BT Freestyle 255 manual

B T Fr eestyle 225 UG – Issue 2 – Edition 01 – 21.11.07 – 8523 B T F r ees tyle 225 U ser Guide 8523 Freestyle 225 UG Iss.2 [1] 21/11/07 10:51 Page 1[...]

B T Fr eestyle 225 UG – Issue 2 – Edition 01 – 21.11.07 – 8523 • Digital call clarity with up to 300m r ange outdoors and up to 50m indoors (in ideal conditions). • Direct or y – lets you store up to 30 names and numbers f or easy dialling. • Caller Display - lets you see who’ s calling and your phone s tores details of the las t [...]

Section B T Fr eestyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 This U ser Guide pr ovides you with all the inf ormation you need t o get the most fr om your phone. Y ou mus t firs t set up your phone bef or e you can use it. This doesn ’t tak e long as it is easy t o do. Jus t f ollow the simple instructions on the nex t f ew pages. Need help[...]

In this guide 4 B T Fr eestyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 Getting star ted Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Set the day and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Setting up the charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Restor e default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Caller Display Calls list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 View/dial a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 T o copy a Calls list number to the directory . 37 Delete a number . .[...]

Getting s tar ted 6 B T Fr eestyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 W ARNING Do not place your BT F r eestyle 225 in the bathroom or other humid ar eas. Handset range The BT F r eestyle 225 has a range of 300 metres outdoors when ther e is a clear line of sight between the base and the handset. Any obstruction between the base and handse[...]

2. Batteries will come inser ted in the batter y compar tment. Pull the plastic tag as instructed to activate the batteries. 3. Place the handset on the base to charge the batt eries f or at least 16 hours. The main handset is pre-r egister ed to the base as –1– (Handset 1). This is shown on the display . When the handset is fully charged the d[...]

The charge capacity of r echargeable batteries will reduce with time as they wear out, so reducing the talk/standby time of the handset. Eventually they will need to be replaced. New batt eries can be obtained from the B T F reestyle Helpline 0870 240 3962. Batteries and handset may become warm during charging. This is normal. Y our BT F reestyle 2[...]

B T F reestyle 225 multiple pack owners only Location Y ou need to place your B T Freestyle 225 char ger close enough to a mains power sock et so that the cable will r each. Setting up the charger 1. Plug the power adaptor cable into the underside of the charger , plug the other end int o the mains wall sock et and switch the power on. 9 G etting s[...]

2. Batteries will come inser ted in the batter y compar tment. Pull the plastic tag as instructed to activate the batteries. 3. Place the handset on the charger and char ge f or at least 16 hours. Y our B T Freestyle 225 multiple pack is now ready f or use. 10 Getting star ted B T Fr eestyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 If you experi[...]

R Clr Menu Getting to know your phone 11 B T Fr eestyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 Handset If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com BT button Press to access the B T Calling f eatur es ser vices list, page 39. Up Fr om standby , press to display the Calls list, p[...]

Handset display icons These are the symbols you will see on your handset’ s display . 12 Getting to know your phone B T Fr eestyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com UP /DOWN When scrolling thr ough the menu. ANTENNA St eady whe[...]

Base 13 G etting to know your phone B T Fr eestyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Find Press to page/locat e a handset, see page 21. Charger (For multiple pack users only) 8523 Freestyle 225 UG Iss.2 [1] 21/11/07 10:51 Page 13[...]

Navigating the menus Y our B T F r eestyle 225 handset feat ur es an easy to use menu system. Have a look at the menu map on the next page. When the handset is switched on and in standby: 1. Press to open the main menu and select the function you want by pressing the or button. For example, t o change the ringer melody: 1. Press to open the main me[...]

Handset menu map 15 G etting to know your phone B T Fr eestyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Answer machine • Play message • Del all old • Security PIN • Ans Settings Redial • Select • St ore No. • Delete • De[...]

U sing the phone 16 B T Fr eestyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 Call timer Y our handset automatically displays the duration of every external call. The call time will remain on the display until 2 seconds after the call has ended. Make a call 1. Press . Ent er the telephone number and the number is dialled. Prepar atory dialling Use[...]

