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BT 90 User Manual

Bt freestyle 90 cordless phone user guide
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  • Page 1 Freestyle 90 User guide...
  • Page 2 Please open this page for an ‘At a glance’ guide to your Freestyle 90.

  • Page 3: At A Glance

    At a glance Volume control buttons Adjusts the handset ringer volume and earpiece speech volume. see page 11 Recall button For use with PBXs and Select Services. see page 16 Talk button (and light) For making and receiving calls. see page 10 Call Return (1471) button Lets you hear the telephone number of the last...
  • Page 4 Telephone line cord socket see page 7 Back-up battery compartment Holds 1 x PP3 alkaline battery. see page 6 Power light Lights up red when the mains power is on. see page 7 Battery charging contacts 12V AC PHONE LINE PAGE POWER Mains power...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    In this guide At a glance Introduction Setting up Using your Freestyle 90 BT Select Services Freestyle 90/130/1200 Additional Handsets Help Technical information Maintenance Index Wall mounting Hints and tips boxes In this user guide, we’ve included helpful tips and...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    If there is a power cut and there is no • back-up battery in the base unit. If your Freestyle 90 is connected to a PBX (switchboard), you may have to dial an access number before 999 to contact the emergency services.

  • Page 7: Setting Up

    Follow these steps to get your Check that your Freestyle 90 is complete. When you unpack, you should have: • Freestyle 90 handset. • Freestyle 90 base unit with telephone line cord attached.
  • Page 8 To ensure constant battery back-up, replace it every six months. If your Freestyle 90 is your only phone, you should fit a back-up battery in the base unit so that your phone can always be used in emergencies.

  • Page 9: Base Unit

    POWER the base unit will light up. Mains power adaptor The Freestyle 90 must only be used with the adaptor supplied. Using any other adaptor will result in non-compliance with EN60950:1992, and will invalidate the approval given to this apparatus.
  • Page 10 7 Plug the phone into the BT socket You can now use the phone, store numbers in the memory and change some of the settings as...
  • Page 11 8 Extend the base unit telescopic aerial Extend the base unit telescopic aerial on your Freestyle 90 (as shown below) to ensure the best possible signal and reception. PHONE LINE For the best reception Try to avoid putting the telescopic...

  • Page 12: Using Your Freestyle 90

    Using your Freestyle 90 Making and receiving calls The handset range is up to 250 metres from the base unit in ideal conditions. If you start to go out of range while using the phone, you will hear warning beeps. If you do not come back in range, your call will be disconnected.

  • Page 13: Last Number Redial

    Press the button to decrease the • speech volume. Last number redial Freestyle 90 remembers the last number called and enables easy redialling. To redial the last number called REDIAL Press the button and wait •...

  • Page 14: Using The Memory To Store And Dial Numbers

    Using your Freestyle 90 Using the memory to store and dial numbers Your Freestyle 90 handset can store up to ten separate phone numbers. You can then dial each number by pressing just two buttons. To store a number in the memory...
  • Page 15 Press the • Press the 0-9 location code. • Press the • again. You hear a confirmation beep. • Using your Freestyle 90 button. TALK button, then QUICKDIAL button again, then the location code number. button. QUICKDIAL button QUICKDIAL...

  • Page 16: Paging The Handset

    Using your Freestyle 90 Using the Secrecy button During a call, you may want to say something to another person nearby without your caller hearing you. SECRECY Press the • SECRECY light flashes. You can hear TALK the caller, but they cannot hear you.
  • Page 17 MODE T-TB The tel mode switch selects tone or pulse dialling and earth or time break recall: – Your Freestyle 90 is preset • T-TB to this position. Most modern exchanges use tone dialling and time break recall for faster...
  • Page 18 If you are connected to a PBX (Private Branch Exchange), contact your PBX supplier for further information. The recall button, when set to time break recall used for BT Select Services. For further information, see page 17. button switch. is also...

