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select / confirm
phonebook
menu
P
redial memory/call list
delete / cancel
5
recall
R
scroll
Making and receiving calls
Making an external call
Note:
If your DectGem is connected to the public telephone
network via a PBX, remember to prefix the telephone
number with your exchange line access code.
Basic dialling method:
Block dialling method:
This method allows you to enter a telephone number before
obtaining the dial tone. This means you can check and
correct the number before it is dialled.
Answering an external call
When an external call comes in, the basestation call indica-
tor LED (15) flashes. All handsets that are switched on ring
and display one of the following:
•
the caller’s telephone number
•
the caller’s name, if the number is in the phonebook
•
CALLING
, if the caller’s telephone number has been
withheld (either by the caller or by the telephone net-
work)
Notes:
1 The caller’s details will only be displayed if you
have the caller display feature enabled on your
telephone line.
2 The caller display feature may not work properly
if you are on broadband or cable.
To answer the call:
•
if the handset is in the charging cradle, pick up the
handset
•
if the handset is not in the charging cradle, press any key
other than
(which only mutes the ringer)
Note:
For additional information concerning the answering
of calls, please refer to the instructions on the handset
OFF-HOOK facility.
Making an internal call
Calls between handsets registered to the same basestation
can be activated at any time using the intercom facility.
To set up an intercom call:
Hint: You can access a short cut to the INT CALL menu by
pressing and holding
for more than 1 second.
Answering an internal call
You will be alerted to an intercom call by a flashing
INT
icon
and a number flashing in the left of the display; this is the
number of the calling handset.
To answer the intercom call:
•
if the handset is in the charging cradle, simply remove
the handset from the charging cradle
•
if the handset is not in the charging cradle, press any key
other than
(which only mutes the ringer)
When you answer the call, the
INT
icon and handset number
stop flashing.
Note:
For additional information concerning the answering
of calls, please refer to the instructions on the handset
OFF-HOOK facility.
Terminating a call
To terminate a call:
•
either replace the handset in the charging cradle, or
•
press
1
Press
.
CONNECTING
appears in the display along with
the
icon. At the same time you will hear the dial
tone.
2
When
CONNECTING
is replaced by
_ _ _ _
, dial the
number. If you make a mistake, press
to return
the handset to the standby state, and start again.
1
Enter the telephone number.
To delete the last entered digit, press
.
To correct an error in the middle of the string, use the
scroll button to move the cursor to the incorrect
digit. This digit will start to flash. Press
to delete
the digit, and then dial the correct digit.
2
Press
. The
icon is displayed. At the same
time
CONNECTING
appears briefly. This is then
replaced by the entered number.
You will then hear the dial tone followed by the dial-
ling of the digits.
1
Press
P
. Scroll to
INT CALL
. Press
.
INT
appears next to the range icon, and your handset
number in the right of the display.
2
Enter the handset number of the handset you wish to
call. The selected handset number appears in the left
of the display.
While the selected handset is ringing, the
INT
icon and
the number of the called handset both flash.
The flashing indicators become steady when the call is
answered.