Gigaset AS185_UK _ A310 08-M2036-L151-1- 7619 _ 11. Mai 2010
The handset and base at a glanc e
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INT MENU
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1 C harge status of
the batte ries
2 A nswer machine icon
3 Displa y keys
4 Message key
Fla she s: new messages
recei ved
5 Handsfree key
6 Co ntro l ke y (u)
7 Tal k k e y
8 Dir ectory key
(press down)
9 End call and
On/Off key
10 Ri nge r on/of f
(press and hold
in idle status)
11 Key pad lock on/off
(press and hold)
12 Rec all key
- Consultation call (fla sh)
- Dialling pause
(press and hold)
13 M icrophone
14 "Micropho ne of f " ke y
The base station at a glanc e
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The handset at a glance
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1 Reg istration/paging key:
Search for handsets (press briefly , " Paging " )
Register handsets (press and hold ).
2 On /Off key: activate and deactivate answer machine.
Lights up: answer machine is activated.
Fla she s: there is at least one new message or message is
in the process of being recorded.
Flashes very quickly for about 4 seconds: memor y is full.
3 Vol um e ke y s: (– = quieter ; + = louder)
During message playback : adjust the speaking volume.
While phone is ringing: adjust ringe r volume.
4 Play/Stop key:
Play back messages from the answer machine, or cancel
playbac k.
During message playback:
5 Delete current message.
6 Skip to the star t of the c urrent mess age (press once) or g o
to the previous message (press twice).
7 Skip to next message.
Display keys on handset:
Pressing a key launches the
function that appears above
that key in the display .
Display
icon
Fun c ti on wh en
pressed
INT
Call other registered
handsets.
MENU
Open main/
submenu.
“ Go back one menu
level.
U Scroll up/down or
adjust volume
with u .
T Move cursor to left/
right with u.
˜ Backspace deletes
one character at a
time from right
to lef t.
OK
Conf irm menu
function or sav e
entry.
Making calls
Making external calls and ending
calls
External call s are calls usi ng the public t elephone
network.
~
(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 ear-
piece volume using
t and set the volume with u.
End the call/cance l dialling:
Press the end call key
a.
Y ou can automatically insert a network provider
dialling code before any phone number .
Accepti ng a ca ll
The handset indicates an incoming call by ringing
and by a display on the screen. P ress the talk key
c to accept the call. When Aut o Ans wer is ac ti-
vated, simply remov e the handset from the base
station/charging cradle. In idle status, use
t to
activate the menu for setting the call v olume and
use
u to set the volume.
Calling Line Identifica tion
When you receive a call, the caller's nu mber will be
displaye d on your handset; the call er's name will
be displayed if it is stored in the directory.
Requirements:
1 Y o u have asked y our network provider for the
caller's number (CLIP) to be display ed on your
handset screen.
2 T he caller has asked the network provider for his
number to be identified (CLI).
®
appears in the display if you have
not re quested C alling L ine Ident ificatio n,
Wit hh el d appears if the caller has withheld CLI,
and Unavail able ap pears if CLI has not been
reque sted.
Switc h to m ute
Y ou can mute y our handset when making
external cal ls. Y our caller can no long er hear you.
Press the "Microphone off " key
m during the call
to activate/deactivate the function.
Using the dir ec tor y and lists
Using shortcut keys
Y ou can assig n directory entries to the keys 0
and 2–9:
h ¢ u (select entry)
¢ MENU ¢ S hortcut ¢ OK
¢ ~ (press the key y ou want to assign the
entry to)
To d i a l, pres s and hold the required shortcut key.
T ransf erring the direc tory to
another ha ndset
Requireme nts:
u The se nding and receiving handsets must
both be registered to the same base station.
u T he other handset and the base station can
send and receive directory entries.
h ¢ u (select entry) ¢ MENU
¢ Sen d Entry / Send List ¢OK
¢ ~ (enter the internal number of the
recei ving hand set)
¢ OK
Last number redia l 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
redi al l ist
c
(press briefly)
¢ u (select entry)
¢ MENU
Y ou can select the f ollowing settings:
Calls list/voicemail (net work
mailbox) list
An advisory tone sounds and the message key
flashes as soon as a new entry appears in the call s
list/voicemail list. A message appears in the
display .
