Siemens 500 standard User Manual

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Contents

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Basic operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

optiPoint 500 economy/basic/standard control panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
optiPoint 500 advance control panel with optiPoint key modules . . . . .  10
How to Use these Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11

Screen Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Accessing Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

... Interactively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
... Via the Program/Service Menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
... With Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12

Functions You Can Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Basic and Enhanced Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Additional Team and Executive/Secretary Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Using the Telephone Efficiently. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Basic and Enhanced Functions

Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Answering a Call With the Handset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
Answering a Call with the Speaker
(Speakerphone Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
Open Listening in the Room During a Call  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
Switching to Speakerphone Mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
Switching to the Handset  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
Using Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16

Accepting a Waiting Call (Camp-On)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
Preventing and Allowing Call Waiting (Automatic Camp-On). . . . . .  17
Turning the Call Waiting Tone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17

Accepting a Specific Call for Your Colleague . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
Rejecting Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
Using Mailboxes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19

Accessing the Mailbox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using Timed Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using the Speakerphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Enabling and Disabling Handsfree Answerback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Answering a Call With a Headset  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
Turning Do Not Disturb On and Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
Turning Ringer Cutoff On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
Trace Call: Identifying Anonymous Callers (Not for U.S.)  . . . . . . . . . . .  22
Turning the Microphone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
Answering Calls from the Entrance Telephone and Opening the Door.  23
Accepting a Call From an Answering Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
Display Number of Waiting Calls and Overload Indication. . . . . . . . . . .  25