British Telecom Inspire 1500 manual

Us er G uide BT Insp ire 1 50 0 Think bef ore you print! This new inter active user guide lets you navigate easily through the pages and allows you to be direct ed s tr aight to any websites or email addresses that ar e refer enced. Simply hover the cursor over the page number , website or email ref erence and click when the icon changes to the ico[...]

2 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Got ever y thing? • B T Inspire 1500 handset • B T Inspire 1500 answering machine base • 2 x NiMH AAA 600mAh rechar geable batteries (already fitted) • Power adaptor (item code 048611) • T elephone line cord • Ba[...]

3 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Getting star ted Location 6 Setting up 6 B T Inspire 1500 multiple pack owners only 7 Set date and time manually 8 Getting to know your phone Handset buttons 9 Handset display / display icons 10 Base 11 Navigating the menus 1[...]

4 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Sounds Handset ringer melody (for external or int ernal calls) 24 Handset ringer volume (including ringer off) 24 Set to quiet mode 24 Handset beeps 24 Settings Select base 25 Display contrast / Handset name 25 Auto answer 25[...]

5 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com T o enable / disable remote access 39 If you for get to switch on your answering machine 40 Operating your answering machine r emotely 40 T ext messaging (SMS) Subscribe to the text messaging ser vice 41 Cost of the fixed li[...]

6 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com W ARNING Do not place your BT Inspir e 1500 in the bathroom or other humid ar eas. Handset range The B T Inspire 1500 has a range of up to 300 metres outdoors when there is a clear line of sight between the base and handset. [...]

7 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Battery per formance In ideal conditions, a fully charged battery should give up to 12 hours talk time or 120 hours standby time on a single charge. Note that new batteries do not r each full capacity until they have been in [...]

8 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Set date and time manually Providing you have subscribed to your network’ s Caller Display ser vice, the date and time is set aut omatically when you receive your first call. T o set the date and time manually , follow the[...]

9 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Getting t o know your phone Handset butt ons Handset 1 13:00 16/03 Names Menu Up/ V olume up/Redial In standby , press to open and scroll thr ough the Redial list, page 16. In talk mode, press to adjust the earpiece volume. I[...]

10 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Handset display Display icons On – displayed in standby mode to indicate handset is in r ange of the base. Flashing – to warn you are moving out of range. Off – out of range or cannot connect t o the base selected. On [...]

11 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Base Find Press and r elease to ring all register ed handsets, helpful for finding a missing handset, page 18. Also used during the registr ation process, page 46 Power/In use light Green light flashes when the phone rings[...]

12 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Left and Right sof t keys Press to select the option displayed on the screen. Handset 1 13:00 16/03 Names Menu If no buttons are pr essed for 30 seconds, the handset returns t o standby automatically . Navigating the menus Y[...]

13 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Menu map The f ollowing menus can be accessed by pr essing the relevant butt on: BT menu Helpdesk B T118500 Diver t on Diver t off Check diver t Call wait on Call wait off Chk call wait – Empty – – Empty – Calls list[...]

14 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com When you make a call, the light on the base flashes. Call timer Y our handset will automatically time the duration of all external calls. The handset display shows the call duration both during and f or a few seconds after [...]

15 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com During a handsfree call, press or to change the volume. Call W aiting Providing you have subscribed to your network’ s Call W aiting ser vice and it is switched on, your B T Inspire 1500 will alert you to a second incoming[...]

16 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Headset A suitable headset is available to purchase fr om the BT Helpline 0800 218 2182*, just press the button f ollowed by the button to call them. The headset port should also be compatible with any other Headset/Micropho[...]

17 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com W ARNING If the keypad is lock ed you will still be able to dial the emergency numbers 999 and 112. When the keypad is lock ed you can still answer incoming calls and operate the handset as normal. When the call is ended, th[...]

18 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com T o unlock the keypad: 1 . Press and hold . The handset beeps and Keypad Unlocked is displayed for 2 seconds bef ore r eturning to the standby screen. The will disappear . Find handset (P aging) Y ou can ring a handset to he[...]

19 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com View an entr y in the phonebook 1 . Press Names . The first entr y is displayed. 2 . Scroll or to the entr y you want. 3 . Press Options and scroll to View Entry . 4 . Press OK . Scroll or to view the name, number and group[...]

20 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Copy an entr y fr om the phonebook to another handset 1 . Press Names . Then scroll or to the entry you want to copy . 2 . Press Options and scroll to Copy Entry and press OK . 3 . Press or to select the handset you want to [...]

