaker volume during a call.
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Precondition: Hands-free talking is activated.
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Press /
The current setting is shown on the display.

Muting

You can mute your phone when making external
calls. The microphone is deactivated so that your con-
versational partner can no longer hear you.
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·
To deactivate the microphone briefly press
The icon appears on the display when the micro-
phone is deactivated.

IP dialling

You can use IP dialling to economically make interna-
tional calls.
Precondition: You own an IP dial service card and the
¢
IP code is stored in the phone book via the handset
menu, page 15.
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In idle mode:
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(enter IDD (International Direct Dial) number)
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¢ press and hold
(pick up receiver) or press
Your Gigaset A280 will automatically pick the line and
add the IP code stored in the phone book as a prefix
to the IDD phone number.
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In talk mode:
(pick up receiver)
The service provider is called. You will hear an
~
¢
announcement of your service provider.
Enter the IDD number.
You can also use the
phone book, calls list, or redial list and dial the IP code
directly.
to increase/decrease volume.
to increase/decrease volume.
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d
.
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press and hold
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key for IP dialling from
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