Siemens Gigaset A68H User manual

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Gigaset A68H handset
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1Chargestatusof
the batteries
2Displaykeys
3Messagekey
Flashes: new messages
received
4 Handsfree key
5 Control key (u)
6 Talk key
7Directorykey
(press down on
the control key)
8Endcallkeyand
On/Off key
9 Ringer tone on/off (press
and hold in idle status)
10 Keypad lock on/off
(press and hold)
11 Recall key
- Consultation call
(flash)
- Dialling pause
(press and hold)
12 Microphone
13 Alarm clock key 10
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4
6
3
5
8
12
1
11
13
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9
Display keys:
Pressing a key launches the function that
appears above that key in the display.
Display Function when pressed
INT Call other registered handsets
page 7.
MENU Open main/submenu (see
Menu tree page 10).
“ Go back one menu level.
UScroll up/down or adjust
volume with u.
T Move cursor to left/right
with u.
˜Backspace deletes one
character at a time.
OK Confirm menu function or
save entry.
ECO WDCT
You are helping to protect the environment with your Gigaset A68H.
Reduced energy consumption
Your telephone has an energy-saving adapter plug and uses less energy.
Reduced transmission power (depending on the base station)
The transmission power can only be reduced if your base station supports this function.
The transmission power of your telephone is reduced automatically:
◆The transmission power on the base station is reduced to virtually zero when only one handset is regis-
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Safety precautions
Emergency numbers cannot be dialled if the keypad lock
(¢page 1) is activated!
Not all of the functions described in this user guide are avail-
able in all countries.
Care
Wipe the charging cradle and the handset with a
damp cloth (do not use solvent) or an antistatic cloth.
Never use a dry cloth. This can cause static.
Contact with liquid
If the handset should come into contact with liquid:
◆Switch the handset off and remove the batteries
immediately.
◆Allow the liquid to drain from the handset.
◆Pat all parts dry, then with the battery compart-
ment open and the keypad facing down place the
handset in a dry, warm place for at least 72 hours
(not in a microwave, oven etc.).
◆Do not switch on the handset again until it is
completely dry.
When it has fully dried out, you will normally be able
to use it again.
Read this user guide and the safety precautions carefully
before use. Explain their contents and the potential hazards
associated with using the telephone to your children.
Only use the mains unit supplied.
Fit only the recommended, rechargeable
batteries (¢page 9), i.e. never use a
conventional (non-rechargeable) battery or other
battery types as this could result in significant
health risks and personal injury.
The operation of medical appliances may be
affected. Be aware of the technical conditions in
your particular environment, e.g. doctor's surgery.
Do not hold the rear of the handset to your ear
when it is ringing. Otherwise you risk serious and
permanent damage to your hearing.
The handset may cause an unpleasant humming
noise in hearing aids.
Do not install the phone in a bathroom or shower
room. The phone is not splashproof.
Do not use your phone in environments with a
potential explosion hazard, e.g. paint shops.
If you give your Gigaset to someone else, make
sure you also give them the user guide.
Disposal
Batteries should not be disposed of in general
household waste. Observe the local waste dis-
posal regulations, details of which can be obtained
from your local authority.
All electrical and electronic equipment must be
disposed of separately from general household
waste using the sites designated by local authori-
ties.
If a product displays this symbol of a crossed-out
rubbish bin, the product is subject to European
Directive 2002/96/EC.
The appropriate disposal and separate collection
of used equipment serve to prevent potential
harm to the environment and to health. They are a
precondition for the re-use and recycling of used
electrical and electronic equipment.
For further information on disposing of your used
equipment, please contact your local authority or
your refuse collection service.
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First steps
Check the pack contents
◆One Gigaset A68H handset,
◆one charging cradle,
◆one mains adapter,
◆two batteries,
◆one battery cover,
◆one user guide.
Setting up the charging cradle
The charging cradle is designed to be operated in enclosed, dry areas at temperatures ranging
from +5 °C to +45 °C.
¤Place the charging cradle on a level, non-slip surface.
The phone's feet do not usually leave any marks on surfaces. However, due to the multitude of
different varnishes and polishes used on today's furnishings, the occurrence of marks on the
surfaces cannot be completely ruled out.
Please note:
◆Never expose the telephone to the influence of heat sources, direct sunlight or other elec-
trical devices.
◆Protect your Gigaset from moisture, dust, corrosive liquids and vapours.