When you press the
f key, all the lists are dis-
played. If only one list contains new messages,
this will be opene d automaticall y.
Calls list
Precondition: CLIP
Depending o n the type of lis t set, the call s list
contains
u answer ed calls
u mi ssed ca lls
u c all s reco rded by the a nswer mach ine
Depending on the t ype of list se t, all numbers of
the last 25 incoming calls are sa ved or just the
missed calls are sa ved.
The calls list is displa yed as follows:
Number of new entries + n umber of old, read entries
Open the calls list
f
¢ CallsList 01+ 02 ¢ OK
The last inc oming call is displ ayed.
If nec essary , use
u to select another entry.
Using other functions
u (select entry) ¢ MENU
The following fun ctions can b e selected wit h u :
Calling back a caller from the calls list
f
¢ CallsList 01+ 02 ¢ OK
¢ u (select entry) ¢ c
Use Number
Edit or add to the number.
Then dial or select other
functions from the MENU.
Copy to Di r .
Copy an entry to the directory.
Delete Entry
Delete selected entr y .
Delete List
Delete all entries.
Please note:
If calls are sa ved in the network m ailbox, you will
receive a message if the appropriate settings
have been set (depending on your network
provider).
Delete Entr y
Delete current entry.
Copy to Di r .
Copy an entry to the directory .
Date/Time
Call date and time (if set).
Status
New Call: new missed call .
Old Call: entry already read.
Answ.: call taken.
Delete List
War n in g ! All old and new
entries will be deleted.
Answ er machine opera tion
The answer machine can be operated from the
handset or by using the key on the base station.
The telephone is supplied with a pre -recorded
announceme nt. Y ou can only record your own
announcement messages using the handset.
This pre-recorded announcement is used if no
personal announcement is available.
If the memor y is full, the answer machine switches
itself off automatically. It activates again automat-
ically when yo u delete old messag es.
Activating/deactivating the answ er machine
MENU ¢ V oice Mail ¢ OK ¢ Answer Mach.
¢ OK (
‰
=o n )
When the answer machine is switched on,
the
± icon appears in the display .
Recording your own announcement
MENU ¢ V oice Mail ¢ OK ¢ Announcements
¢ OK ¢ Rec announ ce ¢ OK
¢ Speak after OK ¢ OK
Y ou hear the ready tone (short tone). Now say
your anno uncement (at le ast 3 seconds) .
Press OK t o co n f i r m o r pr e s s
a or ” to reject your
recording. After recording, the announcement is
played b ack for y ou to check.
Please note:
Recording ends automatically when the max.
recording time of 170 seconds is reached or if
there is a break in speaking of more than
2s e c o n d s .
Playing/deleting messages
Open the voicemail list to play back messages.
Stopping and controlling playback
During messag e playback:
Deleting individual messages
While playback is paused, press the
˜
display key.
Deleting all old messages
During playbac k or pause:
MENU ¢ D elete all old
¢ OK (confirm the security prompt)
Picking up am the answer machine
Y ou can sti ll accept a c all while the ans wer
machine is recording the message by pressing c .
Recording stops and you can speak to the caller .
Setting up the answer machin e
The answer machine has already been preset at
the factory. Make individual settings using the
handset.
Details on how to set a delay time, after which the
answer machine is to answer a call, as well as
details on how to set the rec ording length and
activate call screening during the recording, are
available from the Menu tree.
Setting a different language
Y ou can change the language used for voice
prompts and the pre-recor ded announcement.
MENU
¢ 43921 (starts the procedure).
Select the lan guage:
0 (Ge rma n), 1 (F rench), 2 (Italian).
