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Making calls
Gigaset DL500A / GRC EN / A31008-N3103-T101-1-7619 / telephony.fm / 31.08.10
Version 4, 16.09.2005
Switching from receiver to
handsfree mode
Prerequisite: You are making a call via the
receiver or via the receiver with open listen-
ing mode activated.
d& Press and hold the handsfree
key until you have put the
receiver down.
d If the handsfree key does not
light up, press the key again.
Switching from handsfree to
receiver mode
c Pick up the receiver. The speaker
on the base is deactivated.
Muting the base
You can deactivate the microphone on the
receiver, base (handsfree) and any con-
nected headset (wire-bound or Bluetooth)
during an external call (including during a
conference call or when call swapping).
The other parties cannot hear you, but you
can still hear them.
Prerequisite: You are conducting an exter-
nal call.
Deactivating the microphone
P Press the mute key. The display
shows Microphone is off.
Unmuting the microphone
P Press the mute key again to
unmute the microphone.
If a second call (call waiting) is received in
mute mode, this is signalled acoustically as
usual. However, it is only shown on the dis-
play once the microphone has been
unmuted.
Please note
In handsfree mode, you can adjust the
handsfree volume with the R and
S keys.
Please note
In mute mode, all keys on the base are
deactivated with the exception of the:
u Mute key P
u Red end key T with which you can
end a call
u S and R keys with which you
can adjust the volume on the receiver,
speaker or headset (the speaker is
activated; the microphone remains
deactivated)
u The function or display key that is
assigned the Headset function
(
¢ page 84) and with which you can
transfer a call to a connected headset.