Making Calls; Making An External Call - Siemens Gigaset DL500A User Manual

Making calls

Making calls
If the display backlight is deactivated
¢
( page 86), it can be reactivated by press-
ing any key.

Making an external call

External calls are calls made via the public
telephone network (fixed line, mobile net-
work).
~ c
Enter the number and pick up
the receiver. The number is
dialled after approximately
3.5 seconds.
Or:
c ~
Pick up the receiver and enter
the number.
Instead of picking up the receiver, you can
also press the handsfree key d or the
¢
Headset ( page 84)
a call using the handsfree function or head-
set.
In this user guide, each of these variants is
indicated by "c Pick up receiver".
Please note
u
You can use the red end key
cancel the dialling operation.
u
You are shown the duration of the call
while the call is in progress.
u
Dialling with the directory
or call and redial list
you from repeatedly keying in phone
numbers.
u
If you have handsets registered to the
base, you can make internal calls free
of charge (page
26
function key to make
T
to
(page 38)
(page 35) saves
74).
Continuing a call on a headset
Recommendation
We recommend you assign the Headset
function to a function key on the
¢
base ( page 84)
key to accept/transfer calls – even if your
headset has a push-to-talk key.
Prerequisite: You have assigned the Head-
set function to a function key on the base
before connecting the headset
¢
( page 84).
Bluetooth headset:
Prerequisite: Bluetooth is activated; a con-
nection has been established between the
Bluetooth headset and the base
¢
( page 77).
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Press the Headset function key on the
base.
It can take up to five seconds to establish a
connection between the base and a head-
set.
For further information about Bluetooth
headsets see page 80.
Wire-bound headsets:
Prerequisite: The headset is connected to
¢
the base ( page 11).
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Press the Headset function key on the
base.
For more information about wire-bound
headsets see page 83.
Please note
If both a Bluetooth headset and a wire-
bound headset are connected to
the base, the call is transferred to the
Bluetooth headset.
and use this function