21 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Delete entire phonebook 1 . Press Names . 2 . Scroll to any phonebook entr y and pr ess Options . Scroll or to Delete All and press OK . 3 . Display shows Delete All? Press Yes to confirm or No to cancel. 4 . Press Back to [...]

22 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Speed Dial Y ou can allocate a name and number from the phonebook to each of the Speed Dial buttons to . Then you can simply pr ess and hold the Speed Dial button to automatically dial the number stored under it. Copy a phon[...]

23 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Edit a Speed Dial entry 1 . Press Names . 2 . Press Options and scroll to Speed Dial and press OK . 3 . Scroll or to the Speed Dial button you want to edit and press OK . 4 . The name and number is displayed, press Options a[...]

24 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Y ou can set different ringt ones for external calls and internal calls. Choose from 10 polyphonic and 5 standard handset ringtones. Melody 1-5 are standard and Melody 6 to 15 are polyphonic. Impor tant Changing the handset [...]

25 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Adjust the display contrast to suit differ ent lighting conditions. There ar e 8 levels. Set a name for your handset, e.g. Donna or Office. Settings Handset settings Selec t base Y ou can use this featur e if you've re[...]

26 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com De-register a handset 1 . Press Menu , scr oll to Settings and press OK . 2 . Scroll to HS Settings and press OK . 3 . Scroll to De-register and press OK . 4 . Enter the 4-digit system PIN code (default 0000) and pr ess OK .[...]

27 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Handset ringing priority 1 . Press Menu , scroll to Settings and press OK . 2 . Scroll to BS Settings . Press OK . 3 . Scroll to Ring Priority . Press OK . 4 . All Handsets is highlighted. Press OK f or all handsets to ring [...]

28 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com R eset base This resets your B T Inspire 1500 to its original settings. 1 . Press Menu , scroll to Settings and press OK . 2 . Scroll to BS Settings . Press OK . 3 . Scroll to Reset Base . Press OK . 4 . Enter the system PIN[...]

29 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Set alarm call 1 . Press Menu , scroll to Settings and press OK . 2 . Scroll to Alarm . Press OK . 3 . Scroll to Enter Time and press OK . 4 . Enter the alarm time, using the 24 hour f ormat, e.g. 22:30 for 10.30pm and press[...]

30 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com IMPORT ANT T o use Caller Display you mus t first subscribe to the service from your network provider . A quar t erly fee may be payable. For mor e information on BT Calling F eatures call B T free on 0800 800 150. T o ensu[...]

31 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com If you need to edit the number or name, press Clear to delete any unwanted charact ers, then enter new ones using the keypad. Dial from the Calls list 1 . Press , the most recent entr y is at the t op of the lis t. 2 . Press[...]

32 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Delete an entry 1 . Press . 2 . Press or to scroll thr ough the list to the entr y you want. 3 . Press Options . Scroll to Delete and press OK . Delete? is displayed, press Yes to confirm or No to cancel. 4 . Press Back to [...]

33 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com IMPORT ANT T o use BT Services and BT Calling Feat ures you must firs t subscribe (if requir ed) to the relevant ser vice fr om your network provider . A quar t erly fee may be payable. F or more details on BT’ s Calling [...]

34 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com T o reset the BT Services numbers back to the pre-stor ed numbers you can reset the handset to it's original factory default settings, see page 28. Show/Edit/Delete B T Ser vices numbers 1 . Press (a short press only). [...]

35 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Y ou will need to set the day , date and time (if you have not already done so)so that you will know when each message was received. If you have subscribed to your network’ s Caller Display ser vice, the dat e and time is [...]

36 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com When recor ding your Answer Only message, remember to advise your caller that they will not be able to leave a message. Y our own Answer Only message can be up to 1 minute long and will replace the pr e-recorded message. T o[...]

37 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Swit ch the answering machine on/off at pr e-set times 1 . Press Menu . Scr oll to Answer Machine . Press OK . 2 . Scroll to Answer Settings and press OK . 3 . Scroll to Timed Answer and press OK . 4 . Frequency is highlight[...]

38 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Message playback 1 . Press Menu . Scroll to Answer Machine . Press OK . 2 . Play Messages is highlighted. Press OK . 3 . The handset displays the number or name of the caller if available, the date and time it was received a[...]

