Making Calls; Making An External Call; Putting An External Call On Hold; Ending A Call - Siemens Gigaset C185 User Manual

Making calls

Making an external call

External calls are calls using the outside
telephone network.
~ c
Enter the number and press
the Talk key c or Handsfree
key d.
To cancel the dialing operation, press the
End Call key a.
You are shown the duration of the call
while the call is in progress.
Note:
Dialing using the directory (page 14) or Calls
list (page 15) saves time re-entering numbers.

Putting an external call on hold

j
Press the Int/Hold key.
The external call is put on hold.
Press the display key to take
§Back§
the call back off hold.

Ending a call

a
Press the End Call key.

Answering a call

The handset indicates an incoming call in
three ways: by ringing, by a display on the
screen, and by the flashing Talk key c.
You can accept the call by:
¤
Pressing the Talk key c.
¤
Pressing the Handsfree key d.
If the handset is in the base station or
charger and the Auto Answer function is
activated (page 27), the call will be
answered automatically when you lift the
handset from the base station or charger.
You can press the
§Quiet§
the ring tone of your handset without
answering the call. The other registered
handsets and the base station keep ring-
ing.
You can answer the call as long as the call
is shown on the display.

Caller ID

Caller ID (CID) is an optional subscription
service provided by your telephone serv-
ice provider. This feature supplies incom-
ing caller identification information that
will be displayed on your handset and the
base station.
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 transmit-
ted 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 dur-
ing a call.
Activating/deactivating handsfree
Activating while dialing
~ d
Enter the number and press
the Handsfree key.
¤
You should inform your caller before
you use the handsfree function so that
the caller knows someone else may be
listening.
Making calls
display key to mute
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