Or If the handset is on the base/charger , lif t the handset to answer the call. V olume Adjust the volume during a call: T o increase the volume Press . T o decrease the volume Press . Handsfree Handsfree lets you talk to your caller without holding the handset. It also enables other people in the r oom t o list en to your conversation over the lo[...]

Range Indicator The icon on the display indicates when you are in r ange of the base. If Searching is displayed, you ar e out of range and will need t o move closer to the base. Answer a call in handsfree When the phone rings: 1. Press and the call is tr ansferr ed to the loudspeak er . Swit ch to handsfree during a call During a call: 1. Press . T[...]

R edial Y our B T F r eestyle 225 stores the details of the last 10 calls made into a r edial list. Stor ed r edial numbers can be up to 20 digits long. 1. Press , to open the main menu. 2. Press to display Redial and press to display the redial list. 3. Press or to select any of the last 10 numbers called. 4. Press or to dial the number displayed.[...]

T o delete a number from the r edial lis t 1. Press , to open the main menu. 2. Press or t o display Redial . Pr ess to display the redial list. 3. Press or to display the number to be deleted and press . 4. Press or to display Delete and press to select. 5. Delete? is displayed, press again to confirm. 6. Deleted is displayed. Press and hold to r [...]

Keypad lock Y ou can lock the k eypad to prevent accidentally dialling numbers while carr ying the handset around. 1. Press and hold for 1.5 seconds until the icon is displayed. 2. T o unlock the keypad, pr ess and hold again. Ringer volume on/ off 1. Pr ess and hold f or 1.5 seconds t o switch the ringer on or off . If you switch the ringer off , [...]

If two handsets are engaged on an internal call and an external incoming call is received, beeps will be emitt ed at both internal handsets. The internal call has to be ended bef ore the external call can be answered. Making internal calls If you purchased a B T Fr eestyle 225 multi-pack, you can make internal calls between handsets. 1. Press then [...]

3. Enter the number of the handset you want to call. The other handset will ring and display your handset number to let the handset user know who is calling. The external caller will be put on hold. 4. When the other handset answers, press to tr ansfer the call. 3-W ay conf erence calls If using a B T Freestyle 225 multi-pack, you can hold a 3-way [...]

Dir ector y 24 B T Fr ees tyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 If there ar e no s tored entries, Empty will be displayed. If you tr y to store a new entry and the directory is full, you will hear an error tone and Full will be displayed. Press to delete an incorr ect digit. If the number you store has mor e than 11 digits, the display s[...]

25 D irect or y B T Fr ees tyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com 1st space space A a D d G g J j M m P p T t W w . . # # 2nd 1 1 B b E e H h K k N n Q q U u X x , , * * 3rd € € C c F f I i L l O o R r V v Y y ? ? @ @ 4th £ [...]

Inser t a pause in a number Y ou may need to do this if you are connected to a switchboar d. When entering a number , usually af ter entering the switchboar d access code (e.g. 9) press and hold 0 until P appears in the display . Dial/view a number 1. Press to open the dir ector y . The first entr y is displayed. 2. Press or to scroll thr ough the [...]

5. The name is displayed followed by a flashing cursor . Edit the name using to delete incorrect char acters and enter new ones using the keypad, then pr ess to save. 6. Stored is displayed. Press and hold to r eturn to standby mode. Delete a director y entr y 1. Press to open the dir ector y . The first entr y is displayed. 2. Press or t o scr oll[...]

Handset settings 28 B T Fr ees tyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 Ringer melody There ar e 6 differ ent ringer melodies to choose from. 1. Press to open the main menu. 2. Press or until the display shows Setup h/set and press . 3. Ring melody is displayed, press to select. The current melody is played f or 5 seconds. 4. Press or to se[...]

5. Press to store. Y ou hear a confirmation tone and Stored is displayed. 6. Press and hold to r eturn to standby . Handset tones on/ off Y our BT F reestyle 225 has a series of tones designed to aler t you to cer tain situations. A tone will sound: when the batt er y is low; when you move out of range of the base and ther e is no coverage; t o con[...]

Handset name Y ou can give each handset a name up to a maximum of 11 charact ers, for example “Kitchen ”. It will s till display its number . 1. Press to open the main menu. 2. Press or until the display shows SETUP H/SET and press . 3. Press or until Hs Name is displayed, pr ess t o select. 4. Pr ess t o delet e character s and use the k eypad[...]

