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Making calls
Gigaset C590 IP / IM-OST EN / A31008-M2215-R601-1-TE19 / telephony.fm / 22.12.10
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Making calls
If the display backlight is deactivated
, it can be reactivated by press-
ing any key.
Making an external call
External calls are calls made via the public telephone network (fixed line, mobile
phone network) or via the Internet (VoIP).
To make an external call, you need to define one of the phone connections as a
send connection. You have the following options:
Assign a connection to the handset as a send connection permanently
You can use a "fallback" via a display key
.
u
Select a send connection on the handset each time you make a call.
Permanently assigned send connection
Prerequisite:
A specific connection (fixed line or VoIP connection) is assigned to the handset as a
send connection
.
~ c
Enter the number and press the talk key. The number is dialled.
Or:
c
Press and
hold
. A list of your phone's connections will be displayed.
q
Select a connection.
§Dial§
/
w
Press the display key or the middle of the control key.
~
Enter the number. The number is dialled approximately 3.5 seconds
after the last digit is entered.
Instead of the talk key
c
, you can also press the speaker key
d
to make a call
in speaker mode.
In this user guide, each of these variants is indicated by "Press the talk key
c
".
The dialled number and the send connection used are shown in the display
(e.g.,
via IP2
). The connection name you have assigned is displayed where available.
Otherwise, the standard name is used.
Please note
You can make up to two external calls at the same time via your base, depend-
ing on the quality of your DSL connection.