Connecting the charging cradle
Please note
Pay attention to the range of the base station.
This is up to 300 m in unobstructed outdoor areas and up to 50 m inside buildings.
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2
1
2
¤Connect the flat plug from
the power supply 1.
¤Plug the mains adapter into
the plug socket 2.
If you need to disconnect the plug from the charging cradle,
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Setting up the handset for use
The display is protected by a plastic film.
Please remove the protective film!
Inserting the batteries and closing the battery cover
Warning
Use only the rechargeable batteries (¢page 9) recommended by
Gigaset Communications GmbH. Never use a conventional (non-rechargeable) battery or
other battery types as this could result in significant health risks and personal injury. For
example, the outer casing of the batteries could be destroyed or the batteries could
explode. The phone could also malfunction or be damaged as a result of using batteries
that are not of the recommended type.
¤Insert the batteries the right way
round.
The polarity is indicated in/on
the battery compartment.
¤First insert the battery cover at the
top a.
¤Then press the cover buntil it
clicks into place.
If you need to open the battery cover, for
instance to replace the batteries, place
y
our fingertip in the cavity on the casing
a
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Registering the handset to the base station
Before you can use the phone, you must first register the handset to the base station.
The actual registration procedure will depend on the type of base station.
Automatically register the A68H handset to the Gigaset A680/A685 base station
Manually registering the A68H handset
You must activate manual registration of the handset on both the handset and the
base station.
1. On the handset: MENU ¢Settings ¢OK ¢Handset ¢OK ¢Register HS
¢Enter the base station system PIN (default setting: 0000) ¢OK.
2. On the base station: Within 60 sec. of entering the system PIN, press and hold the registra-
tion/paging key (min. 3 sec.). See also the user guide belonging to the base station.
After successful automatic or manual registration, the idle display is shown:
The handset is assigned the lowest unassigned internal number (1–4). If more than one hand-
set is registered to the base station, the internal handset number appears in the top left of the
display, e.g. 2. If the internal numbers 1–4 are already assigned to other devices, the number 4
will be overwritten.
Please note
Only place the handset in the base station or charging cradle that is intended for it.
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Registering
The handset registers automatically. Reg-
istration can take up to 5 minutes.
Do not remove the handset from the
base station during this time.
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Register HS
MENU
¤Place the handset with
the display facing up in
the base station.
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Registering
The registration screen is displayed.
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Charge status of the batteries:
–= e V U(flat to full)
–=flashes: batteries almost flat
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Initial charging and discharging of the batteries
The correct charge level can only be displayed if the batteries are first fully charged and dis-
charged.
Setting the date and time
Set the date and time so that the correct date and time can be assigned to incoming calls, and
so that the alarm can be used.
MENU ¢Settings ¢OK ¢Date/Time ¢OK
¢Date: ¢~(enter the day, month and year in 6-digit format) ¢OK
¢Time: ¢~(enter hours and minutes in 4-digit format) ¢OK (display message: Saved)
¢a(press and hold to return to idle status)
Display in idle status
Once the phone is registered and the time set, the idle display
is shown as in this example.
Activating/deactivating the handset
Press and hold the akey to activate or deactivate the handset.
If you place a deactivated handset in the base station or charging cradle, it will automatically
activate.
Your phone is now ready for use!
If you have any questions about using your phone, please read the tips on troubleshooting
("Questions and answers" ¢page 9) or contact our Customer Care team page 9.
Please note
◆After the first battery charge and discharge you may replace your handset in its base
station or charging cradle after every call.
◆Always repeat the charging and discharging procedure if you remove the batteries
from the handset and reinsert them.
◆The batteries may warm up during charging. This is not dangerous.
◆After a while, the charge capacity of the batteries will decrease for technical reasons.
Please note
When entering the time and date, you can move the position of an entry to the left or right
by pressing the control button up or down.
¤Place the handset in the base station or charging cradle for eight hours.
¤Then remove the handset from the base station or charging cradle and do
not replace it until the batteries are completely discharged.
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Making calls
Making external calls and ending
calls
External calls are calls using the public telephone net-
work.
~(Enter the phone number) ¢c.
The phone number is dialled. (Or you can first press
and hold c[dial tone] and then enter the number.)
During the call you can adjust the earpiece volume
using tand set the volume with u.
End the call/cancel dialling:
Press the end call key a.
