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    1 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Gigaset A420/A420A The handset at a glance 1 Charge status of the  batteri es 2 Answe ring machin e icon (A420A only) 3 Signal str ength 4D i s p l a y k e y s 5 End call key and On/Off key 6 T alk key/Handsfree key 7 [...]

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    2 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Saf ety pr ec aut io ns EC O DECT During a call, the transmission power is automatically adju sted to the distance betwee n handset and base station, the smaller the distance, the lo wer the transmission power (radiation)[...]

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    3 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Fir st s tep s Check the package contents Base station and handse t package: One Gigaset handset, one Gigaset A420/A 420A base station, one mains adapter , one phone cord, two batteries, one battery cover , one user guide[...]

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    4 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Connecti ng the charging cradl e (if included) Setting up the handset f or use The displa y is protected b y a plastic film. Please remove t he protective film! Inser ting the batteries and closing the batter y cover War [...]

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    5 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Initial charging and disc harging of the batt eries The correct charge status can only be displayed if the batteries are first fully charged and discharged. Changing the di splay language Change the display language if yo[...]

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    6 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Display in idle st atus Once the phone is registered and the t ime set, the idle status is shown as in this example. Scr een dis pla y ◆ Receptio n between the ba se station and the hand set: - Good to poor: Ð ¨ § ¦[...]

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    7 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Making calls Making external calls an d ending calls External cal ls are calls using the public telephone ne twork. ~ (Enter the phone number) ¤ c . The phone number is dialled. (Or you can first press and hold talk key [...]

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    8 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Using the director y and lists Directo ry T o open th e directory : press control key s . Yo u c a n s a v e u p t o 100 phone num bers (max. 22 digits) with co rresponding names (max. 16 characters).  Enter letters/ch[...]

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    9 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Last number redial list This list contains the ten last diall ed numbers. Dialling from the last number redial list c ( press briefly) ¤ q (select entry) ¤ c Managing entries in the last number redial list c ( press bri[...]

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    10 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Calls list Prerequisi te: CLIP ( ¢ page 7) Depending on the t ype of list set, the c alls list contains ( ¢ page 24) : ◆ Answered calls ◆ Missed calls ◆ Calls recor ded from the answ ering machine ( A420A only) D[...]

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    11 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Operating the answering machine (A420A only) The answering machine is operated via the handse t or via the keys on the base station. Information on operating the answering machine via the keys on the base station ( ¢ pa[...]

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    12 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Stopping and controlling playback Controlling playback depends on th e point in time at which the correspo nding key is pressed.  During message playback : Additional functions d uring message playback Press the displ[...]

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    13 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Activating the answering machine ~ (Enter y our own number and allo w the phone t o ring until y ou hear the message, "P lease enter y our PIN code . ")  ¤ ~ Enter system PIN Y our ans wering machine is act[...]

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    14 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Using multiple handsets Making i nte rnal c alls Internal calls are free calls to other handsets th at are registered to the same base station. 2 handsets are r egister ed Press the contr ol key u , the other handset is [...]

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    15 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Phone settings For details on activating/deac tivating advisory tones and battery low tones, see menu tree ( ¢ page 23) . For details on setting th e displ ay contrast and larg e di alling numbers, see menu tree ( ¢ pa[...]

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    16 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Activating/d eactivating t he ringer Deactivating/reactivating the ringer permanently In idle status, press and hold the star key P . If the ringer is d eactivated, the Ú icon appears in the di splay . Deactivating the [...]

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    17 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Operatin g the base station o n the P ABX/route r Operating on th e router When operating the Gigaset on an analogue port of a router , you can reduce pr oblems with echoing by activa ting the XES Mode ( ¢ page 24) . If[...]

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    18 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 T echnical Data Batt erie s T echnology: N ickel-metal-h ydride (NiMH); Size: AAA (Micro , HR03); V oltage: 1,2 V; Capacity: 450 - 1000 mAh Handset ope rating times/charging times Y our handset can charge ba tteries up t[...]

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    19 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Questions and answ ers If you have any queries about the use of your telephone, visit our website at www.gigaset.com/service  for 24-hour support. The table below contains a list of c ommon problems and possible solut[...]

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    20 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Customer Servi ce & Assistance Y ou have questions? As a Gigaset customer , you can take adva ntage of our comprehe nsive service offerin gs. Y ou can find help quick ly in this User Manual and in the ser vice pages [...]

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    21 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Guarantee Certificate  United Kingdom Without prejudice to any claim the user (customer) m ay have in relation to the deale r or retailer, the customer shall be granted a manufacturer's Guarantee un der the condi[...]

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    22 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Env iron ment Our environmental statement We at Gigaset Communications GmbH are aware of our social resp onsibility . That is why we actively take steps to create a better world. In all areas of our business – from pro[...]

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    23 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 Menu over view Y our phone h as an extensive range of features. These are offer ed in the form of menus. T o select a function while the phone is in idle status , pr ess §Menu§ (open menu), use the c ontrol k ey q to s[...]

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    24 Gigaset A420-A420A / Gr oßbritannien / A31008-M2402-L101-1-7619 / Bali.fm / 19.04.2012 T emplate Bali, V ersion 1, 16.02.2012 ç Settings Date/Time ¢ page 5 Handset Language ¢ page 15 Big Dial Font Set bigger digits for dialling. Contra st Set the d isplay contrast to 9 levels. Time Control Activati on/Sett ings ¢ page 15 An.Call Silent ¢ p[...]