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Operating the handset
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Switching between earpiece and handsfree
mode
d
Press the handsfree key.
Switch handsfree on and off during a call and
when playing back the answering machine.
If you wish to place the handset in the base sta-
tion during a call:
¤
Press and hold the handsfree key
d
while
placing the handset in the base station. If
handsfree key
d
does not light up, press the
key again.
For how to adjust the volume, see page 26.
Operating the handset
Switching the handset on/off
a
Press the end call key long.
You will hear the confirmation tone.
Activating/deactivating the keypad
lock
#
Press and
hold
the hash key.
You will hear the confirmation tone. 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.
Control key on the handset
1 Control key
In this user guide, the side of the control key
that you must press in the given operating
situation is shown in black (top, bottom). Exam-
ple:
t
for "press the top of the control key".
The control key has a number of different func-
tions:
When the handset is in idle status
s
Open the directory.
t
Adjust the ringer melody volume
of the handset (page 27).
In lists and menus
t
/
s
Scroll up/down line by line.
In an input field
t
/
s
Move the cursor
left
or
right
.
During an external call
s
Open the directory.
t
Adjust loudspeaker volume for
earpiece and handsfree mode.
Display keys
The current display functions are shown in the
bottom display line in reversed highlights. The
function of the display keys changes depending
on the particular operating situation.
Example:
1 Current display key functions
2 Display keys
The most important display symbols are:
§Back§
Go back one menu level or cancel
operation.
§INT§
Make an internal call (page 25).
§Menu§
Open the main menu or a context-
dependent menu.
§OK§
Confirm highlighted selection.
§<C§
Delete key: backspace delete one
character at a time.
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
.
§§§§INT§§§
§§Menu
1
2
1
§§§§INT§§§
§§Menu
