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Appendix
Maintenance

Simply wipe the base station and handset with a damp cloth or an antistatic wipe.

Never
Never Never
Never use a dry cloth as this can cause static discharge.
Troubleshooting

If your telephone does not behave the way you want it to, first try to solve the prob-

lem using the following list.

Fault Possible cause Solution

No display Handset not activated Hold down end call key a
for 1 second
Batteries empty Charge or replace the batte-
ries (page 4)
No reaction to keystroke Keypad protection activated Hold down the ª key for
1 second
No radio connection to the
base station – E.g. base sta-
tion 1 is flashing
Handset outside the base
station range
Move closer to the base sta-
tion
Handset not registered Register the handset
(page 56)
Base station not activated Check the connector at base
station (page 3)
Handset that is in the base
station is not charging
Line seized by a second
handset for a long period
Maximum charging power is
only possible while nobody
is making calls
Handset does not ring Ringer off Activate the ringer
Hold down the « key
You cannot hear The key F was pressed –
the microphone is “muted”
Press Î, to activate the
microphone
The incoming call number is
not displayed although Cal-
ler ID is set.
The telephone number
transmission is blocked
The callers must permit the
transmission of their tele-
phone numbers at their net-
work provider
The ringer/dialing tone
cannot be heard.
You have changed the tele-
phone cord on your Gigaset.
Ensure, when purchasing a
new cord, that it has the cor-
rect pin assignment (3-4 as-
signment of the telephone
leads/EURO CTR37).
Error beep is generated (de-
scending tone sequence)
Wrong input Repeat the procedure; note
the display and, if necessary,
refer to the operating in-
structions