User guide

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Gigaset A180/A180 DUO / CHN / A31008-M2046-Y101-1-7619 / main.fm / 08.01.2010
Making external calls
Making an external call
External calls are calls using the public telephone net-
work.
~
(enter number in idle mode) ¢c
or
c (activate talk mode) ¢
~
(enter number)
The phone number is dialled.
¤ To cancel the dialling press a.
The call duration is shown on the display in seconds.
Accepting a call
An incoming call is indicated by ringing and by flash-
ing of the ª and the Y icon on the display.
¤ To accept an incoming call press c.
If the handset is in the charging cradle and the AUTO
ANSWER function is activated (¢ page 14), the
handset will take a call automatically when you lift it
from the cradle.
You can adjust the ringer volume, (¢ page 13) or
completely deactivate the ringer (¢ page 7).
Call duration is shown on the display in the format:
HH--MM--SS.
Ending a call
¤ Press a or replace the handset into the charging
cradle.
The call duration is shown on the display in the
format: HH--MM--SS.
Adjusting talking volume
There are 3 levels of earpiece volume (default: LEVEL
2). You can adjust the earpiece volume during a call.
¤ Press p to increase/decrease the volume.
The current setting is shown on the display.
Muting
You can mute your phone when making external
calls. The microphone is deactivated so that your con
-
versational partner can no longer hear you.
¤ To deactivate the microphone press C.
MUTE ON appears on the display when the micro-
phone is deactivated.
Call waiting
A second incoming call arriving during another call is
indicated by an acoustic signal. CLI information is dis
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played if available. The call is stored in the calls list,
¢ page 10.
Answering a waiting call
(provider dependent)
This function is only available if supported by your
provider.
¤ Press Z to release the active call and to
answer the waiting call. The waiting call becomes
the active call.
¤ Press Z2 to put the first active call on hold
and answer the waiting call.
¤ Press Z2 again, to toggle between the 2 call-
ers.
Ignoring the waiting call
The waiting call is automatically refused after 40 sec-
onds.
Using shortcut keys for speed dialling
You can use key  and 2 as shortcut keys.
Precondition: The keys must be set up for speed dial-
ling, ¢ page 11.
¤ Press and hold key  or key 2.
The number stored on the related key for speed dial-
ling is dialled immediately.
Call-by-call dialling
You can use a call-by-call number stored in the phone
book to economically make international calls.
Precondition: The call-by-call number is stored in the
phone book,
¢ page 11.
In idle mode:
~
(enter IDD (International Direct Dial) number)
¢press and hold Q.
Your Gigaset A180/A180 DUO will automatically pick
the line and add the call-by-call number stored in the
phone book as a prefix to the IDD phone number.
In talk mode:
c (activate talk mode)¢press and hold Q
The service provider is called. You will hear an
announcement of your the provider.
¢
~
Enter the IDD number.
You can also use the Qkey for dialling the call-by-
call number from phone book, calls list, or redial list.
The prefix function (¢ page 15) is disabled when
using IP dialling.
Please note
Dialling using phone book (¢ page 10), redial
list (¢ page 10), calls list (¢ page 10) or speed
dialling (¢ page 9) saves you from having to re-
enter numbers and network provider prefixes.