The disp lay shows Saved.
Assigning key 1 for fast ac cess to the answ er
machine (network mailbox)
Simply p ress and hold key 1 on the handset and
you will be conne cted direc tly to the answer
machine (network mailbox).
Remote operation when on the move
Y ou can check and activate your answer machine
from any other telephone (hotel, pay phone etc.).
Requirements:
u Y ou have set a system PIN other than 0000.
u T he phone you are using for remote
operation has touch tone dialling (DTMF),
i.e. you hear different t ones when you press
the keys.
Calling the answer machine and playing
back 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 answer machine
~
(Enter your own number and allow the phone
to ring until you hear the message: "Please enter
PIN")
¢ ~
enter system PIN
2
Stop pla yback. Pr ess 2 again to resume.
t
Go to the start of the current message.
2 x t
Skip to the previous message.
v
Skip to the next message.
2 x v
Go to the n ext mess age but o ne.
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
Skip to next message.
0
delete cu rrent me ssage.
Phone settings
Changing the di splay languag e
MENU ¢ Settings ¢ OK
¢ Hands et ¢ OK
¢ Langua ge ¢OK
¢ select the langua ge ¢ OK
The current language is indicated by ‰ .
If you accidentally cho ose a language you do not
understand:
MENU
¢ 421
(press the keys one after the other)
Select the correct langua ge with
u and pre ss OK .
Resetting the h andset
Y ou can r eset individual settings and changes tha t
you have made . Entries in the directory, the calls
list and the handset's registr ation to the base
station will be retained.
MENU ¢ Settings ¢ OK
¢ Hands et ¢ OK
¢ Reset Handset ¢ OK
Cancel the reset with
a.
Restoring the base station to the
factory settings
When restoring factor y settings:
u Al l handsets are de-registered
u I ndividual settings are reset
u Al l lists are deleted
u T he system PIN is reset to the original
code 0000
Only the date and time are r etained.
Softwar e rese t
MENU ¢ Settings ¢ OK
¢ Base ¢ OK
¢ Base Reset ¢ OK
Hardware reset
Disconnect the power cord from the base sta tion.
Hold down the registrati on/paging key on th e
base station while reconnecting the p ower cable
to the base station. Release the key after approxi-
mately 5 seconds.
Repeater mode
With a repeater you can increase the range of your
base st ation. Y ou wil l need to activate repeater
mode. Repeater mode and Eco mode or Eco
mode+ cancel each other out.
Opera ting the base station on
the P ABX
The following settings are only necessary if
your P ABX requires them, see the us er guide
for you r P ABX .
When entering the digits, enter them slowly
one after the other .
Changing the dialling mode
MENU ¢ 4IO11
¢T he number for the set dialling mode flashes:
0 = touch tone dialling (DTMF);
1 = dial pul sing (DP)
¢ enter number ¢ OK.
Setting recall
MENU¢4IO12
¢The number for the current recall flashes:
0 =8 0m s ; 1 =1 0 0 m s ; 2 =1 2 0m s ; 3 =4 0 0m s ;
4 = 250 ms; 5 =3 0 0m s ; 6 =6 0 0m s ; 7 =8 0 0m s
¢enter number ¢ OK .
Changing pause after line seizure
Y ou can set the l ength of the pause inserted
between pressing the talk key
c and sending the
phone number.
MENU ¢ 4IO1O
¢ The number f or the curr ent pa use length
flashes:
1 =1s e c . ; 2 =3s e c . ; 3 =7s e c .
¢ enter number ¢ OK.
Changing the pause after the recall key
MENU ¢ 4IO14
¢ The number f or the curr ent pa use length
flashes:
1 =8 0 0m s ; 2 = 1 600 ms; 3 =3 2 0 0m s
¢ enter number ¢ OK.
Locat ing a handset ("paging")
Y ou can locate your handset using the base
station.
u Bri efly press the registration/paging key on
the base station.
u A ll handsets wil l ring simultaneously
("paging"), even if the ringer tones are
deactivated.
