BT 250 manuale d’uso

BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 B T F r eestyle 2 5 0 U ser Guide[...]

Section BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 • Digital call clarity with up t o 300m r ange out door s and up to 50m indoors (in ideal conditions). • Answering machine with up to 15 minutes recor ding time. • Direct ory – lets you store up to 50 names and numbers for easy dialling. • Caller Display - lets you see who?[...]

Section BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 This U ser Guide provides you with all the inf ormation you need to get the most from your phone. Y ou must fir st set up your phone befor e you can use it. This doesn ’t take long as it is easy to do. Just follow the simple instructions on the nex t f ew pages. Need help? If you h[...]

4 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com In this guide Getting star ted Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Set the da[...]

Delete a list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Call the sender’ s phone number . . . . . . . . . . 32 Send/edit/delete text messages in the outbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Message aler t beep on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 SMS Ser vice Centre numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Adding or [...]

6 In this guide BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Caller Display Calls lis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 View/dial a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 T o copy a Ca[...]

Getting star ted 7 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com WARNING Do not place your BT F reestyle 250 in the bathroom or other humid areas. Handset range The BT F reestyle 250 has a range of 300 metr es outdoors when the[...]

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

9 G etting star ted BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com The charge capacity of rechar geable batteries will reduce with time as they wear out, so reducing the talk/standby time of the handset. Eventually they will nee[...]

Under no circumstances use non- rechargeable batteries. Only use NiMH rechargeable batteries with a capacity of 600mAh or higher . Using inappropriate batteries will invalidate your guarantee and may damage the telephone. Helpline If you are having any difficulties setting up or using your B T F rees tyle 250, please call the BT F reestyle Helpline[...]

2. Batteries will come inser ted in the battery compar tment. Pull the plastic tag as instructed to activate the batteries. 3. Place the handset on the charger and charge f or at least 16 hours. Y our BT Freestyle 250 multiple pack is now ready f or use. 11 G etting star ted BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experienc[...]

12 3 45 6 78 9 ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ 0 R Clr Menu Getting to know your phone 12 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 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 featur es services lis t, page 60. Up From stan[...]

Handset display icons These are the symbols you will see on your handset’ s display . 13 G etting to know your phone BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com UP /DOWN When scr olling thr ough the menu ANTENNA Steady when[...]

14 Getting to know your phone BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Base Find Pr ess to ring the handset(s), to help you find it if it is missing, page 22. <SKIP Press once to repeat curr ent message, twice to play p[...]

Navigating the menus Y our BT F reestyle 250 handset feat ures 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 menu.[...]

Handset menu map 16 Getting to know your phone BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Menu navigation Pr ess or to scroll thr ough the menu options. Press to select an option. Press to go back to the pr evious display sc[...]

U sing the phone 17 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 Make a call 1. Press . Enter the telephone number and the number is dialled. Preparat ory dialling U se pr eparatory dialling to see and check the number on the display bef or e you dial out. 1. Enter the number first then press or to dial. End a call 1. Pr ess or place t[...]

The earpiece volume can only be changed when you are on a call. Earpiece volume During a call: T o increase the volume Press . T o decrease the volume Press . Handsfree Hands free lets you talk to your caller without holding the handset. It also enables other people in the room t o listen t o your conversation over the loudspeak er . Mak e a call i[...]

Answer a call in handsfree When the phone rings: 1. Press and the call is transf erred to the loudspeak er . Switch t o handsfree during a call During a call: 1. Press . The call is transferred t o the loudspeaker . 2. Press to toggle between Handsfree and the handset. 3. Press to end the call. Secrecy During a call, you can talk to someone nearby [...]

If a redial number is stored in the Directory , the caller’ s name will be displayed instead of the number . If there are no r edial numbers stored, Empty will be displayed. If you dial the same number on more than one occasion, only the most recent call details will be stored, any previous occurrence will be deleted. Redial Y our BT F reestyle 2[...]

T o delete a number from the redial list 1. Press , to open the main menu. 2. Press or until the display shows Redial , press to display the redial list. 3. Press or to display the number you want and press to select. 4. Press or to display Delete entry and pr ess to select. 5. Delete? is displayed, pr ess again t o confirm. 6. Deleted is displayed[...]

