Siemens Gigaset 2420 System User Manual page 58

Some of these features can only be enabled or disabled A checkmark next to a feature means that the feature is enabled or on
Press MENU or ⇑ to back out of the menu without changing the setting
The Set Search option can force a cordless handset to prefer one desk station over the other, even if the signal is not as strong.
Adjust this option only if you have more than one desk station in your Gigaset 2420 system
1 Highlight "Set Search and press OK
2. Highlight the desired option and press OK
• Enabling the Both Bases option means
with the strongest signal. This will depend on the location of the handset.
• •
Selecting Base 1 Only forces the cordless handset to search for Desk Station 1 exclusively.
• •
Selecting Base 2 Only forces the cordless handset to search for Desk Station 2 exclusively.
You can assign a name to the desk station from a desk station or from a cordless handset. If you assign the name
handset, the desk station name will
connection with the desk station.
The name assigned to a phone at the desk station may be different from the name assigned on the cordless handset to the same
phone. Changing the name at either location will not automatically update the name at the other Locator. See the System Settings
section of this chapter for more information about assigning names from the desk Station.
To assign a name to a desk station:
1 Highlight Base Station 1 " or "Base Station 2" and press OK. If you only have one desk station its generic name is Base
Station 1."
2 Highlight Change Name" and press OK
3. You can enter/edit the name or clear the name
The following screen appears The name on the second line flashes and a black box indicates which character can be edited.
Enter the new name using keypad, the ∧ key as a backspace key, and the τ τ and υ keys to position the cursor Names cannot
be longer than 16 characters. Press
See Chapter 5 Directory and Call Log for more information about text entry.
4. Highlight "Save Entry" and press
Register/Deregister
See Chapter 7 Installation for information about how to register a cordless handset to a desk station.
that the cordless handset will use the desk station
Change Name
appear in the handset's display when the desk station calls and when the handset has established a
OK
when finished.
OK
Set Search
using the cordless