In this guide In this guide At a glance Introduction Setting up Using your Response 55 Help Technical information Index Hints and tips boxes In this user guide, we’ve included helpful tips and useful notes. They are shown in a grey box.
Introduction Introduction Your Response 55 answering machine is designed for ease of use and made to the high standards set by BT. We thank you for making the right Customer Helpline choice and expect that your If you have problems with your...
• mounting If you do not have a modern style socket, call Freefone 0800 800 150 and ask for a BT engineer to come and fit the correct socket. This is a chargeable service. 2 Plug your Response 55 into the telephone wall...
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You have already connected your The display shows 3 lines • Response 55 to your phone socket. flashing “ ” for 8 seconds. Then Now plug your telephone’s cable into the display will show “ ” flashing the socket on the back of the unit.
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Note 2. If a fault occurs during the 12-month warranty period and it is due to accidental or wilful damage (including lightning and electrical damage), BT will not replace or repair the equipment free of charge.
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• minute, release the button. TIME Your Response 55 announces the Your Response 55 has a total recording day and time you have set. capacity of 14 minutes for outgoing messages, incoming messages and memos. Your outgoing message is After setting the time and day your limited to 2 minutes.
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OUTGOING MESSAGE outgoing message is played button while you record the back to you. entire message. Your Response 55 beeps and then • returns to answer-on mode. Your outgoing message may sound something like this: “Hello, I’m sorry I To delete your outgoing message can’t take your call at present.
Your Response 55 will announce: “answer on”. The display shows: or the Your Response 55 can record up to 59 number of messages recorded. messages and memos, or 14 minutes, in its digital memory. If the memory capacity is full, f lashes on the ‘F’...
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After playing back each message, Press the button once to • your Response 55 will announce the return to the start of the current day and time it was received. message, press it twice to skip to the start of the previous message.
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• the display is counting down Press the button • PLAY/PAUSE from 8 to 0. Your Response 55 to resume playback. will announce “all messages deleted”. Your Response 55 then continues the countdown from 8 to 0, before returning to answer-on mode.
Time saver Your Response 55 is pre-set to TIME To switch the message alert SAVER. This means that during on/off remote access if any messages have been...
Using your Response 55 Recording a memo Call screening You can use your Response 55 to Your Response 55 can answer an record a memo to be played back incoming call for you, allowing you later. to identify the caller and decide whether to take the call.
Using your Response 55 Using the stop button Remote access You can switch on your Response 55 from another telephone or play back STOP messages and memos using a Touchtone™ keypad. ANSWER ON/OFF To switch on your Response 55 If you have gone out and left your...
Using your Response 55 • Enter your security code using As your Response 55 plays back the keypad. After entering the first messages or memos, it will digit, wait for the confirmation announce the day and time they beep before entering the second were recorded.
Help Help If you have any problems using your Response 55, this section gives you the most common, easy-to-follow solutions. Caller may be speaking too quietly No dialling tone on telephone Check that your telephone is or has a bad connection.
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Help Response 55 LED display Response 55 STATUS 7-SEGMENT LED DISPLAY Power off Power up or reset (about 8 seconds) Three horizontal dashes, flashing “ ” Power on - answer-off mode Single dash in middle of the display “--” Answer-on mode - no messages - “0”...
If no battery was installed, all information will telephone can be used to make and receive be lost and the Response 55 will power up as calls. It cannot be used to answer calls on new when power is restored.
Technical specifications Guarantee If you own your Response 55 - under BT’s guarantee. BT guarantees the product for one year provided that: • The goods have only been used for their intended purpose, and have not been subjected to misuse, or been wilfully or accidentally damaged.
Index Index Adaptor cord Pause Answer delay Receiving messages Battery Remote access Call screening Day and time - setting Security code Guarantee Stop button Help Switching on and off Incoming message Technical information deleting Telephone line cord playing back Telephone wall socket skipping through Time saver LED Display...
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Offices in Europe, North America, Japan and Asia Pacific. The Telecommunications services described in this publication CE compliant to 89/336/EEC are subject to availability and may be modified from time to time. (EMC Directive) & 73/23/EEC (Low Services and equipment are provided subject to British Telecommunications plc’s respective standard conditions of contract.