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Connecting the Base Station to a PBX

Connecting the Base Station
to a PBX

Your Gigaset may be operating behind a PBX.

Changing the Dialing Mode

It is necessary to change the dialing mode only if

your PBX does not operate with the preset tone di-

aling (DTMF – dual-tone multifrequency). Please re-

fer to the operating instructions of your PBX.
Options:
• Tone dialing (DTMF),
• Pulse dialing (P).

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Open the Menu.

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Scroll to Base Settings and press OK.

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SPECIAL FCT

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Scroll to Special Functions and press OK.

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DIAL MODE

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Select Dial Mode and press OK.

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Scroll to the desired dialing mode and press OK.

Setting the Flash Time

Prerequisite:

Your PBX requires a flash time different from the

preset flash time. Please refer to the operating in-

structions of your PBX.

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Open the Menu.

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FLASH TIME

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Scroll to Flash Time and press OK.

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Scroll to the required flash time and press OK.
Options (in milliseconds):

80, 100, 120, 180, 250, 300, and 800

The current setting is marked with a

Summary of Contents for GIGASET C88

Page 1: ...Gigaset C88 Be inspired User Manual HW D CD 8516 P T S ...

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Page 3: ...igaset C88 telephone system This phones 2 4 GHz frequency and high speed digital voice encoding provide re ception and voice clarity that is superior to other cordless phones And its digital spread spectrum technology will provide you with secure private conversations ...

Page 4: ...If necessary c Set the handset volume see page 31 Make an internal call see page 15 For example or c Call all handsets see page 15 or c Transfer call to another handset see page 29 For example Ÿ a Consultation Calls see page 29 For example Ÿ End Set the date see page 11 Set the time see page 11 Set the alarm clock see page 13 Enter the time Backspace see page 36 RDL YZ MENU SEND TO DIR OK Z J Z C ...

Page 5: ...tion one menu level back press briefly Return to idle state hold down when the telephone is idle on off hold down Memory key Directory key Open the directory Charging status INT MENU MENU MENU MENU 10 30 AM 1 LED lights up during a call flashes at incoming calls new messages alarm call Headset jack Microphone RDL INT MENU MENU MENU MENU 10 30 AM TALK END Time Internal telephone no of the handset C...

Page 6: ...is idle or during a call RDL J INT MENU Scroll through the menu by pressing the soft key directly below the symbol Confirm the function selected End and save the setting Y Z OK INT MENU MENU MENU MENU 10 30 AM OK OK OK OK ALARM CLOCK 1 2 2 2 2 RDL 10 30 AM MENU MENU MENU MENU 1 1 1 1 Scroll to the left and right when entering numbers or messages Delete key Backspace Delete input from right to left...

Page 7: ...le of Contents Installing the Telephone System 6 Date and Time 11 Making Calls 15 Enhanced Telephone Features 17 Handset Operation 26 Individual Handset Settings 31 Base Station Settings 33 Connecting the Base Station to a PBX 34 Appendix 36 Troubleshooting 37 Safety Precautions 38 ...

Page 8: ... power supply unit 1 telephone cord 1 belt clip 2 AA rechargeable NiCd batteries 1 User Manual 1 Quick Start Guide Installing the Base Station The base station is designed for operation in pro tected rooms with a temperature range from 0 F to 45 F Important For best reception place the base in a high central location away from oth er electrical devices 45 F 0 F ...

Page 9: ... Power supply unit 220 V 50 Hz with cord Insert the small plug on cord into phone jack Place cord in the base cable channel insert power supply unit into wall outlet Telephone jack and tele phone cord Key to register additional handsets Page handsets 1 Insert plug on the telephone cord into telephone jack on base unit clicks into place Place cord in cable channel on the bottom of the base Insert o...

Page 10: ...ore using your handset place it in the base sta tion with the display facing upward After about one minute the handset s internal number is shown in upper left hand corner of display for example 1 Note Your Gigaset is now ready for operation Please set date and the time see page 11 so that the time of incoming calls can be noted correctly Use only AA rechargeable NiCd or NiMH batteries Do not use ...

Page 11: ... empty symbol flashes Û Batteries 2 3 charged Ü Batteries 1 3 charged Ú Batteries fully charged Once the initial charging operation is com pleted replace your handset into the base station after each call Charging is con trolled electronically This ensures opti mum charging and prolongs battery life The batteries heat up during charging This is normal and not dangerous The battery charging status ...

Page 12: ...nadvertent activation If there is an incom ing call the key lock is automatically turned off and turned on after the call has ended c Answering a call Press the Talk key ª To turn keypad lock on off hold down the pound key you will hear the confirmation beep The handset is turned on as soon as you in sert the batteries and place the handset in the base station Emergency Calls cannot be made when t...