Accepting a call
The handset indicates an incoming call by ringing
and by a display on the screen.
Press the talk key cto accept the call.
When Auto Answer is activated (see Menu tree
¢page 10), simply remove the handset from the
base station/charging cradle.
In idle status, use tto activate the menu for setting
the call volume and use uto set the volume.
Handsfree
To activate while dialling:
Enter the number ~and press the handsfree key d.
Switching between earpiece and handsfree mode:
During a call and when listening to the answer
machine (A685 only), press the handsfree key dto
activate or deactivate handsfree talking.
During a call, use tto activate the menu for setting
the handsfree volume and use uto set the volume.
Making internal calls
Internal calls are no-cost calls to other handsets that
are registered to the same base.
Press the INT display key. All handsets are called.
When an internal participant answers you can speak
to them. To end the call, press a.
Using the directory and lists
Directory
To open the directory: press h.
You can save up to 120 phone numbers (max. 32 dig-
its) with corresponding names (max. 14 characters).
Enter letters/characters ¢page 9.
Saving the first number in the directory
h¢New Entry? ¢OK
¢~(enter number) ¢OK
¢~ (enter number) ¢OK
Storing a number in the directory
h¢MENU ¢New Entry ¢OK
¢~(enter number) ¢OK
¢~ (enter number) ¢OK
Selecting a directory entry
Open the directory with h.You have the following
options:
◆Use uto scroll through the entries until the
required name is selected.
◆Enter the first character of the name and scroll to
the entry with u, if required.
Dialling with the directory
h¢u (select entry) ¢c
Using other functions
h¢u(select entry) ¢MENU
The following functions can be selected with u:
New Entry Save new phone number.
Show Number Display the phone number.
Use Number Edit or add to the number.
Then dial or use other functions
with MENU.
Edit Entry Edit selected entry.
Delete Entry Delete selected entry.
Send Entry Send a single entry to another
handset (¢page 8).
Delete List Delete all directory entries.
Send List Send the complete list to another
handset (¢page 8).
Shortcut For shortcuts, assign the current
entry to a key.

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IP dialing and VIP storage
You can store IP and VIP numbers on 0,2-9. Dial the
number by pressing and holding down the relevant
number key.
Storing the IP number
Press the control key u¢MENU ¢OK Please fol-
low this sequence:
1 Enter the IP access number.
2 Insert "P" by pressing and holding the r key if nec-
essary
3 Enter IP number and password, end with #.
End with
Setting the shortcut key
MENU ¢Scroll to uShortcut ¢Scroll uto select a
number (0,2-9), for example: Shortcut: 2 ¢OK
Sending the directory to another handset
Preconditions:
◆The sending and receiving handsets must both be
registered to the same base station.
◆The other handset and the base station can send
and receive directory entries.
h¢u (select entry) ¢MENU ¢Send Entry /
Send List ¢OK ¢~(enter the internal number of
the receiving handset) ¢OK
Last number redial list
This list contains the ten last dialled numbers.
Dialling from the last number redial list
c(press briefly) ¢u (select entry) ¢c
Managing entries in the last number redial list
c(press briefly) ¢u (select entry) ¢MENU
You can select the following settings:
Opening lists with the message key
An advisory tone sounds and the message key
flashes as soon as a new entry appears in a list.
Amessage appears in the display.
If you press the message key f, you will see all lists
that contain new messages. If only one list contains
new messages, this will be opened automatically.
Setting the alarm clock
Activating/deactivating the alarm clock
MENU ¢Alarm Clock ¢OK ¢Activation
¢OK (‰= on)
or
press the alarm clock key g
When activated:
¢Set the wake-up time ¢OK
When the alarm clock rings, press any key to switch it
off for 24 hours. If the alarm clock is set, the wake-up
icon 9will appear on the screen and the wake-up
time will be displayed instead of the date.
Setting the wake-up time
MENU ¢Alarm Clock ¢OK ¢Wake-up time
¢OK
Enter the wake-up time in hours and minutes, then
press OK.
Phone settings
For details on how to make audio settings, see Menu
tree ¢page 10.
Resetting the handset
You can reset individual settings and changes that
you have made. Entries in the directory, the calls list
and the handset's registration to the base station will
be retained.
MENU ¢Settings ¢OK ¢Handset ¢OK
¢Reset Handset ¢OK
Cancel the reset with a.
