User's Guide

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Table Of Contents

Contents
Overview
- Handset
- Base without answer machine
- Base with answer machine
- Symbols used in the user guide
Safety precautions
Getting started
- Package contents
- Base
  - Connecting the base to power supply and telephone network
  - Connecting the base to the router
- Handset
Using the phone
- Switch the handset on and off
- Lock/unlock the keypad
- Control key
- Display
  - Display keys
  - Status bar
- Menu navigation
Making calls
- Making a call
- Accepting a call
- Handsfree mode
- Changing the receiver/speaker volume
- Muting
- Making internal calls
- Calling Line Identification
  - Caller display for incoming calls
- Automatic network provider selection (preselection)
Call/message lists
- Call list
  - Setting the list type
  - Opening the call list
- Message list
Directory
- Creating a directory entry
- Marking an entry as VIP
- Selecting/editing the directory entry
- Assigning quick-dial keys
- Deleting a directory (entry)
- Transferring a directory (entry) to another handset
Local answer machine (if available)
- Setting up the answer machine
- Operation using the handset
- Operation when on the move (remote operation)
  - Enabling the answer machine
  - Checking an answer machine
Network mailbox
- Entering a number
- Playing messages
- Assigning key 1
Additional functions
- Alarm clock
- Baby monitor (Room monitoring)
- ECO DECT
  - Reducing radiation by up to 80%
  - Disabling radiation in idle mode
- Protection from undesired calls
  - Black list
Extending the functionality of the phone
- Multiple handsets
- Repeater support
- Operating the base on a router/PABX
  - Operation with a router
  - Operation with a PABX
Phone settings
- Date and time
- Country and language (if available)
  - Country
  - Display language
- Display
- Tones and signals
- System
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FCC / ACTA Information
Safety precautions
Service (Customer Care)
- End-user limited warranty
- Questions and answers
Manufacturer‘s advice
- Data protection
- Environment
  - Environmental management system
  - Disposal
- Care
- Contact with liquid
- Technical data
- Character set tables
Menu tree
Index

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Local answer machine (if available)

Actions during playback

Picking up a call from the answer machine

Even if the answer machine has already answered or is recording a call, you can still take it:

¤ Press the Talk key

¤ Remove the handset from the base / charging cradle ( Auto Answer is enabled)

¤ Menu Accept OK

Recording stops and you can speak to the caller.

Stop playback: ¤

Continue playback: ¤ Press again

Menu Continue

Go to the next message:

¤ or

During playback of the info block

Go to the start of the previous message:

¤ or

Skip the information block:

During playback of the content

Go to the start of the current message:

¤ or

Go to the content of the next message:

Call back a caller: ¤ Menu Dial Number OK

Change volume:

¤ Menu Volume OK

Copy a number to the directory:

¤ Menu Copy to Dir. OK

Delete a single message:

¤ or press the Display key

Delete all old messages:

¤ Menu Delete all old OK Confirm the

prompt

If Call Screening via the handset is enabled ( p. 23) and the call can already be heard

through the handset, you can only take the call with Menu

Accept OK.

Pressing the Talk/handsfree key only enables and disables handsfree mode.