The Forum Free 565/575 is a cordless phone designed for operation in the Forum 500 / Forum 5000 communication system. For signaling between the communication system and the handset, the Forum Free 565/575 uses the general access profile (GAP).
Additional Notes
Installation
Installation Site
Inserting/Removing the Battery
Installing the Charging Station
Important Information About the Battery
Charging and Discharging
Charging the Battery
Commissioning
Charging and Operating Times
Charge Display
When the handset is in the charging station, the flashing or illuminated sections indicate charging and the charging level. If you are not making a call and the mobile phone is not in the charging station, "Battery empty" appears on the screen.
Handset Subscription (Checking In)
When the battery capacity is almost exhausted, the battery symbol will flash on the display. If you're on a call at the time, you still have up to three minutes of talk time before the handset turns itself off.
Background Information
Displays, Keys and Symbols
Displays
Symbols in the Display
Text Lines
Softkey Line
Illumination
Softkeys and Other Keys
Softkey: Arrow Keys
When the first entry in a menu is selected and you press the up arrow, you go to the last entry in this menu. When the last entry in a menu is selected and you press the down arrow key, you go to the last entry.
Softkey: OK
Softkey: Esc
Softkey: Redial
Softkey: Menu
Automatic Hide
Receiver Key
Loudspeaker Key
Info Key
Signal Key
Hash Key
Star Key
Number Keys
As you enter text, you can use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the beginning or end of your entry. When entering text, the first letter will automatically be uppercase, and the rest will be lowercase.
The Locking of Your Telephone Interface by the System Administrator
However, the local phone book is accessible as the lock only affects the functionality of the communication system. If the system administrator has authorized you, you can set the time group of the communication system (see also “Central settings” menu from page 90).
Telephoning
General Information
Description of Operating Steps
Switching the Handset On/Off
Speaker/Hands-free Use
Muting
Visual Call Indicator
Time/Alarm
Internal and External Telephone Numbers
Multiple Trunk Keys
For calls made from the redial list or from the caller list, the corresponding line key from which the original call was made is automatically seized.
Multiple Connections
DTMF Postdial/VF Signalling
Call-charge Display
Redialling
Telephone Lock
Blocked/Unblocked Call Numbers
Keypad Dialling
Least Cost Routing (LCR)
Transmission of Call Numbers
Calls in the Call-waiting Queue
During system configuration, the system administrator can configure call forwarding destinations for hunt group call numbers. If call forwarding does not work as expected on your device, contact your system administrator.
Menu Before and During a Call
This may mean that - even though call forwarding is programmed - calls are nevertheless indicated on your device. The system administrator is able to analyze call forwarding chains and eliminate any possible conflicts.
Selection” Menu in the Idle State
The microphone of the called end terminal will turn on and the person you are calling can immediately answer your announcement. Broadcast number: For the next call, your calling number will be displayed to the called subscriber.
Making External/Internal Calls
Seizing an External Line Manually or
Automatically and Entering of Call Numbers
Making a Call
Making a Call from the Redial List
If your internal number (eg "30") has been configured on more than one terminal, you can display and edit the redial list for call number 30 on any of these terminals.
Making a Call from the Phone Book
You can now select one of the phone numbers stored in this entry (work, mobile, private). Press OK again to see a list that allows you to call the number of the selected phonebook entry or to view more detailed information about the entry.
Making a Call from the Call List
For more information, please refer to the chapter entitled Making calls from the Phonebook, starting on page 63. To open the list of received calls, use the "Calls" menu; please refer to the section titled “Received Calls” on page 72.).
Call Waiting with an Internal Subscriber
A missed call will be removed from the list if the caller was subsequently able to contact you. Note: If multiple trunk keys have been configured on your telephone (see the chapter Multiple Trunk Keys starting on page 29), when a call from the caller list is received, the trunk key with which you originally received the call is automatically occupied. call number.
Voicebox Queries
Ending a Call
Calling …” Menu
Pickup select.:* After entering the call number, you can pick up a call on any other telephone. If the other phone is busy (for example, an answering machine is making an announcement), answer the call.
Busy” Menu
Take:* You accept a current call from another terminal at your DECT telephone and continue your call on your DECT telephone. The prerequisite is that your DECT telephone and the other terminal have the same internal call number.
Menu During a Call
Accepting Calls
Normal Call
In Forum 500 / Forum 5000, numbers can be configured to which no phone and no subscribers are assigned (virtual numbers). The system administrator can forward a virtual number to another internal number, for example, your phone number.
VIP Calls
When you receive an external call where the caller indicates a different number than the number actually transferred (CLIP no screening), your display will show a “?” next to the call number. If the specified call number is saved as a telephone book entry as usual, the name is displayed with a question mark.
Calls During a Conversation
Call” Menu
Call-Waiting” Menu
You can only use the “Call Forwarding” function if your user group has the authority to forward calls to internal and/or external destinations.
Enquiry, Toggling, Transfer and Conference
Enquiry/Toggling by Means of the R-Key
This menu item is only displayed if you have the corresponding user authorization.). Pressing the R key again will reconnect you to the participant on hold.
Transferring an Internal/External Call to an Internal Subscriber
To end the query/change, press the Menu soft key and select the Disconnect menu item.
