Manual for AS280/AS285

Manual for AS280/AS285

Brand: Gigaset

Category: Telephones

Document Type: Manual

Language: EN

Uploaded: Nov. 21, 2025, 7:05 p.m.

Manual Publish Date: 2010-08-31

Warranty Information

This product is guaranteed against defects in materials or workmanship for 12 months from the date of purchase.

Handset at a Glance

  • 1. Charge status of batteries
  • 2. Answer machine icon (AS285 only)
  • 3. Display keys
  • 4. Message key
  • 5. Handsfree key
  • 6. Control key
  • 7. Talk key
  • 8. Directory key
  • 9. End call and On/Off key
  • 10. Ringer on/off
  • 11. Keypad lock on/off
  • 12. Recall key
  • 13. Microphone
  • 14. "Microphone off" key

Base Station at a Glance

  • 1. Registration/paging key
  • 2. On/Off key (Answer machine)
  • 3. Volume keys
  • 4. Play/Stop key
  • 5. Delete current message
  • 6. Skip to start/previous message
  • 7. Skip to next message

Troubleshooting and error codes

Problem Cause Solution
Nothing appears in the display. The handset is not switched on. Press the end call key for approx. 5 seconds or place the handset in the base station.
The batteries are flat. Charge or replace the batteries.
The handset is not registered. Register the handset page 10.
The base station is not turned on. Check the mains connector on the base station page 3.
No wireless connection to the base station, Base flashes in the display. The handset is outside the range of the base station. Move the handset closer to the base station.
The handset is not turned on. Press the end call key for approx. 5 seconds or place the handset in the base station.
You cannot hear a ringer/dialling tone from the fixed line network. The phone cord supplied has not been used or has been replaced by a new cord with the wrong jack connections. Please always use the phone cord supplied or ensure that the pin connections are correct when purchasing from a retailer: 3-4 assignment of telephone leads/EURO CTR37.
Error tone sounds after system PIN prompt. You have entered the wrong system PIN. Reset the system PIN to the default 0000 page 11.
PIN forgotten. All handsets are de-registered. All settings are reset. All lists are deleted.
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