Siemens GigasetS44 - Manual (Page 11)

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Making calls
Gigaset S44 / MEA engl / A31008-M1611-A611-1-7619 / start_guide_time.fm / 07.06.2005
Making calls
Making an external call
External calls are calls using the public
phone network.
~ c
Enter the number and press
the talk key.
Or:
c ~
Press and hold the talk key
c and then enter the
number.
You can cancel the dialling operation with
the end call key a.
End call
a Press the end call key.
Answering a call
There are three ways of indicating incom-
ing calls: ringing, a display on the screen
and the flashing handsfree key d.
To accept an incoming call:
¤
Press the talk key c.
or
¤
Press the handsfree key d.
If the handset is in the charging cradle and
the Auto Answer function is activated
(page 20), the handset will accept a call
automatically when you lift it out of the
cradle.
If the ringtone is intrusive press the display
key §Silence§ . You can take the call so long as
it is displayed on the screen.
Handsfree talking
With handsfree talking, instead of holding
the handset to your ear you can put it
down, e.g. on the table in front of you, to
allow others to listen and speak to the
caller.
Time:
Enter hours/minutes in 4-digit format.
¤
Press the s key.
The third line is marked with [ ] to show
it is activated.
¤
Enter the date using the digit keys.
Notes:
Press the display key §Edit§ . Enter text
(max. of 16 characters) and press §OK§ .
¤
Press the s key.
The fourth line is marked with < > to
show it is activated.
¤
Press the display key §Edit§ to open the
input field. Enter the text (page 29).
¤
Press the display key §OK§ .
¤
Save changes.
You will see the ¼ icon.
¤
Press the display key §Save§ .
¤
Subsequently press and hold the a
key.
The handset will change to idle status and
display the icon ¼.
Note:
– Dialling using the directory, call-by-call list
(page 1, page 11) or last number redial list
(page 8, page 15) saves you from re-enter-
ing numbers and network providers' pre-
fixes ("call-by-call numbers").
– You can program the keys of your phone
with numbers from the directory
(page 18).
– With voice dialling, you can dial numbers
simply by saying the name (page 14).