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BT Synergy 900 User Manual

BT Synergy 900 User Manual

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Synergy 900
Digital cordless telephone
User guide
This equipment is not designed for making emergency telephone calls when the power
fails. Alternative arrangements should be made for access to emergency services.
featuring DECT

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  • Page 1 Synergy 900 Digital cordless telephone User guide This equipment is not designed for making emergency telephone calls when the power fails. Alternative arrangements should be made for access to emergency services. featuring DECT...
  • Page 2 Check that your Synergy 900 is complete. When you unpack you should have: • Synergy 900 handset. • Synergy 900 base station. • Power adaptor. • Comprehensive user guide. • Ni-Cad battery pack. • Line cord If anything is missing, please contact your place of purchase immediately.

  • Page 3: Menu Options

    Menu options Options Redial Quickdial First press C A L L D I V E R T See page 20. Second press F R I E N D S F A M See page 22. Third press S E T - U P Set-up allows you to change the original settings of your telephone e.g.

  • Page 4: At A Glance

    Opens the main menu. Scrolls through menu options. Inserts a pause when storing a number. Recall Used to access BT Select Services, switchboards and PBXs. See page 31 Redial Press to dial the last number you dialled. Also allows you to view the last number.
  • Page 5 Page Pages all handsets registered to the base station. Used to register additional handsets. See page 10 and 24 This equipment is not designed for making emergency telephone calls when the power fails. Alternative arrangements should be made for access to emergency services.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    In this guide At a glance Introduction Setting up Using your Synergy 900 Using the Quickdial memory Optional settings Additional features Using Select Services Using additional handsets Operating with additional base stations Connecting to a switchboard Maintenance Help Technical information...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Introduction use and made to the high standards set by BT. Please read the instructions carefully before use and retain this user guide for future reference. DECT By purchasing the Synergy 900 you now own a product which combines the advantages of cordless operation with the performance of a high quality telephone.
  • Page 8 The Synergy 900 system has a range of up to 300 metres outdoors and up to 50 metres indoors. It is possible that the range may be affected by being near water (e.g.

  • Page 9: Setting Up

    2. Connect the power cable Plug the power cable into the power socket on the underside of your Synergy 900. When the power is switched on, the base station light comes on. follow these steps to get your Synergy 900 3.
  • Page 10 4. Charge the handset battery for at least 16 hours Before you use your Synergy 900 for the first time it is important to have the handset battery fully charged. We recommend that you leave the Synergy 900 Handset on charge for at least 16 hours.

  • Page 11: Connect The Telephone Line Cord

    This is a chargeable service. NOTE Take care that the telephone line cord and power cable plugs are connected to the correct sockets. Incorrect placement could damage the unit. and ask for a BT...

  • Page 12: Using Your Synergy 900

    Using your Synergy 900 Making and receiving calls To make a call • Press the button to get a line. Display TALK shows . The light on the base IN-USE station comes on. • Enter the number you want and it is dialled.
  • Page 13 To redial the last number Redial • Press the button. TALK • Press the button. The number is REDIAL dialled. Display shows the number. • Press the button. Display shows the REDIAL last number called. The number can be edited by pressing the button to delete individual digits.

  • Page 14: Using The Quickdial Memory

    Using the quickdial memory Shared and personal quickdials You can store up to 20 numbers on your Synergy 900. Shared telephone numbers 10 numbers can be stored in your shared memory. These numbers can be quick dialled by any Synergy handset registered with the base station.
  • Page 15 You can scroll through the quickdial numbers and see any available locations. You can then change or add a number. Press the button to reverse one step of the instructions. Or press it and hold for 2 seconds to revert quickly to standby. To View or edit a quickdial memory number First, confirm that the handset is searching in the correct memory (ie.

  • Page 16: Optional Settings

    Optional settings To adjust the dial delay The dial delay is the time taken by the phone to send a number to the exchange after dialling. The dial delay can be set to short, medium or long. The factory setting is medium. •...
  • Page 17 • Press the button until the display shows MELODIES. • Press the button. Display shows the current setting A (or B, C, D, E, F). The displayed setting is played. • Press the to change the setting. Display shows the next melody option. The melody is played.
  • Page 18 OFF or ON. • Press the button. A beep confirms that the change has been made. To reset your Synergy 900 base station to its original settings • Switch off the mains power. • Press and hold down the...
  • Page 19 To reset your Synergy 900 handset to its original settings • Press the button several times until display shows SET UP. button. Display shows HANDSET. • Press the button. Display shows LEVEL. • Press the • Press the button several times until the display shows RESET.

  • Page 20: Additional Features

    To enter up to four personal emergency numbers for use when the keypad guard is ON Your personal emergency numbers are recognised by your Synergy 900 when they are dialled. No other calls (except calls) will be allowed while the keypad guard is switched on.
  • Page 21 The keypad guard feature is designed to prevent accidental dialling. To ensure that it is possible to dial your selected emergency numbers the Synergy 900 is able to store up to 4 of your personal emergency numbers. To switch the keypad guard on •...
  • Page 22 Setting your own base station PIN code You can set your own four-digit code number for your Synergy 900 base station. This prevents unauthorised users from registering or de-registering handsets on your Synergy 900 base station. button until the display shows SET UP.

