Safety Precautions - Siemens Gigaset AS280 User Manual

Safety precautions

The base station at a glance
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AS280/AS280DUO base station
Read this user guide and the safety precautions carefully
before use. Explain their content and the potential haz-
ards associated with using the telephone to your chil-
dren.
Only use the mains adapter supplied.
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Fit only the recommended, rechargeable
batteries (
other battery type or non-rechargeable batter-
ies as this could result in significant health risks
and personal injury.
The operation of medical appliances may be
affected. Be aware of the technical conditions
in your particular environment, e.g. doctor's
surgery.
Do not hold the rear of the handset to your ear
when it is ringing. Otherwise you risk serious
and permanent damage to your hearing.
The handset may cause an unpleasant hum-
ming noise in hearing aids.
Do not install the phone in a bathroom or
shower room. The handset and base station
are not splashproof.
Do not use your phone in environments with a
potential explosion hazard, e.g. paint shops.
If you give your Gigaset to someone else, make
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sure you also give them the user guide.
Please remove faulty base stations from use or
have them repaired by our service, as they could
interfere with other wireless services.
1 Registration/paging key: 
Search for handsets (press briefly, "Paging"
Register handsets (press and hold
2 On/Off key: activate and deactivate answer machine.
Lights up: answer machine is activated.
Flashes: there is at least one new message or message is in the
process of being recorded.
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Flashes very quickly for about four seconds: memory is full.
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3 Volume keys: (– = quieter; + = louder)
During message playback: adjust the speaking volume.
While phone is ringing: adjust ringer volume.
4 Play/Stop key:
Play back messages from the answer machine, or cancel playback.
During message playback:
5 Delete current message.
6 Skip to the start of the current message (press once) or go to the
previous message (press twice).
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7 Skip to next message.
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Disposal
Batteries should not be disposed of in general
household waste. Observe the local waste dis-
posal regulations, details of which can be
obtained from your local authority or the dealer
you purchased the product from.
All electrical and electronic equipment must be
disposed of separately from general household
waste using the sites designated by local
authorities.
If a product displays this symbol of a crossed-out
rubbish bin, the product is subject to European
Directive 2002/96/EC.
The appropriate disposal and separate collec-
tion of used equipment serve to prevent poten-
tial harm to the environment and to health.
They are a precondition for the re-use and recy-
cling of used electrical and electronic equip-
ment.
For further information on disposing of your
used equipment, please contact your local
authority, your refuse collection service or the
dealer you purchased the product from.
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Emergency numbers cannot be dialled if the keypad lock
( page 1) is activated!
Not all of the functions described in this user guide are
available in all countries.
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