Y ou cannot answer the ringing as you would a call. Stopping the ring at a handset stops the ring at that handset only . When the keypad is lock ed incoming calls can still be answered. Once the call has ended, the keypad lock is re- activated. IMPORT ANT Emergency calls CAN be made when the keypad lock is on. Keypad lock Y ou can lock the keypad t[...]

Making internal calls If you purchased a B T Fr eestyle 250 multi-pack, you can make internal calls between handsets. 1. Press then or until the display shows Internal . 2. Press and enter the number of the handset you want to call. The other handset will ring and display your handset number t o let the handset user know who is calling. When the ot[...]

T o put an external call on hold during a conference, pr ess Int/Ext call will be displayed. Pr ess t o confirm. T o take the external caller off hold, press . Conference will be displayed, press to confirm. Menu Menu Menu Menu T ransferring calls If using a BT F reestyle 250 multi-pack, you can transfer an external call to the other handset. 1. Du[...]

4. Press , the display shows Conference . Press to confirm. The external call, and the two internal handsets are all connected to the conf erence. 5. Any caller can leave the conference by pr essing . S witching a handset off 1. Pr ess then or until the display shows Switch off . 2. Press and the display shows Switch off? , pressing again will conf[...]

Dir ector y 26 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If there are no stor ed entries, Empty will be displayed. If you try to store a new entr y and the directory is full, you will hear an error tone and Full will be displayed. Pr ess to delete an incorr ect digit. Writing tips If you make a mistake, pr ess to delete the last cha[...]

Dial/view a number 1. Press to open the directory . The firs t entry is displayed. 2. Press or to scroll thr ough the directory to the entr y you want. Or , search alphabetically , using the keypad to enter the first letter of the name you want, then scroll to the exact entry using the and buttons. 3. T o dial pr ess or t o view press , then to dis[...]

See page 26 for help with entering names. 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. Saved is displayed. Press and hold to r eturn to standby mode. Delet ea directory entr y 1. Pr ess to open the dir ectory . The first entr[...]

SMS text messages 29 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 W elcome to the B T SMS Service on your BT Fr eestyle 250. The ser vice is provided by B T . Y our BT F reestyle 250 can send and receive SMS messages from participating mobile networks and compatible landline telephones in the UK. The fixed line SMS service is provided [...]

Y our BT F reestyle 250 can only hold ten messages, in the Inbox, Outbo x or a combination of both. When full the display will show SMS mem. full. No more messages can be received until you delete old messages, see Delete a t ext message or Delete a list (page 32). Send/save text messages 1. Press , SMS messages will be displayed, pr ess . 2. Write[...]

Receiving and r eading text messages When you receive new text messages, you will hear the message aler t beep and the display will show New SMS msg . 1. Press , SMS messages will be displayed, press . 2. Scroll to Inbox and press . 3. Scroll or , if required, to the message you want to r ead firs t and pr ess . 4. Press to ret urn to the inbox. Re[...]

Delete a text message 1. Press , SMS messages will be displayed, press . 2. Scroll to Inbox or Outbox and press . 3. Scroll or to the message you want to delete and press . 4. Scroll to Delete entry and pr ess . 5. Press to confirm or to cancel. Delet ea list 1. Press , SMS messages will be displayed, press . 2. Scr oll to Inbox or Outbox and pr es[...]

Send/edit/ delete text messages in the outbox 1. Press , SMS messages will be displayed, press . 2. Scroll to Outbox and press . 3. Scroll or to the message you want and press . 4. Press to r ead the message or press or to choose from: Send t o Press to view the phone number , then either , or t o send t o or t o edit. Edit Press to edit the messag[...]

Message aler t beep on/off When you have new messages, your handset will beep. The default setting is on. Y ou can switch the setting off . 1. Press , SMS messages will be displayed, press . 2. Scroll t o SMS settings and press . 3. Scroll t o New msg alert and pr ess . 4. Scroll or to select On or Off . Press . 5. Press and hold to ret urn to stan[...]

Adding or changing SMS Ser vice Centre numbers Y our BT F reestyle 250 is pre-set t o send using Ser vice Centre 1 and receive using Service Centre 2. 1. Press , SMS messages will be displayed, press . 2. Scroll to SMS settings and press . 3. Svce centres is highlighted. Press . 4. Scroll or to select the centre you want and pr ess . 5. Enter the s[...]

