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1 AL180 / IM-NORD EN / A31008-M2003-R 201-1-9W19 / Ov er view .fm / 21.1 0.2008 Gigaset AL180 V 11 . 1 2 . 11 : 5 6 INT MENU h 1 Charge status of the batteries 2D i s p l a y k e y s 3M e s s a g e k e y Flashes: new messag es rece ive d 4D i r e c t o r y k e y 5 Contr ol k e y ( u ) 6T a l k k e y 7 End call key and On/Off key 8 Ringer tone on/of[...]
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2 AL180 / IM-NORD EN / A31008-M2003-R 201-1-9W19 / Ov er view .fm / 21.1 0.2008 Safety precautions Emergency numbers can not be dialled if the keypad lock ( ¢ p. 1 ) is activated! Not all of the functions described in this user guide are available in all countries. Care Wipe the base stati on, charging cradle and handset with a damp cloth (do not [...]
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AL180 / IM-NORD EN / A31008-M2003-R 201-1-9W19 / starting.fm / 21.10.2008 3 First steps Check the pac k contents ◆ One Gigaset AL180 base station, ◆ one mains adapter , ◆ one Gigas et AL18H handse t, ◆ one phone cord, ◆ two batteries, ◆ one battery cover , ◆ one user guide. If you ha ve pur cha sed a model wi th multiple handse ts , t[...]
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AL180 / IM-NORD EN / A31008-M2003-R 201-1-9W19 / starting.fm / 21.10.2008 4 Connecting the charging cradle (if included) Setting up the handset for use The display is pro tect ed by a plastic film. Please remove the protective film! Inserting the batteries and closing the battery cover ¤ Connect the flat plug from the pow er supply 1 . ¤ Plug the[...]
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AL180 / IM-NORD EN / A31008-M2003-R 201-1-9W19 / starting.fm / 21.10.2008 5 Placing the handset in the base station and registering If you have purchased a model wit h multiple handse ts , repeat the registra tion process for each individual handset. Handsets are assigned the lowest available internal number (1-4). If more than one handset is regis[...]
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AL180 / IM-NORD EN / A31008-M2003-R 201-1-9W19 / starting.fm / 21.10.2008 6 Setting the date and time Set the date and time so that the correct date and time can be assigned to incoming calls, and so that the alarm can be used. MENU ¢ Settings ¢ OK ¢ Date/Time ¢ OK ¢ Date: ¢ ~ (enter the da y , month and year in 6-digit format) ¢ OK ¢ Tim e[...]
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7 AL180 / IM-NORD EN / A31008-M2003-R 201-1-9W19 / main.fm / 21.10. 2008 Making calls Making external calls and ending calls External calls are calls using the publi c telephone netw ork. ~ (Enter the phone number) ¢ c . The phone number is dialled. (Or you can first press and hold c [dial tone] and then en ter the number . ) During the call you c[...]
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8 AL180 / IM-NORD EN / A31008-M2003-R 201-1-9W19 / main.fm / 21.10. 2008 Using shortcut key s Y ou can assign direct or y entries to the keys 0 and 2–9: h ¢ u (select entry) ¢ MENU ¢ Shortcut ¢ OK ¢ ~ (pre ss the k ey you want to assign t he entry to) To d i a l , press and hold th e requir ed shortcut key . Sending the directory to another [...]
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9 AL180 / IM-NORD EN / A31008-M2003-R 201-1-9W19 / main.fm / 21.10. 2008 Locating a handset ("paging") Y ou can locate your handset using the base station. ◆ Briefly press t he registration/paging k ey on the base station ( ¢ p. 1) . ◆ All handsets will ring simultaneously ("pag - ing"), even if the ringer t ones are deac t[...]
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10 AL180 / IM-NORD EN / A31008-M2003-R 201-1-9W19 / main.fm / 21.10. 2008 Phone settings For details on how to mak e audio settings, see Menu tree ¢ p. 13 . For details on how to se t the system PIN on the base station, see the Menu tree ¢ p. 14 . Changing the display language MENU ¢ Settings ¢ OK ¢ Handset ¢ OK ¢ Language ¢ OK ¢ selec t t[...]
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11 AL180 / IM-NORD EN / A31008-M2003-R 201-1-9W19 / main.fm / 21.10. 2008 Appendix Entering letters/characters Press t he rele vant ke y the number of times indi - cated. Briefly press the hash k ey # t o switch from "Abc" to "123" mode, from "123" to "abc"mode and from "abc" to "Abc" mode[...]
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12 AL180 / IM-NORD EN / A31008-M2003-R 201-1-9W19 / main.fm / 21.10. 2008 Service (Customer Care) Y ou can get assistance easily when you have t echnical questions or que stions about how to use your device by using our online support ser vice on the Internet at: www .gigaset.com/customercare This site can be accessed at any time wherev er you are.[...]
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13 AL180 / IM-NORD EN / A31008-M2003-R 201-1-9W19 / main.fm / 21.10. 2008 Menu tree Y our phone has an extensive range of features. These are offered in the f orm of menus. T o select a function whil e the phone is in idle sta - tus , press MENU (open menu), use the t and v keys t o scroll to the function you require and press OK to confirm. T o re[...]
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14 AL180 / IM-NORD EN / A31008-M2003-R 201-1-9W19 / main.fm / 21.10. 2008 4 Settings 4-1 D ate/Time Enter date (DDMMYY format), t hen time (HHMM format) 4-2 Handset 4-2-1 Lang uage Set the display language ¢ p. 10 4-2-2 Auto Answer Automatically activat e/deactivate aut o answer ¢ p. 7 4-2-3 Register HS Manually register the handset ¢ p. 9 4-2-4[...]
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16 AL180 / IM-NORD EN / A31008-M2003-R 201-1-9W19 / main.fm / 21.10. 2008 Issued b y Gigaset Commu nications GmbH Schlavenhorst 66 D-46395 Bocholt Gigaset Commu nications GmbH is a trademark licensee of Siemens AG © Gigaset Communications GmbH 2008 All rights reser ved. Subject to a vailability . Rights of modification reserved. www .gigaset.com A[...]