BT Freestyle 750 manual

B T Fr ees tyle 750 U ser Guide[...]

• Answering machine with up to 15 minutes digital r ecording time and helpful voice prompts. • 50 Name and number phonebook to store all your contact numbers for easy dialling. • St ore a phonebook entry then copy it – or the entire phonebook – to another B T Fr eestyle 750 handset. • Inductive coupler (f or use with digital hearing aid[...]

Section This U ser Guide pr ovides you with all the inf ormation you need to get the most fr om your phone. Bef or e you mak e your firs t call you will need to set up your phone. F ollow the simple instructions in ‘Getting Star ted’, on the next few pages. Need help? If you have any problems setting up or using your B T Fr eestyle 750 please c[...]

4 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com In this guide Getting star ted Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Setting up for multiple packs . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Settings Handset ringtone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Handset ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Handset tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Select base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Auto answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Contrast . . . . [...]

Using additional handsets Registering an additional handset . . . . . . . . 53 Select base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 De-register a handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Internal calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Call another handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 T r ansfe[...]

Location Place your B T Fr eestyle 750 within 2 metres of the mains power socket and t elephone socket so that the cables will reach. Make sur e it is at least 1 metre away fr om other electrical appliances to avoid interfer ence. Y our B T Fr eestyle 750 works by sending radio signals between the handset and base. The strength of the signal depend[...]

Battery low warning If the icon flashes in the handset display you will need to rechar ge the handset before you can use it again. Y ou also hear a low battery warning beep once ever y 60 seconds. During charging, the icon will scroll in the display . Battery per formance In ideal conditions, a fully charged batt eries should give up t o 10 hours t[...]

Setting up for multiple packs If you have purchased a B T F reestyle 750 multiple pack, you will need to pr epare any additional handsets and char gers for use. For each additional handset and char ger: 1. Inser t the cable through the channel at the rear of the char ger and inser t the plug into the power sock et. Plug the other end into the mains[...]

Date and time Providing you have subscribed to your network’ s Caller Display ser vice, the date and time is set automatically f or all handsets when you receive your first call. The date and time is recor ded with each answering machine message you receive. If you do not have a Caller Display ser vice you can set the date and time manually . Set[...]

11 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com Getting to know your phone Back/Clear/Mute Delete numbers and charact ers. When on a call, press once to mut e the handset and again to switch the handset microphone back on, page 18. When in a menu, press to cancel and [...]

12 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com Handset display Getting to know your phone Handset name/number Time Battery level Full Flashing (one bar) low[...]

Base Getting to know your phone Green Power light On: power on. Flashes: when the phone rings, during a call, during handset registration. Red Char ging light On: when the handset is on the base. Find Press to ring all r egistered handsets, helpful for finding a missing handset, page 22. Also used during the registration pr ocess, page 53. Delete P[...]

Up and Down buttons Press the and buttons on the side of the handset to scroll thr ough the menu options. If no buttons are pr essed for 30 seconds the handset r et urns to standby automatically . Navigating the menus Y our B T Fr eestyle 750 has an easy to use menu system. Each menu has a list of options, which you can see on the menu map on the f[...]

Menu map 15 G etting to know your phone If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com Redial List Delete Delete all Call number St ore number Calls List Details Delete Delete all Call number St ore number Category Settings H/Set settings Base settings Date/Time Alarm A[...]

U sing the phone 16 When you make a call, the P ower/In use 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 your call. Swit ch handset on or off T o switch off 1. Press and hold . 2. Switch off? is dis[...]

R eceive a call When you receive a call, the phone rings. The display shows the caller’ s number if available or the caller’ s name if it matches an entr y in the phonebook. 1. Press . Call W aiting Providing you have subscribed t o your network’ s Call W aiting ser vice and it is switched on, your B T F reestyle 750 will aler t you to a seco[...]

During a handsfree call, press or to change the volume. Earpiece / handsfree volume During a call you can adjust the volume of the earpiece or loudspeaker . There are 5 levels. 1. Press or to incr ease or decrease the volume. Secr ecy (Mut e) During a call, you can talk to someone nearby without your caller hearing. 1. Press . The display shows Mut[...]

Answer a call handsfree When the phone rings: 1. Press butt on to answer the call then press it again to switch to loudspeak er . Swit ch to handsfree during a call 1. During a call: pr ess t o put the call on the loudspeak er . T o switch handsfree off and ret urn the call to the earpiece, press again. R edial Up to the last 5 telephone numbers ca[...]