Page 13: ...ress OK ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Z DATE Select Date and press OK The current setting is displayed in the MM DD YY mode For example Þ Ÿ Þ Enter the month day year for example 05 25 01 as shown ååååååå ååååååå If necessary skip to a digit to correct it ååååååå Save the setting by pressing OK Time åååååååååååå MENU Open the Menu ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå...

Page 15: ...ååååå ååååååå If necessary skip to a digit to correct it ååååååå Save the setting by pressing OK ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Z AM Then select AM or PM and press OK Turning the Alarm Off The alarm clock is set but you do not want the alarm to sound åååååååååååå MENU Open the Menu ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Z ALARM CLOCK Scroll to Alarm Clock and press OK T...

Page 16: ... Date and Time Stopping the Alarm Sound An alarm clock rings and both LED and ring tone work about 30 seconds Press any key on the hand set to turn off the alarm sound The alarm will sound about 30 seconds and stop ...

Page 17: ...åååååååvvv I Ÿ Press the Intercom soft key and enter the desired handset s telephone number or ååååååå ååååååå Y Zc Select the desired handset and press the Talk key Paging All Handsets ååååååååvvv I Press the Intercom soft key and then press the Star key or c press the Talk key Ending a Call a Press the End key You can also press the Talk key first and then enter the telephone number each digit i...

Page 18: ...e is then displayed as fol lows If the number is stored in your directory only the name stored will appear åååååååååååååååååååååååååååå If you have not applied for Caller ID service åååååååååååååååååååååååååååå PRV CALL If the number and or name is suppressed by the caller PRV CALL will be displayed instead of the rel evant information åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå OUT OF AREA If the number and...

Page 20: ... Enter the name max 12 characters ååååååå Press OK Dialing a Number from the Directory h Open the Directory The names are listed in alphabetical order according to the way that you entered them For example Press the 3 key once for David Press the 3 key twice for Eric Press the 3 key three times for Frank c Press the Talk key The telephone number is dialed Follow all local telephone company dialing...

Page 21: ...and press OK The number is displayed ååååååå o Using the keypad edit the number and press OK ååååååå o Using the keypad edit the name and press OK Deleting a Single Entry from the Directory h Open the Directory For example Enter the first letter of the name such as Eric åååååååååååå MENU Open the Menu ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Z DELETE Scroll to Delete and press OK Refer to ...

Page 22: ...ry C Open the Memory Dial list åååååååååååå MENU Open the Menu ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Z NEW ENTRY Scroll to New Entry and press OK ååååååå o Enter the telephone number max 12 digits and press OK ååååååå o Using the keypad select a quick access key Press the desired key 2 9 as required and then enter the name Press OK when finished Example 3 ERIC 4x 3 2x E 3x R 3x I 3x Ÿ C...

Page 23: ...he Menu ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Z DISPLAY ENT Scroll to Display Entry and press OK The number is displayed ååååååå o Using the keypad edit the number and press OK ååååååå o Using the keypad edit the name and press OK Deleting a Single Entry from the Memory Dial List C Open the Memory Dial list ååååååå åååååååååååå Z MENU Scroll to telephone number and open the Menu ååååååå...

Page 24: ...å ååååååå Z LIST TYPE Scroll to List Type and press OK åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå MISSED Select Missed and press OK or ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Z ALL Scroll to All and press OK If Caller ID is provided by your telco Calls picked up on the first ring will not be logged in the Call Log Call Waiting calls are included in the Call Log if you have sub scribed to Ca...

Page 25: ...umber received last is displayed ååååååå ååååååå Z Y Scroll to the next or previous entry a Press the End key when finished Voice Mail ååååååå J Select the new call symbol ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Z VM Scroll to Voice Message and press OK The display in the example means The telephone number received last is displayed ååååååå ååååååå Z Y Scroll to the next or previous entry...

Page 26: ...åååå J Open the Call Log ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Z C LOG Scroll to Call Log and press OK ååååååå ååååååå Z Y Scroll to the telephone number åååååååååååå MENU Open the Menu ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Z DELETE Select Delete and press OK Important There are certain exceptional cases such as a long distance call despite the same Area Code Metro Numbers wh...

Page 27: ... Out the Status of a Call In the Call Log you can also display whether an en try is new or old or whether the call was answered ååååååå J Open the Call Log ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Z C LOG Scroll to Call Log and press OK ååååååå åååååååååååå Z MENU Scroll to the Call Log entry and open the Menu ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Z DETAILS Scroll to Details and...