End paging: briefly press the registra tion/paging
key on the base station or the tal k key
c on a
handset.
Gener al
Using sev eral handsets
Making internal calls
Internal calls are free cal ls to other ha ndsets that
are register ed to the same base station.
T o make a call to other handsets, pr ess
u INT ¢ ~ (1...4 , enter internal number of
the handset), the handset is called or
u INT ¢ star key P , all handsets are called.
When a particip ant answers y ou can speak to
them. T o end the call, press the end call key
a.
Internal consultation call/
connecting a call
Y ou are in con versation with an exte rnal
particip ant. Pr ess the INT key and call one or all
handsets. The external partici pant hears the hold
music.
u Be for e the internal participant has answered,
press the end call key
a; the call is diverted
to the participant who answers the call.
u After the internal participant has answered,
you can talk to him. Press the end call key
a;
the call is diverted, or press the display key
”;
you are reconnected to the external part ici-
pant.
Listening in to an external call
Y ou are conducting an external call. An internal
particip ant can listen in on this call and take par t
in the conversa tion (conferenc e).
Precond ition: The Listen ing in function must be
acti vated.
Activating/deactivating listen ing in
MENU ¢ Settings ¢ OK ¢ Base ¢ OK
¢ Listening in ¢ OK (‰ =o n )
Internal listening in (c onference)
Y ou want to listen in to an exis ting extern al call.
Press and hold the
c key. Y ou can listen in to the
call. All participants hear a signal tone.
To e n d : press t he end call key
a. All par ticipants
hear a signal tone.
If the first internal participant presses the end call
key
a, the handset that has "listened in" re mains
connected to the external par ticipant.
Setting the alarm clock
Activating/deactivating the alarm clock
MENU ¢ Alarm Clock ¢ OK
¢ Activation ¢ OK (‰ =o n )
When ac tivated:
¢ Set the wake-up time ¢ OK
When the alarm clock rings, press any key to
switch it off for 24 hour s.
If the alarm clock is set, the wake-up icon
l will
appear on the screen and the wake -up time will
be displayed instead of the dat e.
Setting the wake-up time
MENU ¢ Alarm Clock ¢ OK
¢ W ake -up time ¢ OK
Enter the wake-up time in hours and minutes,
then press OK.
Entering letters/characters
Press the r elevant 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) S pace
123456789
10 11 12 13 14
1 1£$¥¤
2 ab c2äáàâãç
3 d ef 3ëéèê
4g h i4 ïíìî
5jk l 5
6 m no6öñóòôõ
7p q r s 7 ß
8 t uv8 üúùû
9 w xyz9ÿýæ ø å
0 .,? !0 + - :¿ ¡" ’;_
P
* / ( ) <=>%
#
Abc
-->
123
123
-->
abc
#@ \ & §
Saf ety
Safety precautions
u Onl y use the mains adapter supplied .
u Fit o nl y th e recommended, rec hargeable
batteries, i.e. never use any other battery ty pe
or non-rechargeable batteries as this could
result in significant health risks and personal
injury.
u T he operation of medical appliances may be
affected. Be aware of the technical conditions
in your particular environment, e.g. doctor's
surger y.
u Do no t hold the rear of the handset to your
ear when it is ringing. Other wise you risk
serious a nd perma nent damage to your
hearing.
The handset may cause an unpleasant
humming noise in hearing aids.
u Do no t install the phone in a bathroom or
shower room. T he handset and base station
are not splashproof.
u Do not use your phone in environments with
a potential explosion hazard, e.g. paint shops.
u I f you give y our Gigaset to someone else,
make sure you als o give them the user guide .
u P lease remov e faulty base stations from use
or have them repaired by Service, as they
could inte r fere with other wireless services.
u Di sposal:
Batteries should not be disposed of in general
household waste. Observe the local waste
disposal regulations , details of which can be
obtained from your local authorit y or the
dealer you purchased the product from.