  • Page 23: Using Select Services

    Using Select Services Your Synergy 900 gives you easy access to the following range of BT Select Services, once you have subscribed to them. • Call Waiting • Call Diversion • Three Way Calling Your Synergy 900 also gives you quick access to: •...
  • Page 24 • Select the displayed option by pressing the button. The handset automatically sends a sequence of tones to the network exchange. PLS LISTEN Display shows and you hear a network announcement. • Follow the instructions from the network announcement. To cancel Call Diversion •...

  • Page 25: Three Way Calling

    Friends and Family This is where the telephone number of the Friends & Family service is pre-programmed into your Synergy 900, enabling you to dial the Friends & Family service and follow the instructions from the network to add or change numbers.
  • Page 26 Editing select service numbers If the pre-programmed telephone numbers for ‘friends and family’ changes you can update it. • Press the button several times until the SET UP display shows • Press the button. Display shows button. Display shows LEVEL •...

  • Page 27: Using Additional Handsets

    Up to six handsets can be registered and operated from the Synergy 900 base station. The system allows intercom calls between two handsets while a third is making an external call.
  • Page 28 Display briefly shows PLS WAIT then the base station to which your handset is registered, e.g. BASE 1, and finally shows the handset number you have given it, e.g. HSET 1. You cannot use the same number on more than one handset since this disables the intercom function.

  • Page 29: Making Intercom Calls

    Making intercom calls You can make intercom calls to handsets registered to the same base station. To call another handset • Press the button. Display flashes INTERCOM (INT) and you hear a continuous tone (in the earpiece). • Enter the handset number you want ( Display shows INT CALL and the number of the handset you are calling.
  • Page 30 To switch between callers If you have one internal and one external call on the line, you can switch between the two: • While on the external call, press the button. INTERCOM • While on the intercom call, press the button.
  • Page 31 To transfer a call You can transfer an external call to any other handset registered to the same base station. When you are on an external call: • Press the button. Your caller is INTERCOM put on hold and will hear a series of beeps. •...

  • Page 32: Operating With Additional Base Stations

    Operating with additional base stations It is possible to build your Synergy 900 into a much larger phone system with the addition of up to 3 extra base stations. You can use up to six handsets on each Synergy 900 base station, and up to four base stations with your handset to build up a comprehensive and easy to use cordless telephone system.
  • Page 33 Synergy base stations at home and at the office By registering your handset with one base station at work and another at home, you can keep the same handset for both. As soon as you are within range of either base station, your handset will automatically pick up the signal.

  • Page 34: Connecting To A Switchboard

    Connecting to a switchboard When connecting your Synergy 900 to a switchboard/PBX, you may need to change the dialling mode setting from Time Break Recall ) to Earth Recall ( To switch between Time Break Recall and Earth Recall The original setting is Time Break Recall.

  • Page 35: Maintenance

    Maintenance General Simply clean the Synergy 900 and any additional handsets and chargers with a damp cloth (not wet) or an antistatic wipe. Never use a dry cloth as this may cause a static shock. Service Within guarantee If you experience a problem with your Synergy...

  • Page 36: Help

    UK by dialling which is valid in any country that is a member of the European community. If your Synergy 900 is connected to a switchboard/PBX, you may have to dial an access number before to contact the emergency services. Some switchboards cannot dial out during a power failure.
  • Page 37 The ringer volume may be switched off. To adjust the ringer volume on the base station, see page 14. Check that the Synergy 900 is plugged into the phone socket. Check that the base station is plugged into the mains power and switched on.

  • Page 38: Technical Information

    If you have any difficulties, contact BT on 154. Generally Synergy 900 can be connected to any switchboard where a simple modern telephone can be used to make and receive calls. Synergy 900 is suitable for connection to switchboards which return secondary proceed indication.

  • Page 39: Technical Specification

    Technical specification Standard Number of channels Radio frequency range Duplex method Channel spacing Bit rate Modulation Voice coding Transmitted power Range Power supply Power consumption base station Operating time, mobile unit (with fully charged battery) Permitted ambient conditions for operation (maximum) Permitted storage temperature Signalling method Signal key function...

  • Page 40: Index

    Index Adjusting earpiece volume At a glance Base stations using a specific base station connection to different base stations at home and at the office Battery installing charging battery low warning replacing handset battery Building up a phone system Call Diversion Call Waiting Connecting the power cable Connecting the telephone line cord...
  • Page 41 Returning your Synergy 900 Secrecy Service Silent Technical information Technical specification Three Way Calling Time break recall Volume base station Volume handset Warning...
  • Page 42 © British Telecommunications plc 1998. Registered Office: 81 Newgate Street, London EC1A 7AJ. Registered in England No. 1800000. Printed in China. Synergy 900 Issue 1 (12/98) 7. Designed by The Art & Design Partnership Limited. CE compliant to 89/336/EEC (EMC Directive) & 73/23/EEC...

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