R edial a number from the redial list 1. Press , the last number you called is displayed. 2. Press or to scr oll to the number you want. 3. Press to dial. Sa ve a number fr om the redial list to the phonebook 1. Press . Scroll or to the number you want. 2. Press and scroll to Store Number . 3. Press . Use the k eypad to enter a name. 4. Press . Scr[...]

Delete all redial numbers 1. Press . 2. Press and scroll to Delete All . 3. Press to confirm or to cancel. Keypad lock Y ou can lock the keypad so that it cannot be used accidentally while carr ying it around. T o lock the keypad: 1. Press and hold . The handset beeps and Keypad locked is displayed. T o unlock the keypad: 1. Press and hold . The ha[...]

Find handset (Paging) Y ou can ring a handset to help locate it. 1. Press on the base. All handsets register ed to the base will ring for up t o 30 seconds. 2. Press on the base again to stop the ringing or press a button on any handset. New calls and messages aler t When you have new answering machine messages or calls, your B T Fr eestyle 750 dis[...]

Y ou can store up to 50 names and numbers in the phonebook. Names can be up to 8 char acters long and numbers up to 24 digits. St ore a name and number 1. Fr om standby , press . The phonebook menu is displayed. 2. When storing the firs t entr y: New entry is highlighted. Press . When storing fur ther entries: The phonebook list is displayed, with [...]

T o search alphabetically Pr ess the r elevant keypad button, e.g. for the entries beginning with T pr ess once then scr oll or through the entries. Call groups Y our options are: General F amily W ork Friends Utilities VIP Others No Group View an entr y 1. Press . The first entr y is displayed. 2. Press and scroll to View . 3. Press . The firs t e[...]

Edit a name and number 1. Press . 2. Press and scroll to Edit Entry . 3. Press and edit the name. Press and edit the number . 4. Pr ess . If requir ed, scroll to the Gr oup you want. 5. Press to confirm then to return t o the previous menu level. Copy an entr y 1. Press . Scr oll or to the entr y you want. 2. Press and scroll to Copy . 3. Press and[...]

Y ou can copy the entire phonebook to another handset register ed to the base. If the phonebook becomes full during copying the display shows Memory full . If copying is not successful the display shows Dir. copy failed . If you copy an entr y that already exists in the receiving handset it will cr eate a duplicate entry . Copy all entries 1. Press[...]

Delete an entry 1. Press . Scr oll or to the entr y you want. 2. Press and scroll to Delete . 3. Press to confirm or to cancel. 4. Press to ret urn to the previous menu level. Delete entire phonebook 1. Press . 2. Press and scroll to Delete All . 3. Press . Display shows Delete All? . 4. Press to confirm or to cancel. 27 P honebook If you experienc[...]

Speed dial Y ou can allocate a name and number fr om the phonebook to each of the Speed dial buttons to . Button has the B T Fr eestyle Helpline number s tor ed already . T o ask B T for help with using your phone, pr ess and hold to ring the number . T o copy a phonebook entr y to a Speed dial 1. Press . 2. Scroll to Speed Dial and press . 3. Scr [...]

T o delete a Speed dial 1. Press . 2. Press and scroll or to Speed dial and press . 3. Scroll or to the Speed dial you want to delete and press . 4. The name and number is displayed, pr ess and scr oll t o Delete . 5. Press to confirm, Deleted is displayed. 6. Press Back to r eturn to the pr evious menu level. T o edit a Speed dial 1. Press . 2. Pr[...]

6. This new name and number will replace the old name and number in the Speed dial. 7. Press to ret urn to the previous menu level. T o dial using a Speed dial 1. Press and hold the Speed dial button ( to ) with the number you wish to dial. 2. The display shows Calling and the number being dialled. 30 Phonebook If you experience any problems, pleas[...]

Settings 31 Handset settings Handset ringtone 1. Press . Scroll to Settings and press . 2. Display shows H/Set settings . Press . 3. Display shows Ringer . Press . 4. Scr oll or to select External or Internal . Press . 5. Scroll or to the ringtone you want. A sample is played. 6. Press to save. 7. Pr ess to r eturn to the pr evious menu level. Hand[...]

