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Gigaset A590 / SEA / A31008-M2045-Y701-4-7619 / using.fm / 20.10.2011
Using the phone
Control key
Handset
In idle mode
t
Open the calls list.
s
Open the phone book.
In menu and lists
p
Scroll up/down line by line.
In input fields
t
Move to previous character.
s
Move to next character.
During a call
p
Adjust the earpiece volume.
Base
t
Display the first entry in the calls list.
s
Display the last (recent) entry in the calls list.
Entering numbers and text
¤
Enter digits or letters using the keypad
~
.
You will find information on multiple line input in the
appendix to this user guide,
When entering the time and date etc.:
¤
Overwrite the highlighted (flashing) character.
Correcting incorrect entries
In editing mode the display shows
{
in the lower
left corner.
To correct incorrect characters when editing:
¤
Press the
{
key
A
to delete the character to
the left of the cursor.
¤
Insert new characters at the cursor position.
Scrolling to display long numbers
The display indicates a phone number which is longer
than 12 digits (handset) or 14 digits (base) by display-
ing
Â
and
Ã
left and right to the number. To display
the additional digits:
¤
On the base
press
Ì
.
¤
On the handset
press
B
.
Activating/deactivating the keypad
lock
¤
Press and hold
#
to activate the keypad lock.
The
Ø
icon appears in the display when the keypad
lock is activated.
¤
Press and hold
#
again to reactivate the keypad.
The keypad lock is deactivated automatically if some-
one calls you or if paging is activated. It is reactivated
when the call is finished.
Activating/deactivating handset
Precondition
: handset is in idle mode.
¤
Press and hold
a
for at least 5 seconds to power
off the handset.
¤
Press and hold
a
again to reactivate the hand-
set.
Reverting handset to idle mode
To revert the handset to idle mode during menu
operation or in lists:
¤
Press
a
.
Changes that you have not confirmed or saved will be
lost.
If no key is pressed for more than 60 seconds the
handset will automatically return to idle mode.
Activating/deactivating ringer tone
To switch the ringer off:
¤
Press and hold
*
to turn off the ringer tone.
The
Ú
icon appears in the display when the ringer is
deactivated.
¤
Press and hold
*
once again to reactivate the
ringer.
You can adjust the ringer volume for the handset
(
page 18), for the base (
Using the menu
Your phone has an extensive range of features. These
are offered in the form of menus. The menu tree is
available via the handset.
Precondition
: handset is in idle mode.
¤
To
open the menu, press the
f
key.
¤
Use the
p
key to scroll to the function you require
During menu operation the display shows
{
on
the lower left corner and
|
on the right corner indi-
cating that the corresponding keys are activated.
|
: Press
B
to confirm your selection.
{
: Press
A
to go back to the previous level or to
exit the menu.
¤
To return to idle mode: press the
a
key.
Please note
When the base keypad is locked, the following
advanced settings are not available.
CHANGE PIN
,
REGISTRATION
,
UNREGISTER,
RESET
BASE
,
AUTO PREFIX
,
FLASH TIME
,
DIAL MODE