Page 28: ...atic registration is possible for only the sup plied handset and any additional Gigaset C88 hand sets Before using your handset turn it off and place it in the base station with the display facing you After approximately one minute the handset will be registered and its internal intercom number is shown for example 2 Up to twothree additional handsets may be added to the system for a total of four...

Page 29: ...der side of the base station for approximately 10 sec onds until a signal tone is heard from the base sta tion If all internal handset numbers are assigned the in tercom number 4 is reassigned The handset that has been registered under number 4 will be dereg istered When it has been successfully registered the handset reverts to the idle state De registering Handsets ååååååå INT Press the Intercom...

Page 30: ... Change Name and press OK o Enter name see character map on page 36 ååååååå Press OK Changing a Handset s Internal Intercom Number You can change the number of a handset ååååååå INT Press the Intercom soft key åååååååååååå MENU Open the Menu åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå ASSIGN NO Select Assign Number and press OK All registered handsets are displayed ååååååå Z Scroll to the handset For...

Page 31: ...cting a call with an external user You can call another internal user and conduct a consul tation call without clearing the initial connection You are automatically reconnected to the external caller when you end the consultation call ååååååå INT Press the Intercom soft key The external caller hears music on hold For example Ÿ Enter the intercom number of the handset You are now talking to the sec...

Page 32: ...ing at the same time To End Paging Press the Page Registration button again or c Press the Talk key on a handset Resetting a Handset to the Default Setting You may want to reset your handset to its default settings The Directory the Memory Dial list and the Call Log are not deleted when you reset the handset Registration at the base station is not af fected åååååååååååå MENU Open the Menu Press th...

Page 33: ...ååååååååååååå ååååååå Z HS SETT Scroll to Handset Settings and press OK åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå H SET VOL Select Handset Volume and press OK ååååååå ååååååå åååååå ZY You hear the current volume and its level is dis played Scroll to the desired volume and press OK Ringer Volume Ring Tone You can choose from seven options Five ringer volumes 1 5 Ring with increasing volume 6 No rin...

Page 34: ...rrent melody and its number is dis played Scroll to the the desired melody and press OK Turning Battery Low Beep On Off You are notified that the battery is low either by a flashing icon in the display or by an audible beep You can choose to turn this beep tone on or off åååååååååååå MENU Open the Menu Turn on the function or Þ Turn off the function Turning Auto Talk On Off c You can remove the ha...

Page 35: ...only four asterisks are displayed ååååååå Press OK o Enter the new system PIN 4 digits ååååååå Four asterisks representing your PIN are dis played again Press OK o Repeat the new system PIN ååååååå Press OK Resetting the Base Station to the Default Setting You may want to reset your base station to its de fault settings Resetting the base station does not affect the system PIN or handset registrat...

Page 36: ...ns and press OK åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå DIAL MODE Select Dial Mode and press OK ååååååå ååååååå Z Scroll to the desired dialing mode and press OK Setting the Flash Time Prerequisite Your PBX requires a flash time different from the preset flash time Please refer to the operating in structions of your PBX åååååååååååå MENU Open the Menu ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå åååå...

Page 37: ...ll åååååååååååå MENU Open the Menu ååååååå åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå ååååååå Z TEMP DTMF Scroll to Temp DTMF and press OK Tone dialing is active Setting Pauses c With this function you can set the length of the pause inserted automatically after pressing the Talk key before transmitting the telephone number Pause after Line Seizure åååååååååååå MENU Open the Menu Initiate the setting For ex...

Page 38: ...g characters To avoid the alphabetical sequence of the entries in the directory enter a blank be fore the name This entry then goes to the first position Example entering Karla 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 x 6 x Blank 1 Ÿ A B C 2 D E F 3 G H I 4 J K L 5 M N O 6 P Q R S 7 T U V 8 W X Y Z 9 Þ 0 _ ª j Control the cursor with Delete a character with Characters are always inserted to the left of the cursor ...

Page 39: ...ashing Handset outside the base station range Move closer to the base station Handset not registered Register the handset see page 26 Base station off Check the power connec tor at the base station see page 6 Handset in the base sta tion is not charging Line seized by a second handset for a long period Maximum charging power is obest achieved when phone is in idle state The incoming call num ber i...

Page 40: ...fire or electric shock 10 Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in the risk of fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on this product 11 To reduce the risk of electric shock or burns do not disassemble this product Take it to a qualified service center when service is req...

Page 41: ...de Do not expose batteries to water Check with local codes for special disposal instructions 4 Do not open or mutilate the batteries Released electrolyte is corrosive and may cause damage to the eyes or skin The electrolyte may be toxic if swallowed 5 Exercise care in handling the batteries in order not to short the batteries with conducting materials such as rings bracelets and keys The batteries...

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