Answering machine
Y our answering machine is on and ready to r ecord messages. The contr ols are shown
in the base diagram t o the bottom left and the features can also be accessed via the
handset
Answer
Machine
menu.
R ecording your own outgoing message
Press
Menu
, scroll to
Answer
Machine
, press
OK
.
Press
to scroll t o
Outgoing
Msg.
and press
OK
. Scroll
to
Record
Message
and press
OK
.
Press
or to select
Answer
&
Record
or
Answer
Only
and press
OK
.
After the long beep, speak your message into the handset. When finished, press
Save
.
Y our message will be played back to you. If you want to delete it, pr ess
Delete
during
playback, or press
OK
to save it.
Ring delay (set number of rings bef ore answer machine picks up the call)
For compatibility with the BT 1571 service do not set the ring delay to more than 6 rings.
Press
Menu
. Scroll
to
Answer
Machine
. Press
OK
.
Scroll
to
Ans.
Settings
and press
OK
.
Scroll
to
Answer
Delay
and press
OK
. Press or to select the number of
rings (2-9 or Timer Saver) and press
OK
to save.
For detailed instructions on all the answering machine f eatures see the full
user guide online at www .bt.com/pr oducthelp
T ex t messaging
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The following instructions can be carried out using the handset or the base buttons
unless stated other wise.
Making calls
Calls made or received using the base will be in handsfree mode. Press (handset) or
(base) then dial the phone number . Press (handset) or
(base)
to end the call.
Answering calls
If you have subscribed to Caller Display , the caller’ s details will be displayed befor e you
answer (see the full user guide online at www .bt.com/pr oducthelp for details).
Lift the handset from the base to answer incoming calls. If the handset is not on the
base, press
on the handset or
on the base.
Handsfree from the handset
Press
during a call to switch the call to loudspeak er .
Secrecy
Press the left sof t key
(
Secrecy
) during a call to activate secr ecy mode.
Press the left sof t key again (
Off
) to ret urn to your caller .
R edial
Press
, scroll or
to choose the number you want. Press or
to
redial the number .
Phonebook
Storing new dir ector y entries manually (up to 200)
Press
Names
.
New
Entry
is highlighted, press
OK
.
Enter the name then press
OK
. Y ou may need to press the same butt on a few times until
the letter you want is displayed. F or example, press once for
A
,or twice for
B
.
Number
is displayed. Enter the number and press
OK
.
Group
is displayed and the group ringtone melody is played (you cannot change the
ringtone at this stage). T o add the entr y to a call group, scroll or to select a group
and press
OK
. Display shows
Saved
(if you don ’t want to use this f eature simply select
No
Group
for all entries).
For further information on call gr oups or to select call group ringtones, please r ef er to
the full user guide online at www .bt.com/pr oducthelp
Dialling a director y entry
Press
Names
, scroll or to the entry you want. Pr ess or
to dial the number .
SIM card r eader/writer
Copy SIM card entries to phonebook
(T o copy phonebook entries to a SIM card, see the full online user guide)
Please note the f ollowing points other wise copying will not work: If your SIM card is
PIN protect ed you must remove the PIN befor e taking the SIM out of your mobile.
Entries must be stored on the SIM card itself and not just in your mobile phonebook.
Inser t the SIM card into the SIM car d tray on the side of the base. The SIM car d should
have the gold chip facing upwards.
Press
Names
. If no phonebook entries are pr esent, scroll to
SIM
to
Phone
and
press
OK
. If phonebook entries exist, scroll to any entry and press
Options
.
Scroll to
SIM
Copy
and press
OK
.
Select
SIM
to
phone
and press
OK
. A list of SIM entries is displayed.
Select the entr y you wish to copy to the phonebook (or any entry if you wish to copy
all entries) and press
OK
.
Press
or to select
Copy
Entry
(to copy this entry only) or
Copy
All
(to copy all entries) and press
OK
. When successful the display will show ✓
Copied
.
