BT 1050 manual

Combined Cordless T elephone & Digital Answering Machine User Guide This equipment is not designed for making emer gency telephone calls when the power fails. Alternative arrangements should be made for access to emergency services. F r e e s t yl e 1 0 5 0[...]

Please open this page for an ‘at a glance’ guide to your Freestyle 1050.[...]

Please open this page for an ‘at a glance’ guide to your Freestyle 1050.[...]

1 Ta l k Press to get a dialling tone and to end a call. See page 8 Channel Enables you to change the channel if there is inter ference on your call. See page 9 P Inser ts a pause when dialling a number . See page 11 Recall For use with some BT Select Ser vices and when connected to a switchboard. See page 11 Quickdial memory Allows you to store an[...]

1471 To set the 1471 call retur n feature on or of f. See page 18 Quickdial refer ence label Lists the names of up to 10 numbers stored in the quickdial memor y . See page 10 V olume Adjusts the loudspeaker volume. See page 14 Page Lets you page the handset. (Useful in finding a misplaced handset.) See page 11 Skip Switches message aler t On/Of f. [...]

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3 I n t h is gu ide At a gl a nc e 1 I nt r oduct io n 4 S ett i n g u p 5 Usi n g y ou r F r e e st yl e 1 05 0 t ele p hon e 8 Making a nd r ece i v ing ca ll s 8 Usi n g t h e m e m o ry t o st o r e a nd d ial nu m b e rs 9 Usi n g y ou r F r e e st yl e 1 05 0 a n sw er i n g ma c h i ne 1 2 Ou tg oi ng m ess ag es 12 Me s s a ge d i sp l ay 1[...]

4 I nt r oduct i o n Y ou r F r e e st yl e 1 05 0 is desi g n e d fo r ea s e o f us e a n d m a de t o t h e h i g h st a n da r ds s et b y BT Thank you for making the right choice. Y ou can expect your Freestyle 1050 to pr ovide many years of quality ser vice. Please read the instr uctions carefully befor e use and keep this user guide for futu[...]

5 S ett i n g u p F o l l o w t h es e st e ps t o g et y o u r F r e est yl e 1 05 0 r ea dy fo r us e 3 Inser t a new PP3 9V alkaline back-up batter y in the base unit 2 Check your telephone socket 1 Handset aerial The back-up batter y is available separately and ensures your Fr eestyle 1050 retains messages, settings and stored phone numbers if [...]

6 Mains power adaptor Th e F r e est yl e 1 050 must o nl y b e us ed wit h t he ad a ptor su pp lied. Usi n g a n y ot h e r a da pt o r wil l i nval idat e t h e a p pr oval g i ve n to th i s ap p a ra tu s . Wh e n f u l l y c ha r g ed a nd i n go od c on dit io n , t he h a nd s et b att ery wil l p r ovide u p t o 6 h ou rs c o nt i nuo us t[...]

7 Y our Freestyle 1050 works by sending and receiving radio signals between the base unit and the handset. The strength of the signal depends on wher e you site the base unit and how the aerial is deployed. The higher the base unit is located, the better . An upstairs room is ideal. The following points should be considered: • It should be within[...]

8 Us i n g y o u r F r e e s t yl e 1 05 0 t e le p hon e Making and r eceiving calls The handset range is up to 200 metres fr om the base unit in ideal conditions. If you star t to go out of range while using the phone, you will hear war ning beeps. If you do not come back in range, your call will be cut of f. T o make a call Press buttons in orde[...]

9 If you go out of range Y our Freestyle 1050 has a range of 200 metres under ideal conditions. However , if you go out of range during a call, you will hear a series of beeps, Move closer to the base to re-establish the signal. Using the Secrecy button Y ou can prevent your caller from hearing you while you talk to someone else close by . Press th[...]

10 USING YOUR PHONE T o dial a stored number Press the T ALK button. Press the QUICKDIAL button Press the 0-9 location code under which the number you want is stored. The number is dialled automatically . Did you know? Y ou c a n mix m a nual a nd m e mo ry dial li n g as r equ i r ed . F or exam ple , yo u c a n dial t h e a r e a c ode 0181 380 f[...]

11 T o inser t a pause T o use the recall button W ith some switchboards, after dialling the access code you may have to wait for a moment while the switchboard picks up an outside line. If so, press the P AUSE button to inser t a 2.5 second pause before keying in the telephone number . This button signals T imed Break Recall only . If you ar e con[...]

