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1 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Gigaset A415A/AS405A The handset at a glance 1 Charge status of the batteri es 2 Answe ring machin e icon 3 Signal str ength 4D i s p l a y k e y s 5 End call key and On/Off key 6 T alk key/Handsfree key 7 Contro l k[...]
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2 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Saf ety pr ec au tio ns EC O DECT During a call, the transmission power is automatically adju sted to the distance betwee n handset and base station, the smaller the distance, the lo wer the transmission power (radia[...]
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3 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Fir s t s t ep s Check the package contents Base station and handset package: One Gigaset handset, one Gigaset A415A/AS 405A base station, one mains adapter , one phone cord, two batteries, one battery cover , one us[...]
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4 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Setting up the handset f or use The displa y is protected b y a plastic film. Please remove t he protective film! Inser ting the batteries an d closing the battery cover Initial charging and disc harging of the batte[...]
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5 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Changing the di splay language Change the display language if you do not understand the lang uage curr ently set: §Menu§ ¤ 421 (press the keys one after the other) ¤ q (select language ) ¤ §OK§ ( ‰ = cur ren[...]
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6 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Submenus The functio ns in the submenu are indic ated by name. Selecting a fu nction: ¤ Y ou can scroll bet ween functions usin g the control key q . The function is shown in the d isplay . ¤ Press the display key [...]
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7 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Automatic network pro vider preselection Y ou can store a call- by-call number (prese lection number), which is aut omatically placed in front of numbers when you dial them. If, for example, you wish to make internat[...]
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8 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Using shortcut keys Y ou can assign director y entries to the keys 2–9: s ¤ q (select en try) ¤ §Menu§ ¤ q Shor tcut ¤ §OK§ ¤ q (select key) ¤ §OK§ or ~ (press the key you want to assign the entr y to) [...]
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9 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Calls list Prerequisi te: CLIP ( ¢ page 6) Depending on the t ype of list set, the calls list contains ( ¢ page 22) : ◆ Answered calls ◆ Missed calls ◆ Calls rec orded f rom the a nswer ing ma chine Depending[...]
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10 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Playing back/deleting messages There are three ways to start playing back messages on the answering machi ne. ◆ Start message pl ayback via the Answer Mach ine menu: §Menu§ ¤ q Answer Machine ¤ §OK§ ¤ q Pla[...]
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11 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Accepting a call fr om the answering machine Y ou can accept a call w hile the answering machine is recording it: §Menu§ ¤ Accept ¤ §OK§ Y ou can also accept the call by : ◆ Pressing the talk key c ◆ Remov[...]
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12 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Registering handsets manually Y ou can register up to four handsets on your base station. Each additional handset must be registered on the base sta - tion in order for it t o work properly! Registration takes appro[...]
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13 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Setting the alarm clock Activating/d eacti vating the alarm cloc k §Menu§ ¤ q Alarm Clock ¤ §OK§ ¤ Acti vatio n ¤ §OK§ ( ‰ = on) When activated : ¤ ~ (Set the wake-up time) ¤ §OK§ When the alar m clo[...]
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14 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Time Co ntrol ( day /nig ht mode ) Y ou can specify a time per iod when you do not want the telephon e to signal exter nal calls e.g., during the night. Activating T ime Control: §Menu§ ¤ q Settings ¤ §OK§ ¤ [...]
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15 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 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, y ou can reduce problems with echoi ng by activating the XES Mode ( ¢ page 22)[...]
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16 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 T echnical Data Batt erie s T echnology: N ickel-metal-hy dride (NiMH); Size: AAA (Micro, HR03 ); V oltage: 1,2 V ; Capacity: 450 - 1000 mAh Handset ope rating times/chargin g times Y our handset can charge ba tteri[...]
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17 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 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 contains a list of common problems and possible solut[...]
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19 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Guarantee Certificate United Ki ngdom W ithout prejudi ce to any claim the user (custome r) may have in relation to the dealer or reta iler , the customer shall be granted a manufacturer's Guarantee un der the [...]
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20 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Env iron ment Our environmen tal mission statement We , Gigaset Communications GmbH, bear social responsibility and are actively committed to a better world. Our i deas, technologies and actions s erve people, soci [...]
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21 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Menu over view Y our phone h as an extensive range of features. These are offered in the form of menus. T o select a function while the phone is i n idle status , pr ess §Menu§ (open menu), use the c ontrol k ey q[...]
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22 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 ç Settings Date/Time ¢ page 5 Handset Language ¢ page 13 Big Dial Font Set bigger digits for dialling. Contra st Set the d isplay contra st to 9 levels. Time Control Activati on/Se ttings ¢ page 14 An.Call Silen[...]
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23 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2501-L101-1-7619 / P enguini.fm / 08.07.2013 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Issued by Gigaset Communications GmbH Fr ankenstr . 2a, D -46395 Bocholt © Gigaset Communications GmbH 2013 Subject to ava ilabilit y. All rights reserved. Rights of modification rese rved. www.gigaset.com This use[...]