Please note:
The entry method may differ when using different IP
Cards. VIP numbers can be entered directly.
Use Number Edit or add to the number.
Then dial or use other functions
with MENU.
Copy to Dir. Copy an entry to the directory.
Delete Entry Delete selected entry.
Delete List Delete all entries.

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Appendix
Entering letters/characters
Press the required key the number of times indicated.
Briefly press the hash key #to switch from "Abc" to
"123" mode, from "123" to "abc"mode and from "abc"
to "Abc" mode.
Standard characters
1) Space
Specifications
Recommended batteries
Technology: Nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH)
Size: AAA (Micro, HR03)
Voltage: 1.2 V
Capacity: 400–800 mAh
We recommend the following types of battery:
◆GP 550/700 mAh
◆Yuasa Phone 700/800 mAh
◆Peacebay 550/650 mAh
(Valid at the time of going to press)
The handset is supplied with recommended
batteries.
General specifications
Customer Care and support
Hotline: [phone]
Questions and answers
If you have any queries about the use of your phone,
you can contact us any time at
www.gigaset.com/cn.
Or call hotline [phone].
The table below contains a list of common problems
and possible solutions.
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WDCT standard is supported
No. of channels 80 duplex channels
Radio frequency range 2400-2483.5 Mhz
Duplex method Time multiplex,
10 ms frame length
Bit rate 576 kbit/s
Modulation GFSK
Transmission power 25 mW, average power per
channel
Range up to 300 m outdoors
up to 50 m indoors
Base station power supply 230 V ~/50 Hz
Environmental conditions
in operation
+5 °C to +45 °C; 20% to 75%
humidity
Dialling mode DTMF (touch tone dialling)/
DP (dial pulsing)
Problem Cause Solution
Nothing
appears in
the display.
The handset is
not switched on.
The batteries
are flat.
Press the end call key
afor approx.
5seconds or place the
handset in the base
station.
Charge or replace the
batteries.
No wireless
connection to
the base sta-
tion, Base
flashes in the
display.
The handset is out-
side the range of
the base station.
The handset is
not registered.
The base station
is not turned on.
Move the handset
closer to the base
station.
Register the handset
¢page 5.
Check the mains plug
on the base station.

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Menu tree
Your phone has an extensive range of features. These
are offered in the form of menus.
To select a function while the phone is in idle status,
press MENU (open menu), use the tand vkeys to
scroll to the function you require and press OK to con-
firm.
To return to idle status: press and hold the akey.
As an alternative to selecting functions using the t
and vbuttons, you can also enter the digit combina-
tion that is in front of the function in the menu tree.
For setting the time and date, for example:
MENU ¢4 1 ¢OK
1Alarm Clock
1-1 Activation Activating/deactivating the alarm clock
1-2 Wake-up time Input format: HHMM
2Audio Settings
2-1 Handset Volume 2-1-1 Earpiece Can be set to one of 3 levels
2-1-2 Speaker Can be set to one of 5 levels
2-2 Ringer Volume 5 levels + "crescendo" available
2-3 Ringer Melody 2-3-1 External Calls 10 ringer tones available for external calls
2-3-2 Internal Calls 10 ringer tones available for internal calls
2-3-3 Alarm Clock 10 ringer tones available for alarm clock
2-4 Advis. Tones Activating/deactivating
2-5 Battery Low 2-5-1 Off Warning tone to indicate battery
is almost flat: never
2-5-2 On always
2-5-3 During Call only during a call
3Settings
3-1 Date/Time Enter date (DDMMYY format), then time (HHMM format)
3-2 Handset 3-2-1 Language Set the display language
3-2-2 Auto Answer Automatically activate/deactivate auto answer ¢page 7
3-2-3 Register HS Manually register the handset ¢page 5
3-2-4 Reset Handset Reset the handset ¢page 8
3-3 Base (Menu dependent on base station)
4Voice Mail (Menu dependent on base station)

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Version: 21.05.2010
Issued by
Gigaset Communications GmbH
Frankenstr. 2a
D-46395 Bocholt
Manufactured by Gigaset Communications GmbH
under trademark license of Siemens AG.
As of 1 Oct. 2011 Gigaset products bearing the
trademark "Siemens" will exclusively use the
trademark "Gigaset".
© Gigaset Communications GmbH 2010
All rights reserved. Subject to availability.
Rights of modification reserved.
www.gigaset.com
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