12 Us i n g t h e F r e e s t yl e 1 05 0 a n s we r in g m a c h in e Outgoing messages Y our Freestyle 1050 can digitally recor d up to 14 minutes of messages, with each incoming message lasting a maximum of 2 minutes. The outgoing message is the message a caller hears when your Freestyle 1050 answers a call. The Freestyle 1050 has a pr e-recorde[...]

13 T o r e - r ec ord you r outgoi n g messag e , r e p e at t h is p ro c e du r e . T o recor d your outgoing message Press buttons in order shown Press and hold down the OGM button. Y our Freestyle 1050 will beep and r flashes on the message counter . Keep holding down the OGM button and say your message into the microphone. When you have finish[...]

14 Incoming messages Y our Freestyle 1050 will automatically recor d an incoming message when it is connected to your phone socket and is set to ‘Answer On’. While a message is being recor ded, the display flashes r . It will stop recor ding if the caller stops speaking for longer than 6 seconds. T wo minutes is the maximum time allowed for eac[...]

15 T o play back a message Press the PLA Y/MEMO button. Y our Freestyle 1050 announces “Y ou have X messages” . The message will then be played back followed by the 1471 details(if the ser vice is switched on) e.g. “Telephone number XXX called today at 2.13pm” If you have two or more messages, they are played back in the or der in which the[...]

16 NOTE T o c a nc e l de let ions a nd r et a i n y ou r m ess ag es , pr es s the STOP/ANSWER ON/OFF but to n d ur ing the 8 to 0 c ou ntdo w n at t h e e n d o f yo u r mes s ag es . T o delete all messages Following playback of messages, your Freestyle 1050 will count down fr om 8 to 0 . During this time you can delete all stored messages. Pres[...]

17 Answer delay Answer delay sets the number of times your Freestyle 1050 will ring befor e answering a call. NOTE If y ou s et yo u r 10 5 0 Answ er De la y t o T i m e S a v e r t h is m ea ns t h at wh e n y ou c all i n fro m a not he r p ho ne (r em ot e ac c es s ), if a n y mes s ag es h a v e b e e n r e c o r ded y o u r Fre e s t y l e 1 [...]

18 Using the 1471 featur e After each incoming message your Freestyle 1050 is set to dial the free 1471 ser vice and r ecord the announcement that gives you the telephone number of your caller whether they leave a message or not. On playing back messages you will be given the caller’s number and time of the call. T o screen a call vial the handse[...]

19 T o check VIP code and setting Press the VIP button. Y our Fr eestyle 1050 will announce if the setting is on or of f and the code number . Using the VIP featur e Y our Freestyle 1050 has a VIP feature which sets your answering machine to answer calls silently but allows designated callers to aler t you with a beep that they are tr ying to conta[...]

20 T o cancel any procedure Pressing the STOP/ANSWER ON/OFF button will cancel any procedur e cur r ently in progr ess and your Freestyle 1050 will retur n to ‘Answer On’ mode. When the memor y is full When 14 minutes recor ding time have been used up. Or , a maximum of 30 messages have been recor ded, your Freestyle 1 050 will not record any m[...]

21 ANSWERING MACHINE T o replay all messages At the end of your messages, you will hear “End of messages” . W ithin 8 seconds press 2 on your telephone keypad. All messages are replayed. T o star t playback of messages Press the SECRECY/SCREEN button on the handset. Y our answering machine will announce either “Y ou have no messages” and yo[...]

22 ANSWERING MACHINE T o go back to the pre-set outgoing message Press buttons in order shown Press the 9 button while your Freestyle 1050 is waiting for an instr uction. Y our outgoing message is played. While the message is playing, press the 5 button. Callers will now hear your Freestyle 1050 pr e-recorded message “Hello, your call cannot be t[...]

23 Re m ot e a c c e s s Contr ol your answering machine fr om another phone using a T ouchT one TM keypad Y ou can tur n your Fr eestyle 1050 answering machine on and of f and listen to your messages from any TouchT one TM telephone. T o protect your privacy , messages can only be accessed by entering a 2-digit security code. The code is pre-set a[...]

24 Controlling your message Y ou can now play back, delete or skip backward and for war d through your messages using the telephone keypad, as follows: T o replay the message you ar e listening to: While the message is playing, press 4 on your telephone keypad. The message will replay fr om the beginning. T o replay all messages At the end of your [...]

