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Making calls
Gigaset E500/E500A / AUS / A31008-M2206-C401-1-7619 / telephony.fm / 01.03.2011
V
e
rsion 4, 16.09
.2005
Making calls
When the display backlight is
switched off, pressing any key will
activate the backlight. The relevant
key function is performed.
Making external calls and
ending calls
External calls are calls using the pub-
lic telephone network.
~
(Enter phone number) and press
u
the talk key
c
or
u
the handsfree key
d
The number is dialled.
You can also
first
press
u
the talk key
c
or
u
the handsfree key
d
[dial tone] and then enter the
number.
To set the earpiece volume during a
call, press the side key
ç
.
Ending a call/cancelling dialling:
Press the end call key
a
or
place
the handset in the base or charger.
Accepting a call
The handset indicates an incoming
call in three ways: by ringing, by a
display on the screen and by the
flashing handsfree key
d
.
You can accept the call
on the hand-
set
by:
¤
Pressing the talk key
c
.
¤
Pressing the handsfree key
d
.
¤
Press the display key
§Accept§
.
You can accept the call
on the base
by pressing the handsfree key
d
and calling from the base.
If the handset is in the base and the
Auto Answer
function is activated
page 58), the handset will accept
a call automatically when you lift it
out of the base.
To deactivate the ringer, press the
§Silence§
display key. You can accept
the call as long as it is displayed on
the screen.
Calling Line Identification
When you receive a call, the caller's
number is displayed on the screen, if
the following prerequisites are met.
u
Your network provider supports
CLIP, CLI.
– CLI (Calling Line Identification):
The caller's number is transmit-
ted.
– CLIP (Calling Line Identification
Presentation): The caller's
number is displayed.
u
You have requested CLIP from
your network provider.
u
The caller has arranged CLI with
the network provider.