5. The handset will tempor arily display Registered then will display Handset and will be automatically assigned the next handset number . De-r egistering a handset Y ou can de-register any handset from a base using any of the handsets that are r egis ter ed to it. 1. Press and or until REGISTRATION is displayed, then press . 2. Press or until DERE[...]

3. Press or until Reset is displayed, press to confirm. 4. Reset? is displayed. Press . Stored is displayed. Default settings Earpiece volume 3 Handsfree volume 3 External handset ringer melody 1 External handset ringer volume 5 Batter y low tone On Out of range t one Off Key beeps On Keypad lock Off Redial list memory Empty Direct or y Empty Calls[...]

Base settings 33 B T Fr ees tyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 Change PIN code Y our System PIN can help pr event unauthorised user s from changing the settings on your phone. 1. Press to open the main menu. 2. Press or until the display shows Setup base and press . 3. Change PIN is displayed, press to select. Enter PIN is displayed. [...]

T one is the default setting for the UK. Y ou should only have to change this if connected to a switchboard that r equires Pulse dialling. T o change your mailbox number: 1. Press to open the main menu. 2. Press or until the display shows Setup base and press . 3. Press or until the display shows Voice mail and press . Mailbox No is displayed press[...]

4. Press or to display either Tone or Pulse and press . Y ou hear a confirmation tone and Stored is displayed. 5. Press and hold to r eturn to standby . R es tore def ault settings Y ou can reset your B T Freestyle 225 base to its default (original) settings. 1. Press to open the main menu. 2. Pr ess or until the display shows Setup base and press [...]

Caller Display 36 B T Fr ees tyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 IMPORT ANT T o use Caller Display you mus t first subscribe to your network provider’ s Caller Display ser vice. A quar terly fee may be payable. For mor e information on B T Calling Feat ures, call BT fr ee on 0800 800 150. If the caller has withheld their number the d[...]

3. The most recent missed call is displayed. Press or to scroll thr ough the Calls list . 4. Press or to dial the number displayed. T o copy a Calls list number to the director y 1. Press , to open the main menu. 2. Press to display Calls List and press to select. The mos t recent missed call is displayed. 3. Press or to scroll thr ough the Calls l[...]

3. Press or to scroll thr ough the Calls lis t to the entr y you want and press to select. 4. Press or to display Delete and press t o select. 5. Delete? is displayed, press again to confirm. 6. Deleted is displayed. Press and hold to r eturn to standby mode. Delet e the entire Calls list 1. Press , to open the main menu. 2. Press or to display Cal[...]

B T Calling F eat ur es 39 B T Fr ees tyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 By pressing the button on the handset your B T Freestyle 225 gives you easy access to a r ange of pre-stor ed BT Calling F eatures. These are: Helpdesk Diver t Off Call W ait Off Dir Enquiries Check Diver t Call W ait ??? Diver t On Call W ait On BT Helpdesk 1. P[...]

Call Diver t Off 1. Press then scroll to Divert Off . 2. Press or to dial the code. 3. Listen for confirmation of your instructions. Check Diver t 1. Press then scroll to Check Divert . 2. Press or to dial the code. 3. Listen to hear the status of your Call Diver t. Call W aiting On Call W aiting lets you know if another person is tr ying to contac[...]

1. Press then scroll to Callwait On . 2. Press or to dial the code. 3. Listen for confirmation of your instructions. Call W aiting Off 1. Press then scroll to Callwait Off . 2. Press or to dial the code. 3. List en f or confirmation of your instructions. Check Call W aiting 1. Press then scroll to Callwait??? . 2. Press or to dial the code. 3. List[...]

For help with ent ering names, see page 24. Add/ edit a ser vice 1. Press then scroll to the service you want to edit or to display Empty and press . 2. Change is displayed press . If ther e is a previously stored number , this will be displayed. 3. If necessar y edit the number , pressing to delete any existing digits, then enter the new ser vice [...]

Answering machine 43 B T Fr ees tyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 Y our BT F reestyle 225 can digitally recor d up to 15 minutes of messages. Each message can be up to a maximum of 3 minutes long. Y ou can operate your B T Fr ees tyle 225 from: ■ the handset ■ remot ely from any external T ouchtone™ telephone. Y our BT F reesty[...]