25 T o cancel message playback or pause While listening or pausing, press the 0 button. Y our Freestyle 1050 gives 2 beeps and you have 8 seconds to give it another instr uction. T o tur n your Freestyle 1050 on If you have gone out without switching on your Freestyle 1050, you can tur n it on from another phone. Ring your answering machine as nor [...]

26 T o cancel message playback or pause T o check your outgoing message Press the 9 button while your Freestyle 1050 is waiting for an instr uction. Y our outgoing message is played. At the end you have 8 seconds in which to give your machine another instr uction. T o cancel message playback or pause T o go back to the pre-set outgoing message Pres[...]

27 He l p If y o u h a v e a n y p r ob l e ms us i n g y ou r F r e est yl e 1 05 0, t h is s e ct io n wi l l giv e y o u t h e m o s t c o mm o n , eas y- t o-f o l l o w s o l u t io ns . • No dialling tone. • T elephone will not dial out. • T elephone cannot receive calls. Telephone not connected to telephone line. Mains disconnected. Po[...]

28 HELP T elep hone pro blems Poss ib le ca u se Solut ion • No Quickdial stor e. Y ou may be tr ying to stor e the number with the talk light on. Ensure that the T ALK light is of f before storing the number . • Callers ar e faint. • Interference. • Buzzing. • Whooshing. • Echoing. • Tinniness. The base unit telescopic aerial is not [...]

29 Answ eri n g M ac h i ne p r ob l e ms Po ssi b l e c aus e So l u t io n • Distorted outgoing message. • Faint outgoing message. • Noisy outgoing message. The answering machine has a ver y sensitive microphone. This picks up any background noise. If you recor d your outgoing message too quietly or from too far away the sensitivity of the [...]

30 TECHNICAL INFORMA TION T e c h nic a l i n for ma t i on How many phones can you have? All items of telephone equipment have a Ringer Equivalence Number (REN), which is used to calculate the number of items which may be connected to any one telephone line. Y our Freestyle 1050 has a REN of 1. A total REN of 4 is allowed. If the total REN of 4 is[...]

T ransmission frequencies of available channels: Safety advice Don’t use your Freestyle 1050 in the open air during thunderstor ms. Unplug it from the telephone line and the mains socket when there are stor ms in your area. Don’t use your Freestyle 1050 outdoors in the rain, or handle it with wet hands. Don’t install the base unit near a sink[...]

32 Ma i n te n a n c e MAINTENANCE Installing a handset battery pack and recharging Replacing the handset on the base unit to recharge over night should keep the Freestyle 1050 operative for nor mal use. In time, the handset batter y pack will no longer hold a suf ficient charge and should be r eplaced. T o change the handset battery pack The hands[...]

33 Care of r echargeable battery pack • When you first install the Freestyle 1050, or replace the batter y pack, the handset must be fully charged for 12 hours before use. • T o maintain optimum charge and batter y condition, the handset should be allowed to fully discharge about ever y four months. • Dispose of Ni-Cad batter y packs safely .[...]

Drill 2 holes for the screws and inser t the wall-plugs provided (if r equired). Drive the screws into the wall, leaving about 4mm free on which to mount the bracket and base unit. Make sure that the power supply and the telephone cables are connected to the base unit, then fit the cables into the channels on the bottom of the base unit. Clip the b[...]

35 2 1 SQUEEZE INWARD WALL MOUNTING 102 mm W a l l Mo un t in g t e mp l a t e[...]

36 I n dex INDEX Adaptor 6 Aerial base unit 7 handset 5 Answer delay 17 checking 17 setting 17 Answering machine on/of f 13 Answering machine - operating from the handset 21 Batter y care of handset batter y 7, 33 changing handset batter y 32 charging handset batter y 6 installation of base unit batter y 5 recommended base unit batter y 5 Calls end[...]

37 INDEX on/of f 19 signalling the code 19 V olume loudspeaker 14 W all-mounting 34 W all mounting template 35 1471 feature 15, 18 Outgoing messages 12 Paging 11 Pause 11 Power adaptor/cord 6 Power failure 31 Power socket 6 Quickdial reference label 10 Range 9 Recall 11 Redialling last number 8 REN (Ringer Equivalence Number) 30 Receiving a call 8 [...]

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APPROVED for connection to telecommunication systems specified in the instructions for use subject to the conditions set out in them CE compliant to 89/336/EEC (EMC Directive) & 73/23/EEC (Low V oltage Directive) Off ic es i n Eu r o p e , N or t h Am er i c a , J a p a n a n d Asia Pac if ic . The telecommunications ser vices described in this[...]