Gigaset DESK800A User manual

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Overview Gigaset DESK 800A
LEDs
AHands-free key lights up if the call is routed
through the speaker or headset. Flashes when
there is an incoming call, new missed call or new
voice message.
@Answer machine key lights up if the answer
machine is activated. Flashes if new messages are
received.
Read the user guide carefully and observe the infor-
mation on using your telephone. Retain this user
guide for later use. Only use the jacks and leads sup-
plied.
Keys
1Control key
2Display
3Hands-free/speaker key
4Menu/key
5Volume up key
6Direct dial keys
7Direct dial toggle key
8Play/pause key
9Hash key/lock key + upper/lower case key
10 Answer machine key
11 Volume down key
12 Star key + ring tone on/off key
13 Recall key
14 Mute key/delete key

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Safety information
Proper use
Your Gigaset DESK 800A telephone – referred to as the ‘tele-
phone’, is suitable for making and receiving calls within a tele-
phone network. Your telephone is only suitable for private use
in enclosed indoor spaces.
Any other use is not permitted.
Unauthorised changes or modifications are not permitted.
Safety information
Only connect the connecting lead to the intended tele-
phone socket.
Do not touch the plug contacts with pointed or metallic
objects.
Do not pull your telephone by the cables to protect the
telephone and the cables from damage.
Do not use your telephone in potentially explosive envi-
ronments, such as paint shops.
Your telephone is not splash-water protected. Do not
install it in wet rooms, such as bathrooms or shower
rooms.
Only use the power adapter indicated on your telephone.
Whilst charging, the power socket must be easily accessi-
ble.
Do not use your telephone if the display is cracked or
shattered. Shattered glass or plastic can cause injuries to
the hands and face. Have your telephone repaired by the
Service department.
Please decommission defective telephones or have them
repaired by the Service department as they could disrupt
other mobile services.
Your telephone has a permanent memory. Delete all personal
data from your telephone before disposing of your telephone
or giving it to a third party. If you give your telephone to some-
one else, make sure that you also give them the user guide.
Checking the package contents
Check the package contents of your telephone before you start
to use it.
Handset
Base
Stand
RJ11 connecting cable
Country-specific adapter (only in Germany and Austria)
Handset cable
Power adapter
User guide
Contact our Customer Service if anything is missing or dam-
aged (p. 25).
Insert strips
Blank insert strips for the direct dial keys can be found online at:
www.gigaset.com/manuals
Information on use
Recommended installation of your telephone
Route the connecting lead where it will not cause accidents.
Position the telephone on a non-slip surface.
Protect your telephone from moisture, dust, corrosive liquids
and vapours.
Do not expose your telephone to direct sunlight or other
sources of heat.
Operate at temperatures of between +5°C and +40°C.
Maintain a distance of at least one metre between your tele-
phone and radio equipment, e.g. radio telephones, radio
paging equipment orTV sets. Otherwise, telephone commu-
nication may be impaired.
Do not install your telephone industy rooms as this can limit
the service life of your telephone.
To clean, wipe with a damp cloth or antistatic cloth – never
use a dry cloth (risk of electrostatic charge and discharge) or
corrosive cleaning agents.
Furniture lacquer and polish can be adversely affected by
contact with parts of the devices (e.g. feet).

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Information on use
Connecting the telephone
Insert the short end of the spiralled handset cable into the
socket in the handset (6) and the long end into the socket
(4) marked Qon the base of the device.
Guide the handset cable through the corresponding cable
channel (4) and the cable channel under the socket (3)
marked Ô.
As an alternative, you can connect a headset to the socket
(5) marked n.
Insert the telephone cable into the telephone connection
socket (the connector is country-specific) and the other end
into the socket (3) on the base of the device marked Ô.
Connect the power adapter to the socket (2) marked $,
guide upwards through the recess and connect to the
socket.
Insert the stand (7) into the holder (1) at the top. You will
hear the stand (7) click into place.
Your telephone is now ready for use.
Note:
The telephone will only work if it is connected to mains power.

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Information on use
Wall mounting
WWarning! Danger of death from electric shock or gas
explosion! When installing, pay attention to the presence of
electricity cables and gas pipes in the wall. Take care not to
accidentally damage electricity cables or gas pipes.
This telephone is only suitable for a maximum installation
height of 2 m.
Drill two holes in the wall a horizontal distance of approx.
71 mm apart and insert two suitable screws (not supplied).
Insert the stand (7), rotated by 180°, into the lower holder
(1) on the rear of your telephone. This improves the legibil-
ity of the keys and the insert strip.
You will hear the stand (7) click into place.
Mount your telephone on the projecting screw heads.