Handset tones 1. Press . Scroll to Settings and press . 2. Display shows H/Set settings . Press . 3. Scroll to Tones . Press . 4. Scroll or to the tone you want. Pr ess . 5. Scroll or to On or Off . 6. Press to save. 7. Press to ret urn to the previous menu level. Select base 1. Press . Scroll to Settings and press . 2. Display shows H/Set settings[...]

Auto answer 1. Press . Scroll to Settings and press . 2. Display shows H/Set settings . Press . 3. Scroll to Auto answer . Press . 4. Scroll or to select On or Off . Press . 5. Press to ret urn to the previous menu level. Display Contr as t 1. Press . Scroll to Settings and pr ess . 2. Display shows H/Set settings . Pr ess . 3. Scr oll t o Display [...]

Handset name 1. Press . Scroll to Settings and press . 2. Display shows H/Set settings . Press . 3. Scroll to Display . Press . 4. Scroll to Handset name. Press . 5. Use the k eypad to enter a name f or your handset then press to save. 6. Press to ret urn to the previous menu level. 34 Settings If you experience any problems, please call the Helpli[...]

Base settings Base ringtone and volume 1. Press , scroll to Settings and press . 2. Scroll to Base settings . Press . 3. Ringer is highlighted. Pr ess . 4. Scroll or to the ringtone you want and pr ess . 5. Scroll to Ring volume . Press or to select the volume, or off . 6. Press to save. 7. Press to ret urn to the previous menu. S ystem PIN 1. Pres[...]

S ystem reset This resets your B T F reestyle 750 to its original settings. 1. Press , scroll to Settings and press . 2. Scroll to Base settings . Press . 3. Scroll to System reset . Press . 4. Ent er the system PIN (0000) and pr ess . 5. Press to confirm or to cancel. If you confirm the handset ret urns to standby . Dat e and Time Set date and tim[...]

6. T o set the date, scroll to Set date and press . Use the keypad t o enter the date then pr ess . 7. Press to ret urn to the previous menu level. Set alarm call 1. Press . Scroll to Settings and press . 2. Scr oll t o Alarm and pr ess . 3. T o enter the Time for the call, pr ess and use the k eypad to enter the time. Pr ess . 4. T o set the alarm[...]

38 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com Calls lis ts Caller Display If you have subscribed to a Caller Display Ser vice, you will be able to see your caller’ s number on your handset display (provided it is not withheld) prior t o answering the call. If your[...]

39 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com When a Calls list is open, press to scroll fr om the newest call to the oldest, or press to scroll fr om the oldest call to the newest. Dial from the Calls list 1. Press the most recent entr y is at the top of the list. [...]

40 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com Calls list settings 1. Press . 2. Press . Scroll to Category and press . 3. Press or to select All calls or Missed calls . 4. Scroll to New call alert . 5. Press to select On or Off . 6. Press to save. 7. Press to ret ur[...]

Delete an entry 1. Press . 2. Press or to scr oll through the list to the entr y you want. 3. Press . Scroll to Delete and press . Display shows Deleted . 4. Pr ess to r eturn to the pr evious menu level. Delete entire Calls list 1. Press . 2. Pr ess . Scr oll to Delete all and pr ess . 3. Press t o confirm or to cancel. 4. Press to r eturn to the [...]

Call Diver t will divert all incoming calls t o another number of your choice. 42 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com B T Network Ser vices By selecting the B T Ser vices menu you can access a range of useful pre-stor ed numbers and fur ther BT Calling F eatu[...]

43 Call W aiting lets you know if another person is tr ying to contact you while you are on a call. If a second caller rings you will hear a beep in the handset. Providing you have also subscribed to Caller Display , the screen will show the caller’ s details. If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 *[...]

44 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com Answering machine Y our B T Fr eestyle 750 can digitally record up t o 15 minutes of messages or up to 99 messages. Each incoming message can last up to a maximum of 1 minute. Y ou can operat e your answering machine fro[...]

45 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com Answer and Recor d The pre-set Answer and R ecord outgoing message, that allows your caller to leave a message, is “Hello, your call cannot be taken at the moment, so please leave your message after the tone”. Y our [...]

46 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com 4. Scroll to Ans & Rec or Answer only and press . 5. Y our message is then played back. If you want to delete it, press during playback. Or press to save. Answer settings 1. Press . Scroll to Answer machine . Press .[...]

