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

BT F reestyle 225 UG – Issue 2 – Edition 01 – 21.11.07 – 8523 • Digital call clarity with up to 300m range out doors and up to 50m indoors (in ideal conditions). • Directory – lets you store up to 30 names and numbers for easy dialling. • Caller Display - lets you see who’ s calling and your phone stores details of the las t 10 ca[...]

Section BT F reestyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 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 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? If y[...]

In this guide 4 BT F reestyle 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9[...]

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

Getting star ted 6 BT F reestyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 WARNING Do not place your BT F reestyle 225 in the bathroom or other humid areas. Handset range The BT F reestyle 225 has a range of 300 metres outdoors when there is a clear line of sight between the base and the handset. Any obstruction between the base and handset will [...]

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[...]

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 need to be replaced. New batteries can be obtained from the B T Freestyle Helpline 0870 240 3962. Batteries and handset may become warm during charging. This is normal. Y our BT Freestyle 225 [...]

B T F reestyle 225 multiple pack owners only Location Y ou need to place your B T Fr eestyle 225 charger close enough to a mains power socket 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 socket and switch the power on. 9 G etting sta[...]

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 225 multiple pack is now ready f or use. 10 Getting star ted BT F reestyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 If you experience[...]

R Clr Menu Getting to know your phone 11 BT F reestyle 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 featur es services lis t, page 39. Up From standby , press to display the Calls list, page[...]

Handset display icons These are the symbols you will see on your handset’ s display . 12 Getting to know your phone BT F reestyle 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 through the menu. ANTENNA St eady when [...]

Base 13 G etting to know your phone BT F reestyle 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/locate 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 BT F reestyle 225 handset features 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, to change the ringer melody: 1. Press to open the main menu. 2[...]

Handset menu map 15 G etting to know your phone BT F reestyle 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 • Stor e No. • Delete • Del[...]

U sing the phone 16 BT F reestyle 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. Preparat ory 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 room t o list en t o your conversation over the lo[...]

Range Indicator The icon on the display indicates when you are in range of the base. If Searching is displayed, you are out of range and will need to move closer to the base. Answer a call in handsfree When the phone rings: 1. Press and the call is transferr ed to the loudspeaker . Switch t o handsfree during a call During a call: 1. Press . The ca[...]

Redial Y our BT F reestyle 225 s tores the details of the last 10 calls made into a redial list. S tored 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 [...]

T o delete a number from the redial list 1. Press , to open the main menu. 2. Press or to 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 retur[...]

Keypad lock Y ou can lock the keypad to pr event 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, press 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 , th[...]

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 befor e 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 transfer the call. 3-W ay conference calls If using a BT F reestyle 225 multi-pack, you can hold a 3-way co[...]

Dir ector y 24 BT F reestyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 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. Press to delete an incorrect digit. If the number you store has more than 11 digits, the display shows [...]

25 D irectory BT F reestyle 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 £ £ 2[...]

Insert a pause in a number Y ou may need to do this if you are connected to a switchboard. When entering a number , usually af ter entering the switchboard access code (e.g. 9) press and hold 0 until P appears in the display . Dial/view a number 1. Press to open the directory . The first entr y is displayed. 2. Press or to scr oll through the direc[...]

5. The name is displayed followed by a flashing cursor . Edit the name using to delete incorrect charact ers and enter new ones using the keypad, then pr ess to save. 6. Stored is displayed. Press and hold to return t o standby mode. Delete a directory entr y 1. Press to open the directory . The first entr y is displayed. 2. Press or t o scroll thr[...]

Handset settings 28 BT F reestyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 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 current melody is played f or 5 seconds. 4. Press or to sele[...]

5. Press to store. Y ou hear a confirmation tone and Stored is displayed. 6. Press and hold to return to standby . Handset tones on/ off Y our BT F reestyle 225 has a series of tones designed to aler t you to certain 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 [...]

Handset name Y ou can give each handset a name up to a maximum of 11 characters, f or 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 temporarily 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 egistered to it. 1. Press and or until REGISTRATION is displayed, then press . 2. Press or until DEREGIS[...]

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 Battery low tone On Out of range tone Off Key beeps On Keypad lock Off Redial list memory Empty Directory Empty Calls lis[...]

Base settings 33 BT F reestyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 Change PIN code Y our S ystem PIN can help prevent unauthorised users 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. 4. [...]

T one is the default setting for the UK. Y ou should only have to change this if connected to a switchboard that requir es 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 return to standby . Restor e default settings Y ou can reset your B T Fr eestyle 225 base to its default (original) settings. 1. Pr ess to open the main menu. 2. Press or until the display shows Setup base and press . [...]

Caller Display 36 BT F reestyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 IMPORT ANT T o use Caller Display you must first subscribe to your network provider’ s Caller Display service. A quar terly fee may be payable. For more inf ormation on BT Calling Featur es, call BT fr ee on 0800 800 150. If the caller has withheld their number the displa[...]

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 list to the entr y you want and press to select. 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 return t o standby mode. Delet e the entire Calls list 1. Press , to open the main menu. 2. Press or to display Calls[...]

B T Calling F eatur es 39 BT F reestyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 By pressing the button on the handset your BT F reestyle 225 gives you easy access to a range of pre-stored B T Calling Features. 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. Press [...]

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 entering names, see page 24. Add/edit a service 1. Press then scroll to the ser vice you want to edit or to display Empty and press . 2. Change is displayed press . If there is a pr eviously 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 nu[...]

Answering machine 43 BT F reestyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 Y our BT F reestyle 225 can digitally record 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 Freestyle 225 from: ■ the handset ■ remotely fr om any external T ouchtone™ telephone. Y our BT F reestyle 22[...]

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 recor d 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 prompt, “T o hear the main menu, press 1”. 3. Press . Y our outgoing message is played back. R einstate pr e-recorded out going messages This means deleting your own recor ded outgoi[...]

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 playback 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 return to standby mode. Memory full I[...]

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 before you ar e 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. Remot e access commands When you have accessed y[...]

Help 52 BT F reestyle 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 batteries[...]

Handset is not charging properly Make sur e the handset is placed properly on the base/charger . 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 are inserted correctly . Check that the handset ringer has not been switched of[...]

Gener al inf ormation 54 BT F reestyle 225 UG – Edition 01 – 02.10.07 – 8390 Safety inf ormation Only use the power supply supplied with your BT F reestyle 225. Using an unauthorised power supply will invalidate your guarantee and may damage the telephone. Only use the telephone line cord supplied with your BT F reestyle 225, otherwise your t[...]

Product disposal instructions The symbol shown here and on the product means that the product is classed as Electrical or Electronic Equipment and should not be disposed with other household or commercial waste at the end of its working life. The W aste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive (2002/96/EC) has been put in place to re[...]

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 is r equired. The equipment is returned to B T or its agent as instructed. This guarantee does not cover any faults or def ects caused by accidents, misuse, fair wear and tear , neglect, tampering with[...]

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 telephone line. The BT F reestyle 225 has a total REN of 1, i.e. for a base and up to 4 handsets. Any other instrument provided by B T may be assumed [...]

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Offices worldwide The services 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 r espective standard conditions of contract. Nothing in this publication f orms any part of any contract. © British T elecommunicatio[...]