Gigaset AS285 Trio manual

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    1 AS280-Duo_AS285 / Israel EN / A31008-M2 002-B501-1- UV19 / Overview .fm / 03. 03.2009 Gigaset AS280/AS280DUO/AS285 ±V 11 . 1 2 . 11 : 5 6 INT MENU d h 1 Charge status of the batter ies 2 Answer machine icon (AS285 only) 3D i s p l a y k e y s 4M e s s a g e k e y  Flashes: new messages rece ive d 5 Handsfree k ey 6 Contr ol k ey ( u ) 7T a l [...]

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    2 AS280-Duo_AS285 / Israel EN / A31008-M2 002-B501-1- UV19 / Overview .fm / 03.03.2009 Safety precautions Emergency numbers cannot be dialled if the keypad lock ( ¢ page 1 ) is activat ed! Not all of the functions described in this user guide are a vailable in all coun tries. The base station at a glance AS285 base station AS280/AS280DUO base stat[...]

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    3 AS280-Duo_AS285 / Israel EN / A31008-M2 002-B501-1- UV19 / Overview .fm / 03.03.2009 Care Wipe down th e base station and handse t with a damp cloth (no solvents) or an antistatic cloth. Nev er use a dr y cloth. This can cause static. Contact with liquid If the handset should come into contact with liq - uid: ◆ Switch t he handse t of f and re [...]

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    AS280-Duo_AS285 / Israel EN / A31008-M2002-B501-1-UV19 / starting.fm / 03.03.2009 4 First steps Check the p ack contents ◆ one Gigaset AS280DU O/ AS285 base station , ◆ one mains adapter , ◆ one Gigase t AS28H handset, ◆ one phone cord, ◆ two batteries, ◆ one batter y cover , ◆ one user guide. If you ha ve purcha sed a mo del with mul[...]

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    AS280-Duo_AS285 / Israel EN / A31008-M2002-B501-1-UV19 / starting.fm / 03.03.2009 5 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 protectiv e film!   Inserting the batteries and closing the battery cover ¤ Connect the flat plug from the pow er s[...]

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    AS280-Duo_AS285 / Israel EN / A31008-M2002-B501-1-UV19 / starting.fm / 03.03.2009 6 Placing the handset in the base station and registering If you have purchased a model wi th 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 handse[...]

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    AS280-Duo_AS285 / Israel EN / A31008-M2002-B501-1-UV19 / starting.fm / 03.03.2009 7 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 y ear in 6-digit format) ¢[...]

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    8 AS280-Duo_AS285 / Israel EN / A31008-M2002-B501-1- UV19 / main.fm / 03.03.2009 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 fi rst press and hold c [dial tone] and then en ter the number .) Duri ng the c[...]

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    9 AS280-Duo_AS285 / Israel EN / A31008-M2002-B501-1- UV19 / main.fm / 03.03.2009 The following functions can be select ed with u : Using shortcut keys Y ou can assign directory entries to the ke ys 0 and 2–9: h ¢ u (select entr y) ¢ MENU ¢ Shortcut ¢ OK ¢ ~ (pre ss the k ey you want t o assign the entry to) To d i a l , press and hold t he r[...]

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    10 AS280-Duo_AS285 / Israel EN / A31008-M2002-B501-1- UV19 / main.fm / 03.03.2009 Calling back a caller from the calls list f ¢ CallsList 01+02 ¢ OK ¢ u (select entr y) ¢ c V oicemail list (AS285 only) Y ou can use the voicemail list to listen to the mes - sages that are on the answer machin e. The voicemail list is displayed as follows: Number[...]

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    11 AS280-Duo_AS285 / Israel EN / A31008-M2002-B501-1- UV19 / main.fm / 03.03.2009 Setting a different language Y ou can change the language used for v oice promp ts and the pre-recorded announcement . MENU ¢ 4 3 9 2 1 (starts the procedur e). Select the language:  0 (English), 1 (F rench), 2 (Arabian).  The display shows Saved . Assigning ke[...]

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    12 AS280-Duo_AS285 / Israel EN / A31008-M2002-B501-1- UV19 / main.fm / 03.03.2009 Using several handsets Making internal calls Internal calls are free calls to other handsets that are regist ered to the same base station. T o make a call to other handsets, pr ess ◆ INT ¢ ~ (1...4, enter int ernal number of the handset), the handset is called or [...]

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    13 AS280-Duo_AS285 / Israel EN / A31008-M2002-B501-1- UV19 / main.fm / 03.03.2009 Software reset MENU ¢ Settings ¢ OK ¢ Base ¢ OK  ¢ Base Reset ¢ OK Hardware reset Disconnect the power cord from the base station. H old down the registration/paging key ( ¢ page 1) on the base station wh ile r econnec t - ing the power cable to the base sta[...]

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    14 AS280-Duo_AS285 / Israel EN / A31008-M2002-B501-1- UV19 / main.fm / 03.03.2009 Questions and answers If you have any queries about the use of your telep hone, visit our w ebsit e at  www .gigaset.com/customercare  for 24-hour su pport. The table below contains a list o f common pro blems and pos sible solutions. Service (Customer Care) We [...]

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    15 AS280-Duo_AS285 / Israel EN / A31008-M2002-B501-1- UV19 / main.fm / 03.03.2009 Menu tree Y our phone has an extensive range of featur es. These are offered in the f orm of menus. T o select a function while the phon e is in id le sta - tus , pr ess MENU (open menu), use the t and v ke ys to scroll to the function y ou require and pr ess OK to co[...]

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    16 AS280-Duo_AS285 / Israel EN / A31008-M2002-B501-1- UV19 / main.fm / 03.03.2009 3-5 M essage Length 3-5-1 Maximum Do not limit the recording time for each call. 3-5-2 1 Minute Limit the recording time to 1 minute per call. 3-5-3 2 Minutes Limit the recording time to 2 minutes per call. 3-5-4 3 Minutes Limit the recording time to 3 minutes per cal[...]