  • Page 19: Bt Select Services

    BT Select Services If you are connected to a digital exchange, you can subscribe to a range of BT Select Services. If you wish to subscribe to any of these services contact us on Freefone 0800 800 152 business, 150 residential, 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

  • Page 20: Other Services

    • Charge Advice • Reminder Calls • Three-way Calling For more information about these Select Services, call BT on Freefone 0800 800 152. If you are not on the BT network please ask your telecommunications supplier for information on their services.

  • Page 21: Freestyle 90/130/1200

    Freestyle 90/130/1200 Additional Handsets You can buy and use up to 3 Freestyle additional handsets with your Freestyle 90 to extend your phone system, without needing to install extension sockets for each new phone. Each additional handset is supplied with its own charger and user...

  • Page 22: Setting The Handset

    If you do not hear a dial tone, your additional handset is either out of range of your Freestyle 90, the Freestyle 90 phone line cord is not plugged in, it has not been registered properly or you may have purchased the wrong handset - check that the handset button.

  • Page 23: Transferring Calls

    The additional handset has an intercom button which cannot be used with the Freestyle 90. To make a call • Lift the handset off the charger. • Press the button. The...

  • Page 24: Help

    Help If you have any problems using your Freestyle 90, this section will give you the most common, easy-to-follow solutions. Telephone problems • No dialling tone. • Telephone will not dial out. • Telephone cannot receive calls. • Beeps six times and drops calls.
  • Page 25 Set the base unit ringer switch to Try the telephone on another socket or another line. If the telephone works, contact BT or your telephone network operator for repairs to the line or socket. Set the ringer switch on the base unit accordingly.
  • Page 26 Switching the mains supply off will drain the back-up battery. It is not permitted to interfere with the main BT socket or wiring. If you have a problem, contact BT on Freefone 0800 800 151 for residential or Freefone 0800 800 154 for business lines.

  • Page 27: Technical Information

    EN60950. Call security Your Freestyle 90 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.
  • Page 28 REN's add up to no more than 4. Freestyle 90 has a REN of 1. Any telephone provided by BT may be assumed to have a REN of 1 unless otherwise stated on the base unit.
  • Page 29 • Don’t install the base unit where the various leads can be tripped over or walked on. This may cause injury, or damage to the leads and your Freestyle 90. Connection information Your Freestyle 90 may be • connected to public networks in the United Kingdom.

  • Page 30: Maintenance

    Installing a handset battery pack and recharging Replacing the handset on the base unit to recharge overnight should keep the Freestyle 90 operative for normal use. In time the handset battery pack will no longer hold a sufficient charge and should be replaced.
  • Page 31 Spare parts for your Freestyle 90 are available from your BT shop or supplier, or you can contact us on Lo-call 0845 7697146 from 9.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday. In the event of a power failure During a power failure, if you have...
  • Page 32 Maintenance Guarantee BT guarantees Freestyle 90 for a 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. • The goods have not been...

  • Page 33: Index

    Base unit Handset Back-up battery – fit in base unit Charging the handset Planning location Power cable Telephone wall socket Using your Freestyle 90 Base unit ringer volume Channel seeker Handset ringer volume Last number redial Making a call Memory...
  • Page 34 Index Technical information Call security Connecting to a switchboard Connection information REN (Ringer Equivalence Number) Safety advice Transmission frequencies Maintenance Changing handset battery pack Care of handset battery pack General cleaning Guarantee Installing handset battery pack Power failure Wall mounting...

  • Page 35: Wall Mounting

    • leave enough room for aerial to be extended when wall mounted. Spare parts for your Freestyle 90 are available from your BT shop or supplier, or you can contact us on Lo-call 0845 7697146 between 9.00am and 5.30pm Monday to Friday.
  • Page 36 Wall mounting SQUEEZE INWARDS...
  • Page 38 © British Telecommunications plc 1998. Registered Office: 81 Newgate Street, London EC1A 7AJ. Registered in England No. 1800000. Printed in China. Freestyle 90 Issue 1 (05/98) Designed by The Art & Design Partnership Limited. CE compliant to 89/336/EEC (EMC Directive) & 73/23/EEC...

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