If you have not already set the day and time, you will need to do this so that you will know when each message was received, see page 8. Call Screening When a caller is leaving a message Screen? appears on the display . Pressing allows you to monitor the message being left without the caller hearing you. Y ou can then press to accept the call or to[...]

Select answer mode 1. Press twice to enter the answering machine mode. 2. Press or until Ans settings is displayed and press to select. The display shows Listen . Listen to the voice prompt, “T o hear the main menu, press 1”. 3. Press until you hear the answer mode you want, either “ Answer only is on ” or “ Answer and record is on ”. R[...]

Play/ check outgoing message 1. Press twice to enter the answering machine mode. 2. Press or until Ans settings is displayed. Pr ess to select. Listen to the voice pr ompt, “T o hear the main menu, press 1”. 3. Press . Y our outgoing message is played back. R eins tate pre-r ecorded outgoing messages This means deleting your own recor ded outgo[...]

Message playback When you have new messages stored on your B T Fr eestyle 225 answering machine the icon will flash in the display . Playing messages 1. Press twice to enter the answering machine mode. Play message is displayed. 2. Press . The machine announces, “Y ou have (n) new messages”, and your new messages ar e played back. The machine t[...]

Adjust volume for message pla yback 1. During message playback, press or , until you reach the requir ed level. Delete all old messages 1. Press twice to enter the answering machine mode. 2. Scroll to Del all old and press . 3. Delete all? appears. Press to confirm. All deleted is displayed. 4. Press and hold to r eturn to standby mode. Memor y ful[...]

Time Saver Time Saver can save you the cost of a call when you want to ring in to find out if you have new messages. If your answering machine answers after 2 rings, you have new messages. If you have no new messages it will answer after 6 rings. So if you hear a third ring, you can hang up befor e you are connected, saving you the cost of a call. [...]

Change security PIN code 1. Press to open the main menu. The display shows ANS. MACHINE . 2. Press then or until SECURITY PIN is displayed. 3. Press and ENTER PIN is displayed. Enter your existing PIN using the keypad and pr ess . 4. NEW PIN is displayed. Using the k eypad enter your new f our digit PIN and pr ess . 5. REPEAT PIN is displayed. Re-e[...]

Check for messages 1. Dial your phone number . When you hear your outgoing message, press . Y ou will hear , “Please enter your security code”. 2. Enter your 4-digit code and your machine announces "Y ou have (n) new messages". The new messages are then automatically played back to you. R emote access commands When you have accessed y[...]

Help 52 B T Fr ees tyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@v techeurope.com Handset not registering? Is Searching displayed on the handset? Check that the base is plugged into the mains power and switched on. Check that there ar e charged batteri[...]

Handset is not charging properly Make sur e the handset is placed properly on the base/char ger . When charging, the battery symbol is shown filling up. Clean the charging contacts with a soft, slightly damp (not wet) cloth. Handset does not ring Check that the batteries ar e inser ted corr ectly . Check that the handset ringer has not been switche[...]

Gener al inf ormation 54 B T Fr ees tyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 Saf ety information Only use the power supply supplied with your B T Freestyle 225. Using an unauthorised power supply will invalidate your guar antee and may damage the telephone. Only use the telephone line cord supplied with your B T Freestyle 225, other wise yo[...]

Product 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 of its working life. The W as te of Electrical and Electronic E quipment (WEEE) Directive (2002/96/EC) has been put in place t[...]

The conditions of this guarant ee are: The guarant ee shall only apply to defects that occur within the 12 month guarant ee period. Proof of pur chase is required. The equipment is ret urned to BT or its agent as instructed. This guarant ee does not cover any faults or defects caused by accidents, misuse, fair wear and tear , neglect, tampering wit[...]

T echnical inf ormation How many telephones can you have? All items of equipment have a Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) which is used to calculate the number of items that may be connected to any one t elephone line. The B T Freestyle 225 has a total REN of 1, i.e. f or a base and up to 4 handsets. Any other instrument provided by B T may be assume[...]

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Offices worldwide The ser vices described in this publication are subject to availability and may be modified from time to time. Services and equipment ar e pr ovided subject t o British T elecommunications plc’ s respective standard conditions of contract. Nothing in this publication f orms any par t of any contract. © British T elecommunicat[...]