Gigaset A400A User Manual

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Remote operation when on the move 
You can check and activate your answering machine 
from any other telephone ( hotel, pay phone etc.).
Prerequisites: 
u You have set a system PIN other than 0000 
u The phone you are using for remote operation has 
tone dialling (DTMF) i. e., you hear different tones 
when you press the keys.
Calling the answering machine and playing 
messages
~
 (Dial your own number) 
¤ while listening to your 
announcement: press the 
9
 key and enter the system 
PIN 
The following keys are used for operation: 
Activating the answering machine
~
 (Enter your own number and allow the phone to ring 
until you hear the message: "Please enter PIN") 
¤ 
~
 
enter system PIN
Your answering machine is activated. It tells you how 
much capacity is left. The messages are played. The 
answering machine cannot be deactivated remotely.
Locating a handset (paging)
You can locate your handset using the base. 
Briefly press the registration/paging key on the 
base (
u All handsets will ring simultaneously (paging), 
even if the ringer melodies are deactivated.
End paging: briefly press the registration/paging key 
on the base station (
¢ page 1) or the talk key 
c
 on a 
handset.
Registering handsets
You can register up to four handsets on your base. 
Each additional handset must be registered with the 
base for it to work properly! 
Registration takes approx. 1 minute.
Handsets are assigned the lowest available internal 
number (1-4). If the internal numbers 1–4 are already 
assigned to other devices, the number 4 is overwrit-
ten.
De-registering handsets
Menu 
¤ Settings ¤ OK ¤ Handset ¤ OK 
 
¤ De-register HS ¤ OK ¤ 
q
 Select handset 
¤ OK ¤ Enter 
the base system PIN (default setting: 0000) 
¤ OK
The selected handset is de-registered.
Using multiple handsets
Making internal calls
Internal calls are free calls to other handsets that are 
registered to the same base. 
To make a call to other handsets, press
u
u
 
¤ 
q
 (Select internal number of handset) or 
~
 
(Enter internal number directly) 
¤ 
OK
, the 
handset is called or
u
u
 
¤ Call All ¤ 
OK
, all handsets are called (alterna-
tively you can also press and hold the control key 
u
 or press 
u
 
¤ 
P
).
To end the call, press the end call key 
a
.
A
Go to the start of the current message.
Press twice to go back to the previous 
message.
B
Stop playback. Press again to resume.
3
Go to the next message.
0
Delete current message.
1) On the handset
Menu 
¤ Settings ¤ OK ¤ Handset ¤ OK 
 
¤ Register HS ¤ OK ¤ Enter the base system PIN 
(default setting: 0000) 
¤ OK 
Registering 
flashes on the display.
2) On the base
Within 60 seconds of entering the system PIN, 
press and (
¢ page 1) hold the registration/paging 
key (min. 3 seconds).