Every phone has a limited number of hard keys. Phone users, however, have a myriad of different priorities and preferences when asked which functions they use most often and which functionalities they would like to access quickly. Gigaset has therefore designed the function keys to be programmable, even the preprogrammed "hard keys" whose default function is printed on them.

There are four types of programmable function keys

Context-sensitive, programmable function keys.

For the default settings , see "At a glance". You can select a different key event to be available on each respective key when the phone is in idle mode.

You cannot change the functions that are available when the phone is active, for example when you are in a call, when the phone is ringing, etc. Depending on the activity, different functions will be available.

See "Appendix 1 - Display Symbols and Icons" for the lists of symbols and their description.

Navigation, confirmation, and cancel keys.

For the default settings, see "At a glance". You can select a different key event to be available on each respective key when the phone is in idle mode.

You cannot change the functions that are available when the phone is active, for example when you are in a call, when the phone is ringing, etc.

Dedicated, customizable function keys.

The default setting is the respective key event printed onto the key. Other key events and a selected number of other functionalities can be programmed onto them.

SmartLabel keys (freely programmable function keys).

All available functionalities, including key events, can be programmed onto them.


  • Context

This setting specifies which configured identity will be used when executing the functionality of the key. You may want to use this feature when you have accounts with different providers or when you wish to present different identities to certain destinations.

For example: If you have programmed key P2 to speed dial a specific number and you want to use configured identity 2 to call that number, select configured identity 2 from the drop-down menu of P2's "Context". When you speed dial the number by pressing key P2, identity 2 will be used as the outgoing identity.

The default setting is "Active", which means that the identity selected as the phone's outgoing identity at any given time will be used.


  • Type

Select the type of functionality from the drop-down list. See "FAQ Desktop - Freely programmable functions" for more information. If you select "Key Event", a drop-down list with the available key events will replace the text field under "Number". The default setting is "line".


  • Number

Enter one phone number or value for the function or, if the function is key event, select an event from the drop-down list. Enter phone numbers exactly the way they need to be dialed, i.e, type the number without spaces or punctuation marks between the digits. For example, a number with an area code that might conventionally be notated as (916) 555-1234 should be entered as 9165551234.

  • Short/Full Label Mode

Select a mode from the drop-down list. The default settings for both are icon and text.

  • Icon. The label will display the icon of the functionality mapped onto the key.
  • Text. The label will display the text you have entered in step 10 of "Function key settings on the phone" on page 73 or the number if no text was entered.
  • Icon and text. The label will display the icon of the functionality mapped onto the key and the text or number.
  • Short/Full Label

Optional: Enter a name or other descriptive text in the text field. This is the data displayed on the key's label area on the display. If you leave the field blank, the number will be displayed in the key label area.

  • LP Feature (setting on phone only – functionality for long-pressing of keys)

This is a shortcut to the configuration menu of SmartLabel key (keys P1–P16). In the default setting, the function is enabled (Fig. 1).

Press the key for three seconds to open its configuration menu. The yellow LED on the key blinks.

Note: The LP Feature must be deactivated for the functions Push2Talk and Line Info Layer.

If the LP feature of a key has been disabled, use the Preferences menu, Fkeys and SmartKeys submenus to access the key's configuration menu.

 

Fig. 1