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Gigaset A590 / SEA / A31008-M2045-Y701-4-7619 / A280IVZ.fm / 20.10.2011

Contents

Gigaset A590 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The handset at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The base at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Contact with liquid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

First steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Check the pack contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setting up the base station and

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charging cradle  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
Connecting the base station   . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
Connecting the handset charging cradle     6
Setting up the handset for use   . . . . . . . . . .   6
Inserting the batteries and

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closing the battery cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Using the phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Control key  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
Entering numbers and text  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
Scrolling to display long numbers  . . . . . . .   9
Activating/deactivating the keypad lock  .   9
Activating/deactivating handset   . . . . . . . .   9
Reverting handset to idle mode  . . . . . . . . .   9
Activating/deactivating ringer tone   . . . . .   9
Using the menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
Menu tree  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   10

Making calls (handset) . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Making calls (base) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Calls list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Using the calls list on the handset . . . . . . 13
Using the calls list on the base station . . 13

Last number redial list . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Phone book (handset) . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using the phone book  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   14
Storing numbers for speed dialling  . . . . .   15
Storing call-by-call numbers   . . . . . . . . . . .   15
Deleting the complete phone book   . . . .   15

Phone book (base) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Using several handsets . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Registering handsets   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   16
Deregistering handsets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   16
Locating a handset ("paging")  . . . . . . . . . .   16

Making internal calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Making internal calls (handset) . . . . . . . . . 16
Making internal calls (base) . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Settings (handset)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   17
Settings (base) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   18
Changing the PIN  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   19
Restoring to the factory settings   . . . . . . .   19

Connecting to PABX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Prefix setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   19
Setting flash time  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   19
Changing the dialling mode   . . . . . . . . . . .   19

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Writing and editing text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Service (Customer Care) . . . . . . . . . . 21

Summary of Contents for A590

Page 1: ... name number and date time display 1 3 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 4 9 2 8 Ò U Gigaset 1 Ò U 31 10 12 30 Ò U Gigaset 1 Ò Radio signal Steady Handset is linked with base Flashing Handset is out of range or not registered U Battery icon Steady Full more than1 hour talking time Flashing Charging Steady Less than 1 hour talking time Flashing Almost flat Alarm clock is activated Ú Ringer is deactivated Ø Keypad ...

Page 2: ... on off key page 9 To activate a function marked with an asterisk press and hold the corresponding key 4 6 7 8 9 5 2 10 12 14 13 11 1 3 Time HH MM Current time or time of incoming call in calls list Date DD MM Current date or date of incoming call in calls list NN Number of entries in calls list or phone book if opened Phone number Displayed in calls list redial and dialled numbers and phone book ...

Page 3: ...Call waiting 11 Using shortcut keys for speed dialling 11 Call by call dialling 11 Making calls base 12 Making an external call 12 Accepting a call 12 Ending a call 12 Hands free talking 12 Adjusting the talking volume 12 Adjusting the loudspeaker volume 12 Muting 12 Call by call dialling 12 Calls list 13 Using the calls list on the handset 13 Using the calls list on the base station 13 Last numbe...

Page 4: ...ical appliances may be affected Be aware of the technical conditions in your particular environment e g doctor s surgery Do not hold the rear of the handset to your ear when it is ringing Otherwise you risk serious and per manent damage to your hearing The handset may cause an unpleasant humming noise in hearing aids Do not install the phone in a bathroom or shower room The handset and base statio...

Page 5: ...rence of marks on the surfaces cannot be completely ruled out Please note Never expose the telephone to heat sources direct sunlight or other electrical appliances Protect your Gigaset from moisture dust corrosive liquids and vapours Connecting the base station First connect the mains adapter 1 Thenconnect the telephone jack 2 and insert the cables into the cable ducts Then plug the handset cable ...

Page 6: ... or other battery types as this could result in significant health risks and personal injury For example the batteries could explode The phone could also malfunction or be damaged as a result of using batteries that are not of the recommended type Inserting the batteries Insert the batteries the right way round The polarity is indicated in on the battery compartment Slide the battery cover from bo...

Page 7: ...re displayed The handset is already registered to the base If you want to register further handsets you have to register each individual handset manually page 16 Handsets are assigned the lowest available internal number 1 4 If four handsets are registered you will have to deregister one handset before you can register another U Steady Full more than1 hour talking time Flashing Charging Steady Les...

Page 8: ...ce the distance to the base station If the signal becomes too low the line is disconnected Setting the date and time Set the date and time so that the correct date and time can be assigned to incoming calls and the alarm can be used On the base station Press and hold Ì Press Ì to save the new clock settings The date and time is synchronised with all registered handsets Your phone is now ready for ...

