Setting Up The Handset For Use - Gigaset A180 User Manual

First Steps
Reception indicator:
The display shows if the handset is linked
to the base station:
Ä is on: handset is linked to the base
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station.
Ä flashes: no reception, handset is out
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of range or not registered.
Connecting the base station
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First connect the yellow marked plug
pin to the base station's socket (yellow
marked) and then the AC adapter to the
AC outlet (see below).
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Afterwards connect the phone jack as
shown below.
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1 110-V power adapter
2 Back of the base station
3 Phone jack with phone cord
Please note:
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The power adapter must be always
connected, as the phone will not oper-
ate without an electrical supply.
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Your answering machine is set to give a
standard announcement.

Setting up the handset for use

All supplied handsets are already
registered to the base station by factory
settings.
Carry out the following steps for each
handset.
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Inserting the batteries
Caution:
Use only rechargeable Nickel-metal hydride
(NiMH) UL-approved AAA batteries. Never use
a conventional (non-rechargeable) battery or
other battery types as this could result in sig-
nificant health risks and personal injury. For
example, the batteries could explode. The
phone could also malfunction or be damaged
as a result of using batteries that are not of the
recommended type.
Note:
If attached, remove the belt clip before open-
ing the battery cover.
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Open the battery cover.
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Insert the batteries according to the
correct polarity (see diagram).
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Close the cover, and press the top so
that it clicks into place.