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Preparing to use the phone
Gigaset C350 / GBR / A31008-M1621-L161-1-7619 / starting.fm / 19.1.05
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Leave the handset in the charging cra-
dle in the base to charge up the batter-
ies.
If you have any questions or problems see
First battery charge and discharge
Battery charging is indicated in the top
right of the display by a flashing battery
icon
e
,
V
or
U
. During handset oper-
ation, the battery icon indicates the
charge status of the batteries (page 1).
The correct charge status can only be dis-
played when the batteries are first fully
charged
and
discharged through use.
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To do this, leave the handset in the
base
without interruption
until the
battery icon stops flashing in the dis-
play (approx. 6h). Your handset need
not be switched on for it to charge.
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Once the batteries are fully charged,
remove the handset from the base and
do not put it back again until the batter-
ies are fully discharged.
Please note:
u
Always repeat the charging and dis-
charging procedure if you remove the
batteries from the handset and insert
them in again.
u
The batteries may warm up while they
are charging. This is not dangerous.
u
After a while the charge capacity of the
batteries will decrease for technical rea-
sons.
Your telephone is now ready for use
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Set the date and time (page 7) to
ensure that incoming calls are logged
with the correct time.
Activating/deactivating
the handset
a
Press the end call key and
hold. You hear the confirma-
tion beep.
Activating/deactivating
the keypad lock
#
Press the hash key and
hold
.
You hear the confirmation beep. The icon
Ø
appears in the display when the keypad
lock is activated.
The keypad lock deactivates automatically
when you receive a call and activates
again after the call.
Setting the date and time
§Menu§
¢
Settings
¢
Date/Time
~
Enter the day, month and year
with 6 digits and press
§OK§
. Use
q
to move between the
fields.
~
Enter hours and minutes with
4 digits (e.g.
S M 1 5
for 07:15) and press
§OK§
. Use
q
to move between the
fields.
Note:
– The handset may only be placed in the base
provided for it.
– When the handset is in the base, it charges
even if it is switched off. You will see the
charge status in the display.
– If the handset has switched itself off
because the batteries are flat and if it is
then placed in the base, it will switch itself
on automatically.
Note:
After the first battery charge
and
discharge
you may replace your handset in its base after
every call.
Note:
The handset displays an advisory message if
you press a key by accident while the keypad
lock is on. To deactivate the keypad lock, press
the hash key
#
and
hold
.