Handset settings 36 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 Ringer melody There ar e 6 different ringer melodies t o 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 curr ent melody is played f or 5 seconds. 4. Press or to sel[...]

5. Press to save. Y ou hear a confirmation tone and Saved is displayed. 6. Press and hold to r eturn to standby . Handset tones on/ off Y our BT F reestyle 250 has a series of tones designed to alert you t o cer tain situations. A tone will sound: when the battery is low; when you move out of range of the base and ther e is no coverage; to confirm [...]

Y our B T Freestyle 250 is not GAP compatible and registration is therefor e generally limited to other BT F reestyle 250 or 250 handsets. The R egis tration and De-r egistration menu's ar e theref ore "hidden" and can only be accessed after entering the code . Handset name Y ou can give each handset a name up to a maximum of 11 char[...]

6. The handset will temporarily display Registered then will display Handset and will be automatically assigned the next handset number . De-registering a handset Y ou can de-register any handset from a base using any of the handsets that ar e r egistered to it. 1. Press and enter using the keypad. 2. Registration is displayed, press . 3. Press or [...]

Restor e default settings Y ou can reset your B T Fr eestyle 250 handset to its default (original) settings. 1. Press to open the main menu. 2. Press or until the display shows Setup h/set and press . 3. Press or until Reset is displayed and pr ess . 4. Reset? is displayed. Press . Saved is displayed. Language Y ou can change the default language u[...]

Base settings 41 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 Ringer volume 1. Press , scroll or to Setup base and press . 2. Scroll to Ringer volume and press . 3. Scroll or to the volume level then press . 4. Press and hold to r eturn to standby . Ringer melody 1. Press , scroll or to Setup base and press . 2. Ring melody is highligh[...]

T one is the default setting for the UK. Y ou should only have to change this if connected to a switchboard that requires Pulse dialling. 4. Enter the existing PIN code using the keypad and press . New PIN is displayed. 5. Enter a new 4 digit PIN code using the keypad and pr ess . Repeat PIN is displayed. 6. Re-enter the new PIN code and pr ess . S[...]

Restor e default settings Y ou can reset your B T Fr eestyle 250 base to its default (original) settings. 1. Press to open the main menu. 2. Press or until the display shows Setup base and press . 3. Press or until Reset is displayed, pr ess t o select. 4. Enter PIN is displayed. Enter the 4 digit PIN code using the keypad and pr ess . 5. Reset? is[...]

PBX access If your switchboard r equires a pause after the access code for an outside line, you can progr am your BT F reestyle 250 to automatically enter the pause. All the numbers in your direct or y or entered into the k eypad will need to prefixed with the access code, e.g. 901977592222. 1. Press , scroll or to Setup base and pr ess . 2. Scroll[...]

45 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Answering machine Y ou can operate your B T Freestyle 250 answering machine from: • the base • the handset • r emotely fr om any external T ouchtone™ telephone. The defau[...]

Oper ating the answering machine from the base Switch on/ off 1. Press . Pla ying messages 1. Press . During playback: – press once to r epeat current message, twice to play pr evious message. – pr ess to play next message. – press to delete curr ent message. – press to stop playback. Adjust volume 1. Press or t o incr ease or decr ease the[...]

Oper ating the answering machine from the handset Y ou can use any registered B T Freestyle 250 handset to switch your answering machine on and off , hear your messages and adjust the answering machine settings. Swit ch on/ off 1. Press scr oll t o Ans. machine menu and pr ess . 2. Scr oll or t o Ans. settings and pr ess . 3. **Listen** will be dis[...]

Answer & Recor d This invites your caller to leave a message. The pre-r ecorded message is, “Hello, your call cannot be taken at the moment, so please leave your message after the tone”. Answer Only This does not allow your caller t o leave a message. The pre-r ecorded message is, “Hello, your call cannot be taken at the moment, and you c[...]

Play out going message If the answering machine is set to Answer Only you will hear the Answer Only message. Similarly if Answer & Recor d is on you will hear the Answer & Recor d message. 1. Press scroll to Ans. machine menu and press . 2. Scroll or to Ans. settings and press . 3. **Listen** will be displayed and you will be pr ompt ed t o[...]

Set answer mode Set your machine to Answer & Recor d or Answer Only . 1. Press scroll to Ans. machine menu and press . 2. Scroll or to Ans. settings and press . 3. **Listen** will be displayed and you will be prompted t o ent er to hear the menu options. 4. Each press of will alternate between Answer & R ecord on and Answer Only on. 5. Pres[...]

