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BT Freestyle 130 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Freestyle 130 User guide...
  • Page 2 Please open this page for an ‘At a glance’ guide to your Freestyle 130.

  • Page 3: At A Glance

    For use with PBXs and Select Services. see page 17 Redial button Redials the last number dialled. see page 11 Call Waiting button Lets you switch between two callers when Call Waiting has been ordered from BT Select Services. see page 18...
  • 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 Intercom volume button Press to lower or raise the speaker volume.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    In this guide At a glance Introduction Setting up Using your Freestyle 130 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 130 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 130 is complete. When you unpack, you should have: • Freestyle 130 handset. • Freestyle 130 base unit with telephone line cord attached.
  • Page 8 To ensure constant battery back-up, replace it every six months. If your Freestyle 130 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: Charge The Handset

    POWER the base unit will light up. Mains power adaptor The Freestyle 130 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 Automatic Quickcharge When the handset batteries start to run low, your Freestyle 130 will automatically switch to Quickcharge when you place the handset on the base unit. Quickcharge is indicated by a red...
  • Page 11 8 Extend the base unit telescopic aerial Extend the base unit telescopic aerial on your Freestyle 130 (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 130

    Using your Freestyle 130 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 130 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 130 Using the memory to store and dial numbers Your Freestyle 130 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 You Press the • Press the 0-9 location code. • Press the • again. You hear a confirmation beep. • Using your Freestyle 130 button. TALK button, then QUICKDIAL button again, then the location code number. button. QUICKDIAL button...

  • Page 16: Using The Intercom

    • SECRECY to resume your conversation. The light stops flashing. TALK Using the Intercom Your Freestyle 130 lets you hold a conversation between the handset and base unit. To call the base unit from the handset button. The At the handset:...
  • Page 17 To take the call, press the The intercom call is cut off automatically. button and light stops Using your Freestyle 130 button on INTERCOM lights on the handset switch to lower the switch to raise the button on the handset.
  • Page 18 PBX (private branch exchange) that uses earth recall. • P-E your Freestyle 130 is set to the dialling tone, you may be connected to an older pulse dialling exchange. Set the switch . If the base...
  • Page 19 Using your Freestyle 130 To insert a pause REDIAL With 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 button REDIAL to insert a pause before keying in the telephone number.

  • Page 20: 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 21: Other Services

    • 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. button. BT Select Services...

  • Page 22: Freestyle 90/130/1200

    Freestyle 90/130/1200 Additional Handsets You can buy and use up to 3 Freestyle additional handsets with your Freestyle 130 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 23: Setting The Handset

    If you do not hear a dial tone, your additional handset is either out of range of your Freestyle 130, the Freestyle 130 phone line cord is not plugged in, it has not been registered properly or you may have purchased the wrong...

  • Page 24: Transferring Calls

    24 hours. Basic operation of additional handsets is the same as that of your Freestyle 130 handset. 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.

  • Page 25: Help

    Help If you have any problems using your Freestyle 130, 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 26 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 27 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 28: Technical Information

    Technical information Official approval Your Freestyle 130 is tested and approved for connection to public networks, provided that it is used in accordance with the guidelines in this user guide. You may connect it: To direct exchange lines. • To extensions with new plug and •...
  • Page 29 REN's add up to no more than 4. Freestyle 130 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 30 • 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 130. Connection information Your Freestyle 130 may be • connected to public networks in the United Kingdom.

  • Page 31: Maintenance

    Installing a handset battery pack and recharging Replacing the handset on the base unit to recharge over night should keep the Freestyle 130 operative for normal use. In time the handset battery pack will no longer hold a sufficient charge and should be replaced.
  • Page 32 Maintenance Spare parts for your Freestyle 130 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 33 Guarantee BT guarantees Freestyle 130 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 34: Index

    Base unit Handset Back-up battery – fit in base unit Charging the handset Planning location Power cable Telephone wall socket Using your Freestyle 130 Base unit ringer volume Channel seeker Handset ringer volume Last number redial Intercom Making a call...
  • Page 35 Help 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 Index...

  • Page 36: Wall Mounting

    • leave enough room for aerial to be extended when wall mounted. Spare parts for your Freestyle 130 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 37 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 130 Issue 1 (03/98). Designed by The Art & Design Partnership Limited. CE compliant to 89/336/EEC (EMC Directive) & 73/23/EEC...

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