Making Calls; Making An External Call; Putting An External Call On Hold; Ending A Call - Siemens Gigaset A18H 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 cor 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.

Putting an external call on hold

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Press the Int/Hold key.
The external call is put on hold.
Press the display key to take
§Back§
the call back off hold.
Note:
If only one handset is registered to the base
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station, the has no function. Use
key, if you want to talk to somebody else with-
out being heard by the external party.

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:
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Pressing the Talk key c.
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Pressing the Handsfree key d.
If the handset is in the charger and the
Auto Answer function is activated
(page 13), the call will be answered auto-
matically when you lift the handset from
the charger. Lifting the handset from the
base station or charger in this case has the
same effect as pressing the Talk key c.
You can press the
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 the call is
shown on the display.

Handsfree operation

You can activate the speakerphone at any
time to provide handsfree operation dur-
ing a call.
Activating/deactivating handsfree
Activating while dialing
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i
¤
You should inform your caller before
you use the handsfree function so that
the caller knows someone else may be
listening.
Switching between earpiece and
handsfree mode
d
During a call, turn handsfree on or off.
For how to adjust the volume, see
page 13.
Making calls
display key to mute
§Quiet§
Enter the number and press
the Handsfree key.
Press the Handsfree key.
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