Caller Display and the Calls list
Y ou must subscribe to a Caller Display ser vice for this f eatur e to work. Y our network
provider may char ge you for this service.
View and dial from the Calls list
Press
, the most recent entry in the lis t is displayed. Press or to scr oll
through the list.
Press
Options
.
Details
is highlighted, press
OK
. The call details will be displayed.
Press
or
to dial a displayed entry .
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Handset
Base
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Help
Most problems can be fixed with a f ew simple checks.
Problem Solution
No dial tone
Only use the cables and batteries supplied.
Make sur e both the power adaptor cable and telephone
line cord ar e plugged into the correct sock ets
on the base. Make sur e the power is switched on at the
power wall socket and that the telephone line cor d is
plugged in correctly at the telephone wall sock et.
Poor speech quality
Make sur e the product is not located t oo close to other
electrical appliances. This can also help improve the
handset range fr om the base.
Battery icon not full/
handset dead
Make sur e you charge the batteries f or 24 hours befor e use
to ensure maximum batt er y per formance.
Using br oadband on the same
phone line?
Make sur e you plug the phone
into the wall socket via an ADSL
microfilter (not supplied), otherwise
you may have problems with this
product and your br oadband ser vice.
ADSL
microfilter
Befor e sending and receiving t ext messages you need to register to the text
messaging ser vice and subscribe to Caller Display . Y ou will be automatically
register ed to the text message ser vice when you send your first text. See the full
user guide online at www .bt.com/pr oducthelp for details.
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Base
Message light
On when the answer
machine is on.
Red icon flashes when
there are new messages.
Power/In use light
Green light flashes when
phone rings, during a call
and handset registration.
Find
Ring handsets
registered t o
the base.
LCD Display
SIM card tra y
Insert a SIM card to
copy entries to or
from the phonebook.
Skip
Press once to repeat
current message,
twice t o play
previous message.
Delete
Delete messages.
Stop
Stop play back.
Skip
Skip forward to
next message.
V ol.
V ol.
Adjust speaker
volume during
play back.
The base buttons outlined here have the same
function as the handset buttons described above.
When using the
button, all calls you make and
receive will be in handsfree mode.
Ans.
on off
Switch answer
machine on/off .
Play
Play messages.
Names
Menu
Opens BT Services menu.
Press to open and scr oll
through R edial list.
In talk mode adjusts
earpiece volume.
Scroll up.
Make/r eceive a call.
In talk mode, press to
switch handsfree on/off .
Use to ent er a space
when entering text.
Press and hold to swit ch
handset ringer on/off .
When entering text, press
to switch between upper
and lower case letters.
Lef t soft key
Press to access names in
the phonebook.
Select options on screen.
Go back to previous
menu level and clear digits
and characters.
For use with swit chboard/
PBX and BT Calling F eatures.
Scroll left through menu
options available.
Move cursor to the left.
Indicates new text messages.
Range indicator: On=in range.
Flashing=out of range or not
registered t o base.
Scroll right through menu
options available.
Move cursor to the right.
Right sof t key
Press to ent er menu.
Press to select the option
displayed on the screen.
End a call.
Press and hold to swit ch
handset off/on.
In menu mode, press to
return t o standby .
Press and hold to lock/
unlock the keypad.
Use t o make internal calls.
Opens Calls list.
In talk mode, adjusts
earpiece volume.
Scroll down.
Press and hold to enter a
Pause in a phonebook entry .
U se to enter punctuation
marks when entering text.
Indicates new missed calls.
T o remove the icon you need to
view missed calls. See the Caller
Display section below .
Alarm set.
Handset ringer off .
The keypad is lock ed.
Battery s tatus indicator .
(scrolls to indicate char ging)
Headset socket (on side of handset)
Headset not included.
See full user guide online at
www .bt.com/producthelp
for further details and where
to obtain a suitable headset.
Compatible with the BT Diverse R epeater
Please see the full user guide online at www .bt.com/pr oducthelp