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Using the telephone
Using the telephone
The keypad and the display are available to operate your
Gigaset DESK 800A and view its functions and menus. In addi-
tion, the display menu together with the control key provides
access to the configuration and use of the many functions of
your telephone. All usage options are described in the user
guide.
Display
Depending on the operating situation, the display shows dif-
ferent information, such as the date and time. You can set the
date and time and the format in which it is displayed (p. 11).
1Toolbar: Status indicator; date and time (depending on the
operating situation)
2Time (in idle); call duration, telephone numbers, settings
(depending on the operating situation)
3Date, missed calls (in idle); menu selection, options, names
(depending on the operating situation)
Display symbols
01 Shows the number of an entry in the call list.
Displays the number of missed calls when the
telephone is in idle mode.
Answer machine activated.
Lights up if the answer machine is activated.
)New missed call.
'New voice message on the answer machine.
gTelephone directory open.
iKey lock activated.
kRing tone is turned off or ‘VIP only’ is set.
mMute mode activated.
nHeadset is being used during a call.
bLights up if the direct dial keys are toggled.
lLights up if ring tone mode is set to ‘VIP only’.
Lights up in the event of an incoming, outgoing
or ongoing VIP call.
Lights up when on a VIP contact in the tele-
phone directory or in the call list.
Display language
English is set as the default language on delivery. Other lan-
guages are available. They can be changed if required
(p. 11).
Control key
When the telephone is in idle:
t|Opens the call list.
s}Opens the telephone directory.
vOpens the redial list.
In menus and lists:
qScrolls one entry upwards/downwards.
uMenu: one level up, exits the menu.
List: exits.
MOpens the sub-menu/context menu.
When changing settings:
uExits the settings menu.
When editing numbers:
vInserts a pause.
When editing entries/changing settings:
Mkey: Saves the entry or adopts the selected
settings.
Telephone number entered or direct dial key pressed:
MDials the telephone number.
The telephone’s functions are activated
and the menu is navigated using the con-
trol key.The functions offered depend on
the operating situation.

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Using the telephone
Writing and editing text
Text entr y
Enter names and numbers with the keypad.
Multiple letters, numbers or characters are assigned to each
key between and Oand Q, +and $.
The entry of a specific character is carried out by pressing the
corresponding key multiple times.
You will find a table of applicable characters in (p. 23).
Deleting/correcting characters
uPress the control key to delete the character to
the left of the cursor.
Step-by-step instructions for menu operation
The user guide contains individual steps that are required for
menu navigation in abbreviated notation, e.g.:
MAudio settings Speaker Volume
The arrow means:
Scroll to the function using the control key q, then press the
key M.Then press the key Magain to select the
menu.
Detailed explanation of the example above:
MPress the menu key.
sUse the control key to scroll to Audio settings.
MPress the key.
sUse the control key to scroll to Speaker Vol-
ume.
MPress the key.
If a sub-menu then opens, use the control key sand key
Mto scroll.
Menu
Many of the functions of your telephone are displayed in a
menu that consists of several levels. The main menu and sub-
menu functions are shown in lists.
Main menu (first menu level)
To open the main menu:
MPress the menu key.
The menu functions and sub-menu functions are displayed in
the lower display line.
Sub-menus
To access a function in the sub-menu:
qM Scroll to the function with the control key, press
the key (you can use the same method to
access the next level of the sub-menu).
The function to be set appears in the final selection of a sub-
menu. An asterisk to the right indicates the current setting.
You can change the current setting here after pressing the 
key M. Press the key Mto save the settings.
Back (without storing), exiting the menu
Certain settings on your telephone must be completed with
the key Mfor them to be permanently available.
You can use the control key uto return to the next menu
level up without saving the setting.
Memory prompt when exiting certain menu items:
uQuery: Save? appears.
M/uConfirm by pressing the key or cancel by
pressing the control key u.
Telephone directory, call list and redial list
The telephone directory, call list and redial list can be opened
using the menu or keys.
Using the menu
Select Call list or Phonebook or Redial in order to open the
desired list.
MPress the menu key.
tScroll to Call list or Phonebook or Redial with
the control key.
MConfirm with the key.
Using keys
|Open the call list with the control key t.
}Open the telephone directory with the control
key s.
vOpen the redial list via the control key v.
The most recent entry in the list appears in the display.
Scroll to the desired entry with the control key qand
press the key Mto open the context menu.

