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Gigaset A590 / SEA / A31008-M2045-Y701-4-7619 / main.fm / 20.10.2011
Making calls (handset)
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 18), the
handset will take a call automatically when you lift it
from the cradle.
You can adjust the ringer volume, (
completely deactivate the ringer (
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 . 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-
played if available. The call is stored in the calls list,
Answering a waiting call (country dependent)
¤
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,
¤
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,
In idle mode:
~
(enter IDD (International Direct Dial) number)
¢
press and hold
Q
.
Your Gigaset A590 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 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 19) is disabled when
using Call-by-call dialling.
Please note
page 14), redial
list (
page 14) or speed
dialling (
page 11) saves you from having to re-
enter numbers and network provider prefixes.