Transferring an External Call to an External Subscriber
Subscriber on Hold” Menu
Phonebook: You can add the phone number of the current subscriber to the Forum 500 / Forum 5000 phonebook as a new entry (New entry) or you can add it to an existing entry (Add). Park calls:* You can park the current call (see also the "Calling..." menu from page 45).
Internal/External 3-Party Conference
Booking number:* With the help of a booking number, you can register the call data for a connection to an external subscriber and store it in Forum 500 / Forum 5000 for further analysis (see also the "Call ..." menu from page 45). If during the conference you want to talk to the conference participants separately again or disconnect them individually, you must select the "Conference" menu.
Conference” Menu
Special Calls/Conversations
Call Recording
Call authorization logging must be activated for your user group (in the Configurator, menu User Manager: User groups). The administrator must activate the Beep Call Log authorization for your user group (in the Configurator, menu User Manager: User Groups).
Accepting an Appointment Call
For privacy protection reasons, it may be necessary to announce the start of a call recording session with a beep.
Baby Call
Doorbell, Door Opener
Entrance Intercom Calls
This ensures that forwarded door calls do not inadvertently lead to continuous calls (eg to a voice box). Your system administrator can set the period in Forum 500 / Forum 5000 from 30 to 300 seconds and will be able to tell you the current value.
Announcements (with and without Intercom)
Under To: you enter the call number (of a single terminal or of a group of terminals). That feature requires your user group to have "Accept Announcement" permission granted by your system administrator.
Answering a Callback
When you have activated announcement protection (see page 84) and/or intercom protection (see page 85) on your mobile phone, announcements to your calling number will not be made.
Making Calls from the Telephone Book
The Forum 500 / Forum 5000 Telephone Book
Phone book” Menu
If multiple trunk keys are configured on your telephone (see page 29), select the desired trunk key with the arrow keys F and then press the receiver key A. A selection menu appears in which you can dial this call number (Dial menu item) or view information about this phonebook entry (Info menu item).
Speed-Dialling
Add Phone Numbers to Phone Book from Lists or During a Call
In the relevant phonebook, select the entry to which you want to add a number (please also refer to the explanations under "Search for name" in the section entitled "Phonebook" menu starting on page 63). Note: If you want to edit the phonebook entries (for example, to change the name or number), use the "Phonebook" menu (see also. The "Phonebook" menu starting on page 88).
Your Forum Free 565/575’s Local Phone Book
Speed dial: You can assign a speed dial number (0…9) to the selected entry in the local phone book. When the Forum Free 575 is idle, you can press and hold a speed dial number (keys 0…9) to view the associated entry in the local phone book.
Features and Menus
How to Set Features
Using Menus
Using the Star and Hash Keys
The Menus
Main” Menu
Call Forwarding: This menu group contains all types of call forwarding that you can program on your phone. In this menu group, you can configure your phone to meet your personal requirements (eg volume, idle settings, key lock and screen contrast).
Calls” Menu
You can also use the number keys 4(rewind), 5(pause) and 6(fast forward) to control message playback. You can also use the number keys 4 (to rewind), 5 (to break) and 6 (to fast forward).
Call forwarding” Menu
Then key in the call forwarding destination (please refer to the chapter entitled Making external/internal calls from page 38). Follow me: This type of call forwarding is configured on a destination phone after which calls are forwarded for an originating (source) phone.
Messages” Menu
Enter the internal call number of the user to whom you want to send the message. Under Time you can enter the time at which the appointment reminder should be activated.
Phone settings” Menu
Order PP: Orders the handset (PP = portable part) to the base station (FP = fixed part). New: Order the portable unit (PP = portable part) to the base station (FP = fixed part).
Protection” Menu
Contact your system administrator for information about the changed set of features when phone lock is activated. Please note that call waiting protection is only activated on the phone on which it is set.
Connections” Menu
Number: Enter the internal call number of the terminal whose authorization is to be changed. Phonebook: You can find and select the desired call number in the communication system's phonebook (see page 63).
Applications” Menu
Note: The option configured for transferring your calling number is only considered by the system if your user group has the display phone number on/off enabled per connection authorization. The default number is the number used if you do not select any other number before establishing the connection.
Central settings” Menu
Info” Menu
Voicebox Junk.: This menu item is only available when there are entries in the voicebox message list (refer to the section titled “Voicebox Messages” on page 72). Short messages: This menu item is only available when there are entries in the short message list (refer to the section entitled “Short messages” on . page 76).
Active features” Menu
Agreements: This menu item is only available if you have at least one active agreement (see section "Agreements" on page 77). Phone lock: This menu item is only available if you have activated the phone lock.
Appendix
Care and Maintenance
Operation with/without MEM card
Appendix Forum Free 575 with a MEM card. telephone data), removing it will result in the Forum Free 575 no longer functioning until a programmed MEM card is inserted. A programmed MEM card means: a MEM card that has been installed in another device or a MEM card that has been specially prepared by the Service (for example as a replacement).
Inserting the MEM card
Slide the MEM card (with the contact surface down) under the crescent holders (a) in the MEM card compartment. Close the MEM card compartment with the cover (push the cover's notch into the case until the cover completely covers the MEM card).
Removing the MEM card
In this way, make sure that the cut edge of the MEM card is at the bottom left.
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