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Gigaset A590 / SEA / A31008-M2045-Y701-4-7619 / main.fm / 20.10.2011
Making calls (base)
Making an external call
External calls are calls using the public telephone net-
work.
~
(enter number in idle mode)
¢
ª
(pick up receiver)
or
ª
(pick up receiver)
¢
~
(enter number)
The phone number is dialled.
¤
To cancel the dialling replace the receiver.
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:
ª
(pick up receiver) or
press
d
(hands-free talking)
You can adjust the ringer volume (
deactivate the ringer completely (
Ending a call
Replace the receiver or
press
d
(end hands-free talking).
Hands-free talking
Activating while dialling:
~
enter phone number
¢
d
.
Switching between earpiece and hands-free mode:
¤
During a call press the hands-free key
d
to acti-
vate or deactivate hands-free talking.
Adjusting the talking volume
There are 3 levels of earpiece volume. You can adjust
earpiece volume during a call.
¤
Press
[
/
\
to increase/decrease volume.
The current setting is shown on the display.
Adjusting the loudspeaker volume
There are 5 levels of loudspeaker volume. You can
adjust the loudspeaker volume during a call.
Precondition:
Hands-free talking is activated.
¤
Press
[
/
\
to increase/decrease 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 briefly press
Ô
.
The
·
icon appears on the display when the micro-
phone is deactivated.
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 via the handset menu,
In idle mode:
~
(enter IDD (International Direct Dial) number)
¢
press and hold
Q
ª
(pick up receiver) or press
d
.
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:
ª
(pick up receiver)
¢
press and hold
Q
The service provider is called. You will hear an
announcement of your the 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.
Please note
list (
page 14) or calls list (
page 14) saves
you from having to re-enter numbers and net-
work provider prefixes.