Call scr eening When the answering machine is on and takes a call, you can listen to the caller leaving a message. Y ou can then identify the caller and decide whether to tak e the call in person. The call can be heard thr ough the base speaker , or the handset as follows: 1. When your BT F r ees tyle 750 rings, wait f or the answering machine to t[...]

48 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com Message playback 1. Press . Scroll to Answer machine . Press . 2. Play messages is highlighted. Pr ess . 3. The handset displays the number or name of the caller if available, and the date and time it was r eceived. Mess[...]

Memory full If the caller’ s still talking when the memor y becomes full the caller hears “Thank you for calling” and the machine will hang up. Y ou must delete messages befor e your machine will be able to recor d new ones. T o delete old (played) messages, see page 48 or opposite for instructions. Answering machine messages that are not del[...]

50 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com once to r epeat the message. twice to play the pr evious message. to play the next message. to pause and r esume playback. to stop playback. adjust the speaker volume + or – during playback. At the end of playback pr e[...]

4. If you select Enable the display asks you to enter the R emote access PIN. Enter the old PIN (original setting 0000) and pr ess . 5. Enter the new PIN and press . 6. Re-enter the new PIN and pr ess . 7. Press to ret urn to the previous menu level. If you for get to switch on your answering machine 1. Call your number from another phone and let i[...]

52 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com When you have accessed your B T Fr eestyle 750, you can use the keypad t o operat e your answering machine. Follow the announcements and instructions you hear . Play main menu Play all messages Play new messages only Ski[...]

53 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com U sing additional handsets Y ou can use up to five B T F reestyle 750 additional handsets with your B T Fr eestyle 750 base to extend your phone system without needing to install extension sockets f or each new phone. Y [...]

54 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com 5. Enter the system PIN then press . The display shows Registering... The handset is automatically assigned the next available handset number . Select base 1. Press , scroll to Settings and press . 2. H/set settings is h[...]

6. Display shows De-registered! 7. Press to ret urn to the previous menu level. Internal calls Call another handset If you have mor e than one handset r egist ered t o the base, you can make int ernal calls between two handsets. 1. Press and if you have one other handset it will ring. If you have extra handsets, pr ess or to select the handset (1-5[...]

56 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com 3-W ay conf erence call Y ou can hold a 3-way confer ence call between 2 internal callers and 1 external caller 1. During your call, press . Y our external caller is put on hold. 2. If you have one other handset it will [...]

57 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com Help Phone does not work • Have you installed the batteries correctly? See page 8. • Check that the mains power is correctly connect ed. No dial tone • Is the telephone cor d of the base plugged into the phone sock[...]

58 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com No display • The batteries may be flat, dead or incorr ectly inser ted. • Rechar ge or replace the batt eries icon not scrolling • T r y cleaning the charging contacts. • Check that the mains power is correctly c[...]

Cannot access your messages from another phone • Has Remot e access been disabled? T o enable Remote access, see page 50. No Caller Display number/name displa yed • Have you subscribed to a Caller Display ser vice fr om your network provider , see page 38. • The caller may have withheld their number . • An exact name/number match was not f [...]

60 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com Buzzing noise on my phone or on other electrical equipment nearby • Sometimes your B T Fr eestyle 750 can inter f ere with other electrical equipment if it is placed too close. It is recommended that you place your B T[...]

61 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com Gener al inf ormation IMPORT ANT This equipment is not designed for making emer gency telephone call when the power fails. Alternative arrangements should be made f or access to emergency services. This product is intend[...]

62 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com • It is recommended that you place your pr oduct at least one metre away from such appliances t o minimise any risk of interference. • Never dispose of batteries in a fir e. There is a serious risk of explosion and/o[...]

63 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com Guar antee Y our BT F reestyle 750 is guaranteed f or a period of 12 months from the date of pur chase. Subject to the terms listed below , the guarantee will provide f or the repair of , or at BT’ s or its agent’ s [...]

64 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on F r eephone 0800 218 2182 * or email bt.helpdesk@ vt echeurope.com T echnical information How many telephones can I have? All items of telephone equipment have a Ringer Equivalence Number (REN), which is used to calculat e the number of items which may be connected to any one telephone [...]

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Offices worldwide The ser vices described in this publication ar e subject to availability and may be modified from time to time. Services and equipment are pr ovided subject to British T elecommunications plc’ s respective s tandar d conditions of contr act. Nothing in this publication forms any par t of any contr act. © British T elecommunic[...]