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Making/receiving calls
Making/receiving calls
In addition to using the handset for calls, you can also use the
speaker (hands-free function). In the following instructions, the
symbol also always stands for A.
Dialling telephone numbers with the keypad
 Raise the handset, dial the telephone number.
or...
Dial the telephone number. Incorrectly entered
numbers can be deleted with uand then re-
entered.
APress the speaker key Aor raise the handset.
The number is dialled after 1 second.
The duration in minutes and seconds is shown on the display
during the call.
Switching the hands-free function on/off
This telephone allows you to make calls and implement set-
tings with the handset replaced (hands-free). The optimum
speaking distance from the microphone is approx. 50 cm.
Switching on during a call using the handset
APress the speaker key.
Switching on before dialling
ABefore dialling: Press the speaker key.
Switching off hands-free
/ARaise the handset during the call or press the
speaker key.
Muting the microphone
You can switch off the microphone in your telephone's hand-
set, in which case the person you are talking to will no longer
hear you.
CDuring a call: Press the mute key.
CTo reactivate the microphone, press the mute
button again.
Once your telephone has been muted, this is indicated on the
display with the msymbol.
Switching off the microphone and speaker
You can also switch off your speaker, in which case you will no
longer hear the person you are talking to.
MPress the menu key.
qUse the control key to scroll to Audio settings.
MConfirm with the key.
qUse the control key to scroll to Mute mode.
MConfirm with the key.
qSelect Mic&Spk. Off with the control key.
MConfirm with the key.
Conversation ongoing
CPress the mute key.
Dialling from the call list
The call list contains the telephone numbers of the last 50
incoming calls.
Prerequisite: Telephone number display is possible for incom-
ing calls (p. 15).
If the number is saved to the telephone directory, the accom-
panying name is also displayed, if present.
|Open the call list with the control key t.
qSelect the telephone number or name.
Either...
Raise the handset.
or...
APress the speaker key.
Note:
You can replace the handset with the speaker key pressed.
Note:
The microphone in the handset is switched off if the speaker
key is pressed. Only the hands-free microphone in the tele-
phone remains on.
You can replace the handset with the speaker key pressed.

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Making/receiving calls
or...
MOpen the context menu.
qM Select Call back and initiate the call using the
speaker with the key.
Raise the handset to make the call using the
handset.
Last number redial
The last dialled telephone numbers (max. 32) are automatically
saved. You can dial these telephone numbers from the redial
list and call them again:
Dialling from the redial list
vWith the handset replaced: Press the redial key.
qScroll to the desired telephone number with
the control key.
Either...
Raise the handset.
or...
APress the speaker key.
or...
MOpen the context menu with the key.
qSelect Dial number with the control key.
M/APress the key or press A.
The number is dialled after 2 seconds. Raise the
handset to conduct the call with the handset.
Deleting a dialled telephone number
vWith the handset replaced: Press the redial key.
qScroll to the desired telephone number with
the control key.
MOpen the context menu with the key.
qSelect Delete entry with the control key.
Prompt: Delete? appears.
MConfirm with the key.
Dialling with the direct dial keys
Raise the handset.
SPress the direct dial key.
or...
SPress the direct dial key.
Raise the handset.
or...
SPress the direct dial key.
APress the speaker key.
The number is dialled after 2 seconds. Raise the
handset to conduct the call with the handset.
or...
APress the speaker key.
SPress the direct dial key.
The number is dialled immediately. Raise the
handset to conduct the call with the handset.
or...
SPress the direct dial key.
MPress the key.
qScroll through the list to Dial number with the
control key.
MConfirm with the key.
Dialling with the telephone directory
MPhonebook
qScroll through the list to the desired name with
the control key
(you can also use the number keys to enter the
first letters of the name, then scroll with qif
necessary).
/ARaise the handset or press the speaker key.
The number is dialled after 2 seconds.
or...
MPress the key.
sSelect Dial number in the menu.
MPress the key.
The telephone number is dialled.
Incoming calls
Incoming calls are signalled by the ring tone and shown on the
display.