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- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards
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Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Gigaset A120 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Gigaset A120, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Gigaset service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Gigaset A120.
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Lombok / Großbri tannien - Irland / A31008 -M2401-L101-2-761 9 / Lombok.fm / 25.09.2012 Version 4 , 16.09.2005 1 Gigaset A120/A120A/A220/A220A The handset at a glance 1 Charge status o f the batteries: = e V U (flat to full) = flashes: batteries almost flat e V U flashes : char ging 2 Answerin g machine icon ( A120A/ A220A only) 3D i s p l a y k e[...]
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Lombok / Großbri tannien - Irland / A31008 -M2401-L101-2-761 9 / Lombok.fm / 25.09.2012 Version 4 , 16.09.2005 2 Saf e ty pr ec au ti on s Read the safety precautions and the user guide before use . Explain their content and th e potential hazards associated with using the telephone to you r chi ld ren . Use only the power adapter supplie d, as i [...]
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Lombok / Großbri tannien - Irland / A31008 -M2401-L101-2-761 9 / Lombok.fm / 25.09.2012 Version 4 , 16.09.2005 3 Connecti ng the base s tation ¤ Firs t connect th e mains adapt er 1 . ¤ Then connect the telephon e jack 2 and insert the cabl es into the cable duc ts. Please note: ◆ T he mains adapter must always be connected, as th e phone will[...]
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Lombok / Großbri tannien - Irland / A31008 -M2401-L101-2-761 9 / Lombok.fm / 25.09.2012 Version 4 , 16.09.2005 4 Initial charging and disc harging of the ba tteries The correct charge status can only be displa yed if the batteries are first full y charged and discha rged . Please no te ◆ The handset is pre-registered with the bas e. If you have [...]
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Lombok / Großbri tannien - Irland / A31008 -M2401-L101-2-761 9 / Lombok.fm / 25.09.2012 Version 4 , 16.09.2005 5 Activating/d eacti vating the handset Press and hold th e a key to acti vate or deac tivate the handset. I f you place a d eacti - vated handset in the ba se station o r charging cradle, it w ill automatica lly acti vate after appro x. [...]
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Lombok / Großbri tannien - Irland / A31008 -M2401-L101-2-761 9 / Lombok.fm / 25.09.2012 Version 4 , 16.09.2005 6 Using the director y and lists Directo ry T o open the d irectory : press control key s . Y ou can save up to 50 (A12 0/A120A) or 80 (A220/A220A ) phone numbers (max. 22 dig - its) with corresponding names (max. 14 characters). Enter le[...]
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Lombok / Großbri tannien - Irland / A31008 -M2401-L101-2-761 9 / Lombok.fm / 25.09.2012 Version 4 , 16.09.2005 7 Answering machine list (A120A/A 220A only)/net work mailbox list Y ou can use these l ists to listen to messages on the answering mach ine (see "Playing back/d eleting messag es " ¢ page 7 ) or network mailbox ( ¢ page 9) . [...]
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Lombok / Großbri tannien - Irland / A31008 -M2401-L101-2-761 9 / Lombok.fm / 25.09.2012 Version 4 , 16.09.2005 8 Stopping and controlling playback Controlling playback de pends on the p oint in time at wh ich the correspondin g key is presse d. During message playback : Additional functions during message playback Press the display key MENU . Play[...]
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Lombok / Großbri tannien - Irland / A31008 -M2401-L101-2-761 9 / Lombok.fm / 25.09.2012 Version 4 , 16.09.2005 9 Network mailbo x The networ k mailbo x is the ans wering machine in your pr ovi der's tel ephone netw ork. More information is available from your provide r . Y ou cannot use th e network mailbox unless you have requested it from y[...]
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Lombok / Großbri tannien - Irland / A31008 -M2401-L101-2-761 9 / Lombok.fm / 25.09.2012 Version 4 , 16.09.2005 10 Listening in to an external call Y ou are conduc ting an ex ternal call. An internal p artic ipant can listen in on t his call and take part in the con versation (co nferenc e). P rerequisite : The Listening in fu nction must be activa[...]
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Lombok / Großbri tannien - Irland / A31008 -M2401-L101-2-761 9 / Lombok.fm / 25.09.2012 Version 4 , 16.09.2005 11 Operatin g the b ase stat ion on the P ABX/route r Operating on th e router When operating the Gigaset on an analogue port of a router you can reduce problems with echoes by activating th e Echo mode ( ¢ page 15) . If you have no prob[...]
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Lombok / Großbri tannien - Irland / A31008 -M2401-L101-2-761 9 / Lombok.fm / 25.09.2012 Version 4 , 16.09.2005 12 Questions and answ ers If you have any queries about the use of your telephone, visit our website at www.gigaset.com/service for 24-hour support. The table below contai ns a list of common problems and possible solutions . Contact with[...]
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Lombok / Großbri tannien - Irland / A31008 -M2401-L101-2-761 9 / Lombok.fm / 25.09.2012 Version 4 , 16.09.2005 13 Guarantee Certificate United Kingdom Without prejudice to any claim the user (customer) may have in relation to the deale r or retailer , the customer shal l be grant e d a manufacturer's Guarantee under the con - ditions set out [...]
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Lombok / Großbri tannien - Irland / A31008 -M2401-L101-2-761 9 / Lombok.fm / 25.09.2012 Version 4 , 16.09.2005 14 ◆ Any other claims resulting out of or in connecti on with the dev ice shall be excluded from this Guarante e. Nothing in this Guarantee shall attem pt to limit or exclude a Customers Statutory Rights, nor th e manufacturer ’ s lia[...]
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Lombok / Großbri tannien - Irland / A31008 -M2401-L101-2-761 9 / Lombok.fm / 25.09.2012 Version 4 , 16.09.2005 15 Menu over view Y our phone has an ex tensive range of features. These are offered in the form of menus. T o select a function while the phone is in idle status , press MENU (open menu), use the control key u to scroll to the func tion [...]
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Lombok / Großbri tannien - Irland / A31008 -M2401-L101-2-761 9 / Lombok.fm / 25.09.2012 Version 4 , 16.09.2005 16 Fr equently asked questions Q: There is no dial to ne. A: Press call button for 2 seconds (lon g press) to obtain d ial tone. A short press opens the redial list. Q: The line is crack ling / not cle ar . A: Have you used the new line c[...]