Combined cordless telephone & digital answering machine (49 pages)
Summary of Contents for BT 1100
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Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 Quartet 1100 This equipment is not designed for making emergency telephone calls when the power fails. Alternative arrangements should be made for access to emergency services. This product is intended for connection to analogue public switched telephone networks...
Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 At a glance In Use/Battery Low light Indicates when the handset rings, is in use or, if the handset battery needs recharging. M1/M2 buttons Allows you to store and dial one touch numbers.
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Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 Mains power socket Battery charging contacts Telephone line cord socket Power/In use light Quartet 1100 Comes on when connected to the power supply and flashes when in use. Power/In use Charging light...
Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 Key features Redial Secrecy 1471 Use up to 3 additional handsets with each base. Allows you to store up to 10 of your most frequently used numbers in the memory so they can be easily dialled.
Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 In this guide At a glance Key features Introduction Safety information Setting up Using your Quartet 1100 Making and receiving calls Last number redial Secrecy One touch memories Quickdial memories Paging...
Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 Introduction Your Quartet 1100 is designed for ease of use and made to the high standards set by BT. You can expect your Quartet 1100 to provide many years of quality service.
Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 Safety information Only use the power supply unit included with the product. Using an unauthorised power supply will invalidate your warranty and may damage the telephone. The item number for the power supply unit is 872264.
Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 Setting up Situate your Quartet 1100 close enough to the mains power socket and telephone socket so that the cables will reach. Make sure it is at least 1 metre away from other electrical products to avoid interference.
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Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 Do not connect the telephone line cord to the phone socket until the handset is fully charged. This will prevent the risk of the phone being answered before the batteries are charged, which may prevent them from reaching maximum capacity.
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Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 Your Quartet 1100 is now ready for use. If you have any difficulties setting up your Quartet 1100 please call the Helpline on...
Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 Using your Quartet 1100 Press the buttons in the order shown: Lift the handset off the base unit. Press the The POWER/IN USE light Power/In use on the base unit begins to...
Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 Your Quartet 1100 automatically scans the available radio channels and selects the best quality reception to use. If you experience interference during a call, press the to select a different channel.
Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 You can store one of your most frequently used telephone numbers in each of the one touch memories ( ). Please note that the number can be no longer than 20 digits.
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Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 Enter the telephone number you want to store. Press the button to confirm. You will hear a confirmation tone. There is a included in your packaging. You can use this to keep a record of which location number you have used for each telephone number.
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Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 During a call you can adjust the earpiece volume using buttons. There are 4 levels, where 1 is the lowest and 4 is the highest. The default setting is 2. There are 3 handset melodies to choose from.
Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 You can page the handset from the base unit to alert a handset user that they are wanted or to locate a missing handset. However, paging calls cannot be answered by a handset.
Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 To use Call Waiting you will need to subscribe to the Service from your network provider. A quarterly fee is payable. If an incoming call arrives while you are already engaged on a telephone...
Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 Using Quartet 1000 Additional Handsets You can buy and use up to 3 Quartet 1000 additional handsets with your Quartet 1100 to extend your phone system, without needing to install extension sockets for each new phone.
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Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 The following erasing and re-registering procedure can be used for re-registering an original handset. If you wish to re-register please follow the instruction below, using your original handset where it refers to additional handset.
Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 Each additional handset must be assigned an identity number (2, 3 or 4). Your Quartet 1100 handset is already registered as HANDSET 1. A Quartet additional handset is pre-set as HANDSET 2. However,...
Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 General information Subject to the terms listed below the guarantee will provide for the repair of, or at BT’s or its agent’s discretion, the option to replace the Quartet 1100 or any component...
Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 Your Quartet 1100 has its own digital security code that prevents other cordless phone owners from using your phone line. This ensures that you are charged only for calls using your phone. However, all approved...
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Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 You may need to use the recall function if you are connected to a switchboard/PBX (Private Branch Exchange), contact your PBX supplier for further information. The recall function, when set to timed break recall, is also used for BT Select Services.
Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 Help and advice Telephone problems Possible cause Telephone not connected to telephone line. Mains disconnected. Power cut. Handset battery pack is discharged. You may be trying to use tone dialling on a pulse dialling exchange.
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Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 If you are still experiencing difficulties please call the Helpline on Telephone is not connected to the telephone line. The base ringer is set to off. Line fault or faulty socket.
Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 Wall mounting Your Quartet 1100 can be wall-mounted by removing the desk bracket. Please refer to page 28, wall-mounting template. Before you wall-mount your Quartet 1100, check that: • the wall can support the weight of the base unit and handset;...
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Quartet 1100 User Guide – Edition 5 – 17.8.00 R&TTE Directive (1999/5/EC) The telecommunications 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 Telecommunications plc’s respective standard conditions of contract.