Answer delay Answer delay sets the number of rings befor e your BT Fr eestyle 250 answering machine picks up a call. The default setting is 6 rings. Y ou can select an answer delay of 2, 4, 6, 8 rings or Time Saver . Time Saver can save you the cos t of a call when you want to ring in t o find out if you have new messages. Y our answering machine a[...]

Playing messages During playback, you can repeat, delete and skip back to previous messages or f or ward to the next message. 1. Press scroll to Ans. machine menu and press . 2. Play message is highlighted, press . Y our messages are played and details of each message are displayed. During playback: St op/Play press Repeat curr ent message press Pl[...]

Delete all old messages Y ou can only delete messages that have been played. Any new , unplayed, messages will not be deleted 1. Press scroll to Ans. machine menu and press . 2. Scroll or to Del. all old and press . 3. Press to confirm. 4. Press to ret urn to standby . Call screening Y ou can listen while your answering machine takes a call via the[...]

Memory full If a caller is leaving a message when the memor y becomes full your machine will announce, “Memor y full thank you for calling” and hang up. The machine will also automatically set to Answer Only , the base indicator will flash F and the handset display will show Ans. mach full . Y ou must delete messages befor e you can receive any[...]

3. Enter the current 4 digit PIN (default setting = 0000) and press . 4. Enter the new PIN and press . 5. Enter the new PIN again and press . 6. Press to ret urn to standby . Oper ating your answering machine fr om another phone. 1. Dial your phone number . When you hear your outgoing message, press the * button. Y ou will hear , “Please enter yo[...]

delete the current message skip forward to the next message set answer mode, follow voice pr ompts play outgoing message recor d a new outgoing message, follow voice pr ompts swit ch answering machine on/off If you don ’t give any instructions for 8 seconds, your B T Fr eestyle 250 will hang up. S witch answering machine on r emotely If you for g[...]

57 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Caller Display Caller Display If you subscribe to Caller Display , you can see your caller’ s number (provided it is not withheld) on your handset display befor e you answer th[...]

58 Caller Display BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Instead of accessing the Calls list via the menu, you can press from standby . If a number is stored in the Directory , the caller’ s name will be displayed inst[...]

59 C aller Display BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com 5. Delete? is displayed, press again to confirm. 6. Deleted is displayed. Press and hold to r eturn to standby mode. Delete the entire Calls list 1. Press , to op[...]

B T Calling F eatur es 60 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com The BT Calling F eatures works in exactly the same way as the main name and number directory and can store up to 10 entries. If you pr ef er , you can dele[...]

61 B T Calling F eatures BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Call Diver t Off 1. Press then scroll to Divert off and press or . 2. Listen for confirmation of your instructions. Check Diver t 1. Press then scroll to Ch[...]

62 BT Calling F eatures BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com F or help with ent ering names, see page 26. Call W aiting Off 1. Press then scroll to Call wait off and press or . 2. Listen for confirmation of your instru[...]

63 B T Calling F eatures BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com 5. Saved is displayed. Press and hold to r eturn to standby mode. Delete a service 1. Press then scroll to the service you want and pr ess . 2. Scr oll to d[...]

Help 64 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com 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 ha[...]

65 H elp BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Y our caller cannot hear you • Is the symbol displayed? If so, secrecy is switched on. Press the button to speak to your caller again. Incoming caller’ s number is not [...]

Gener al inf ormation 66 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com IMPORT ANT The BT F reestyle 250 digital cordless telephone is not designed for making emer gency telephone calls when the power fails. This product is inte[...]

67 G eneral inf ormation BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Product disposal instructions The symbol shown here and on the product means that the product is classed as Electrical or Electronic Equipment and should no[...]

68 General inf ormation BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com The conditions of this guarantee ar e: • The guarantee shall only apply to def ects that occur within the 12 month guarantee period. • Proof of purchase [...]

69 G eneral inf ormation BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com T echnical inf ormation How many telephones can I have? All items of equipment have a Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) which is used t o calculate the number[...]

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BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 Offices worldwide The services described in this publication are subject to availability and may be modified from time to time. Services and equipment are provided subject to British T elecommunications plc’s respective s tandar d conditions of contract. Nothing in this publication f orm[...]