39 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com U sing the answering machine at the base Swit ch on/off 1 . Press . The setting is announced and the display briefly displays On or Off . Message playback 1 . Press . New messages are played first. During playback: to dele[...]

40 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com If you f orget to switch on your answering machine 1 . Call your number from another phone and let it ring. Af t er 20 rings the machine will switch on and answer your call. 2 . Press * and enter your system PIN when prompt [...]

41 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com IMPORT ANT Y ou must subscribe to your Network Provider’ s Caller Display ser vice so that you can use text messaging and you must not withhold your telephone number . A quar terly f ee may be payable, please contact your [...]

42 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com At any time, pr ess Back to go back to the previous scr een, or press to cancel and return t o s tandby . If the text is not sent, the display shows Aborted! It is stored in the Outbo x and a icon is shown next to the entr y[...]

43 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Using the Dr af tbo x Draft texts you store are k ept in the Draftbox. 1 . Press Menu , Text is displayed. Press OK . 2 . Scroll to Draftbox . Press OK . 3 . Scroll or to the message you want and press Options . 4 . Press or[...]

44 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Delete Press OK . Display shows Delete? Press Yes to confirm or No to cancel. Delete All Press OK . Display shows Delete All? Press Yes to confirm or No to cancel. Call Number Press OK and f ollow instructions. Store Numbe[...]

45 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Add or change Ser vice Centre numbers 1 . Press Menu , Text is displayed, press OK . 2 . Scroll or to Settings and press OK . 3 . Text Centre is highlighted press OK . 4 . Scroll or to Send Centre 1 or 2 or Rcv. Centre 1 or [...]

46 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com U sing additional handsets Y ou can use up to five BT Inspir e additional handsets with your BT Inspire 1500 base to extend your phone system without needing to install extension sockets f or each new phone. Y our BT Inspir[...]

47 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com R egis tr ation of an additional handset when base PIN changed (i.e. if PIN changed from default setting of 0000) At the handset: 1 . Press Menu , scroll to Settings and press OK . 2 . Scroll to HS Settings and press OK . 3 [...]

48 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com T r ans f er a call Y ou can transfer an external call to another handset r egistered to the base. 1 . During your call, press . Y our external caller is put on hold. 2 . If you have one other handset it will ring. If you ha[...]

49 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Help Phone does not work • Have you removed the pull tab and ar e the batteries installed correctly? See page 6. • Check that the power is correctly connected. No dial tone • Is the telephone cord of the base plugged i[...]

50 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com icon flashes • Is the handset register ed correctly to the base, see page 46. • Check that the power is correctly connected. • Check that the handset is within range of the base. • The batteries are low , place the [...]

51 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Cannot register a handset to a base • Y ou can register a total of 5 handsets to your B T Inspire 1500 base and you can register your B T Inspire 1500 handset to up t o 4 bases. Check that you have not exceeded the limits.[...]

52 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Customer Helpline If you are still experiencing difficulties please call the B T Inspire 1500 Helpline on 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@v techeur ope.com. P ossible problems with text messaging T ex t messages cannot [...]

53 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com I want to use more than one t ex t (SMS) enabled pr oduc t on my telephone line It is possible to connect more than one SMS pr oduct to the same telephone line and f or both of them to send and receive T ext messages, but yo[...]

54 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Gener al sales enquiries • B T Residential lines – call 150. B T Business lines – call 152. • For non B T line cus tomers, call 0800 800 150 (r esidential) or 0800 800 152 (business). • Additional handsets are avai[...]

55 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Gener al inf ormation IMPOR T ANT This equipment is not designed for making emer gency telephone call when the power fails. Alternative arr angements should be made for access to emer gency ser vices. This product is intende[...]

56 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com • It is recommended that advice fr om a qualified exper t be sought befor e using this product in the vicinity of emergency/intensive car e medical equipment. • It is recommended that if you have a pacemak er fitted yo[...]

57 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Pr oduct disposal instructions The symbol shown here and on the pr oduct means that the product is classed as Electrical or Electronic E quipment and should not be disposed with other household or commercial waste at the end[...]

58 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Within the 12 month guar antee period: If you experience difficulty using the product, prior to r eturning your product, please r ead the Help section beginning on page 49 or contact the B T Inspire Helpdesk for assistance [...]

59 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F reephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com R& TTE This product is intended f or use within the UK for connection t o the public telephone network and compatible switchboards. This equipment complies with the essential requir ements for the Radio E quipment and T [...]

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