All el ectrical and e lectronic equipment must
be disposed of separately fr om general
household waste using the sites designated
by local authorities. If a product displays this
symbol of a crossed-out rubb ish bin, the
product is subject to Eur opean Directive
2002/96/EC. The appropri ate disposal and
separate collection of used equip ment serve
to prevent potential harm to the environment
and to health. They are a precondition for the
re-use and recycling of used elec trical and
electronic equipment.
F or further info rmation on di sposing of y our
used equipment, please contact your local
authority, your refuse collection ser vice or the
dealer you purchased the product from.
Emergency numbers cannot be dialled if the
keypad lock is activated!
Not all of the functions described in this user
guide are available in all countries.
Care
Wipe down the base station and handset with a
damp cloth (no solvents) or an antistatic cloth.
Never use a dry cloth. This can cause static.
Contact with l iquid
If the handset should come into contact with
liquid:
u S witch the ha ndset off and remov e the
batteries immedia tely.
u All ow the liquid to drain fr om the handset.
u P at all parts dry, then place the handset with
the battery compartment open and the
keypad facing down in a dr y , warm place
for at least 72 ho urs (not in a microwave,
oven etc.).
u Do not switch o n the handset again until it
is completely dry.
When it has fu lly dried out, you will normally be
able to use it again.
Read this user guide and the safety precautions
carefully be fore use. Explain their content an d the
potential hazards associated with using the
telephone to your children.
EC O DECT
Y ou are helping to protect the environment with
your Gigaset AS185.
Reduced energy c onsumption
Y our telephone has a power-saving adapter p lug
and uses l ess pow er .
Reduced transmi ssion power
The transmi ssion power of your telephone is
reduced automati cally:
The handset's transmis sion power is reduced
depending on the distance to the base station.
The transmission power on the base station is
reduced to virtually zero when only one handset
is registered and the handset is in the base
station.
Y ou can r educe the transmission power of the
handset and base station even more by using
Eco Mode/Eco Mode+:
u Ec o Mode: 80% tr ansmission pow er
reduction in standby mode and during a call
(the range of the base station is reduced).
u Ec o Mode+: 100% transmission power
deactivation in standby mode (top left
display icon ½ ). Press and hold the t alk
key
c to check that the base station can
be reached. Y ou will hear the ringing tone
if the base station can be reached.
Specifications
Recommended batteries
T echnology: N ickel-metal-hydride (NiMH)
Size: AAA (Micro, HR03)
Vol t ag e: 1. 2 V
Capacity : 400–800 mAh
We re commend the following types of batt er y:
GP 550/700 mA h, Y uasa Phone 700/800 mAh,
Pe a ce b a y 5 5 0 / 6 5 0 m A h ( Va l i d a t t h e t i m e o f g o i n g
to press). The handset is supplied with recom-
mended batteries.
Base station pow er consumpt ion
General specifications
Guarantee Certificate United King dom
Without prejudice to any claim the user (customer)
may have in relation to the dealer or retailer , the cus-
tomer shall be granted a manufac turer's Guarantee
under the conditions set out below:
u I n the case of new devices and their components
exhibiting defects resulting from manufac turing
and/or material faults within 24 months of pur-
chase, Giga set Communications shall, at its own
option and free of charge, either replace the device
with another device reflecting th e current state of
the art, or repair the said device. In respect of par ts
subject to wear and tear (including but not limited
to, batteries , keypads, casing), this warranty sha ll
be valid fo r six months from the date of purchase.
u This Guarantee shall be invalid if the device defect
is attributable to improper treatment and/or fail-
ure to comply with information contained in the
user guides.
u This Guara ntee shall not apply to or extend to serv-
ices perform ed by the authorised dealer or the
customer themselves (e. g. installation, configura-
tion, software downloads). User guides and any
software suppl ied on a separate data medium shall
be excluded from the Guarantee.