Page 9: ...eactivated automatically if some one calls you or if paging is activated It is reactivated when the call is finished Activating deactivating handset Precondition handset is in idle mode Press and hold afor at least 5 seconds to power off the handset Press and hold a again to reactivate the hand set Reverting handset to idle mode To revert the handset to idle mode during menu operation or in lists ...

Page 10: ...age 18 HANDSET TONE RING VOLUME RINGER OFF page 18 LEVEL 1 LEVEL 4 RING TONES MELODY 1 page 18 MELODY 10 KEY BEEP ON page 18 OFF AUTO ANSWER ON page 18 OFF CLOCK ALARM DATE TIME page 18 ALARM OFF page 18 ON ONCE ON DAILY ALARM TONE MELODY 1 page 18 MELODY 2 MELODY 3 ADVANCED SET CHANGE PIN page 19 REGISTRATION page 16 UNREGISTER page 16 RESET HANDSET page 19 BASE page 19 AUTO PREFIX ON page 19 OFF...

Page 11: ... is indicated by an acoustic signal CLI information is dis played if available The call is stored in the calls list page 13 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 Igno...

Page 12: ...lume 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 dis...

Page 13: ...ry into the phone book t open calls list p select entry f SAVE NUMBER enter name Deleting an entry from the calls list t open calls list p select entry f DELETE ENTRY confirm action Deleting the calls list t enter calls list f DELETE ALL confirm action Using the calls list on the base station When you get a call the caller s number and the time stamp will be dis played NN indicates the number of t...

Page 14: ...al list press and hold Ô Ì confirm action On the handset press and hold c f DELETE ALL Phone book handset In the handset s phone book you can store up to 50 phone numbers and corresponding names Maxi mum 24 digits 12 characters To access the phone book use the menu f PHONEBOOK Using the phone book Storing a number into the phone book f open menu PHONEBOOK NEW ENTRY enter name enter number To displ...

Page 15: ...must be stored in the phone book Viewing the call by call number Press and hold the Q key If a call by call number is stored the name will be dis played Storing a call by call number into the phone book f open menu PHONEBOOK CALL BY CALL enter name max 12 characters enter number max 48 digits The call by call number is stored in the phone book Deleting the complete phone book This action will dele...

Page 16: ...y Ë on the base sta tion All handsets will ring using a specific paging melody This also applies if the ringer tones are deactivated The displays will show INTERCOM X In case of an incoming call the handset quits the pag ing mode and then rings After 30 seconds handset and base station go back to idle mode Ending paging manually Briefly press the paging key Ë on the base sta tion again Making inte...

Page 17: ...l Internal consultation calls When you are speaking to an external participant you can call an internal participant at the same time for consultation Ë put external call on hold All handsetswill becalled Thefirst handset accepting the call will be connected Ë toggle between internal and external partici pant Transferring an external call to a handset You can transfer an external call to a handset ...

Page 18: ...OFF Activating deactivating auto answer If you activate this function when you receive a call you can simply lift the handset out of the charging cradle without having to press the talk key c f PERSONAL SET AUTO ANSWER p select ON or OFF Setting date and time f CLOCK ALARM DATE TIME enter date DD MM enter time HH MM 24hrs format Use as backspace Setting the alarm clock You can set an alarm clock o...

Page 19: ...n the main connection For operation on a PABX you may have to change the following values Please refer to the user guide for your PABX To change the handset settings use the menu f ADVANCED SET Prefix setup You can set a prefix which is automatically added to a phone number with at least 5 digits This prefix can be used to dial into the outside line when operating the device on a PABX Precondition...

Page 20: ...life Sanyo NiMH 800 Panasonic 700 mAh GP 700 mAh Yuasa AAA 700 800mAh Corun AAA 550 650mAh The device is supplied with two recommended bat teries 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 1 _ 2 A B C 2 A B 3 D E F 3 D E 4 G H I 4 G H 5 J K L 5 J K L M N O 6 M N M P Q R S 7 P N T U V 8 T O W X Y Z 9 W Q 0 1 1 2 2 WDCT standard supported Number of channels 80 duplex channels Radio frequency range 2400 2483 5 MHz Duplex met...

Page 21: ...is fast and tailored to your specific needs Our Online Support on the Internet www gigaset com customercare For more information on aftersales service please refer to your local warranty card In some countries repair and replace services are impossible where the products are not sold through our authorised dealers ...

Page 22: ...r_back_einseitig fm 20 10 2011 Issued by Gigaset Communications GmbH Frankenstr 2a D 46395 Bocholt Gigaset Communications GmbH 2011 All rights reserved Subject to availability Rights of modification reserved www gigaset com A31008 M2045 Y701 4 7619 ...

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