Preparing to use your phone

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Under power failure conditions, this telephone may not operate. Please ensure that a separate telephone, not

!dependent on local power, is available for emergency use.

WARNING: This equipment may not provide for the effective hand- over of a call to another device connected to the same line.

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Not all of the functions described in these instructions are available in all

countries.

 

 

Preparing to use your phone

The pack contains:

a base station Gigaset SL 100,

a SL 1 handset,

one power supply unit with power cord,

two telephone cords, one telephone cord for use in New Zealand and one for use in Australia,

one belt clip for the handset,

one rechargeable battery,

one charger (incl. power supply unit),

one set of operating instructions.

Installing the base station

Hints on installing

The base station is designed to be operated in enclosed, dry areas at temperatures ranging from +5 °C to +45 °C. Install the base station at a central location in your home, e. g. in the hall.

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Never expose the telephone to: heat sources, direct sunlight, other

 

electrical appliances.

Protect your Gigaset from moisture, dust, corrosive liquids and

 

 

vapours.

 

 

 

Range and signal strength

The base station has a range of approx. 300 m outdoors and up to 50 m indoors. The signal strength display shows the quality of the radio contact between the base station and the handset:

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Signal strength 100%

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Signal strength 75%

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Signal strength 50%

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low signal strength

no signal (flashes)

 

 

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