u The purchase receipt, together with the date of
purchase, shall be required as ev idence for invok-
ing the Guarantee. Claims under the Guarantee
must be subm itted within two months of the Guar-
antee default becoming evident.
u Ownership of devices or components replac ed by
and returned to Gigaset Communications shall
vest in Gigaset Co mmunications.
u This Guarantee shall ap ply to new devices pur-
chased in the European Union. F or Products sold in
the United Kingdom the Guarantee is issued by :
Gigaset Communications UK Limi ted, Quatro
House, Ly on Way , Camberley, Surrey , GU16 7ER.
u Any other claims resulting out of or in connection
with the device shall be excluded from this Guar-
antee. Nothing in this Guarantee shall attempt to
limit or exclude a Customers Statutory Rights, nor
the manufacturer's liability for death or personal
injury resulting from its neglige nce.
u The duration of the Guarantee shall not be
extended by ser vices rendered under the terms of
the Guarantee.
u Insofar as no Guara ntee default exists, Gigaset
Communications reserves the right to charge the
customer for replacement or rep air.
u The above pro visions does not imply a change in
the burden of proof to the detriment of the cus-
tomer.
T o invoke this Guarantee, please contact the Gigaset
Communications telephone service. The relevant
number is to be found in the accompanying user
guide.
Author isatio n
This device is intended for analogue phone lines
in the UK. Country-specific requirements have
been taken into consideration.
We , Gigaset Communications GmbH, decla re that
this device meets the essential requ irements and
other relevant r egulations laid down in Di rective
1999/5/EC. A copy of the 19 99/5/EC Declaration of
Conformity is available at this I nternet address:
www .gi gase t.co m/do cs
Issued Gigaset Communications GmbH
Frank enstr . 2a, D-46395 Bocholt.
Manufactured by Gigase t Communications Gmb H
under trademark license of Siemens AG.
As of 1 Oct. 2011 Gigaset pr oducts bearing the
trademark "Siemens" will exclusiv ely use the
trademark "Gigaset".
© Gigaset Communications GmbH 2010
All rights reserved. Subject to a vailability.
Rights of modification reserved.
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A31008-M2036 -L151-1-7619
In standby mo de
– Handset in base station
– Handset outside base station
appro x. 1.3 W
appro x. 1.3 W
During a call approx. 1. 5 W
DECT standard is supported
GAP standard is supported
Range up to 300 m outdoors
up to 50 m indoors
Base station power
supply
230 V ~/50 Hz
Environmental condi-
tions in operation
+5°C to +45°C, 20% to
75% relative humidity
Using the dir ec tor y and lists
Director y
T o open the directory: press h .
Y ou can store up to 40 numbers (max. 32 digits)
and associated names (max. 14 characters).
Enter let ters/charac ters.
Saving the first number in the directory
h
¢ New Entry? ¢ OK ¢~ (ent er number)
¢ OK ¢~ (enter name) ¢ OK
Storing a number in the director y
h
¢ MENU ¢ New Entr y ¢ OK
¢ ~ (enter number) ¢ OK
¢ ~ (enter name) ¢ OK
Sel ectin g a d ire ctory e ntry
Open the director y with h. Yo u h a v e t h e f o l l o w -
ing options:
u Us e u to scroll through the entries until the
requir ed name is sele cted.
u En ter the first character of the name and scrol l
to the entry with
u, if requ ired.
Dialling with the directory
h
¢ u (select entry) ¢ c
Using other functions
h ¢ u (select entry) ¢ MENU
The following fun ctions can b e selected wit h u :
New Entry
Save new phone number .
Show Number
Display the phone number.
Use Number
Edit or add to the number.
Then dial or select other
functions from the MENU.
Edit Entr y
Edit selected entry.
Delete Entr y
Delete selected entr y .
Send Entry
Send a single entry to another
handset.
Delete List
Delete all directory entries.
Send List
Send th e complete list to
another handset.
Shortcut
For shortcuts, assign the current
entr y to a key.