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BT DECTfax Fax machine and digital telephone system User Manual

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  • Page 1 BT DECTfax Fax machine and digital telephone system User guide...

  • Page 2: At A Glance'

    This equipment is not designed for making telephone calls when the power fails. Alternative arrangements should be made for access to emergency services. Please open this page for an ‘At a glance’ guide to your DECTfax...

  • Page 4: At A Glance

    At a glance Clr button Enables you to exit the current function and edit numbers. buttons Used to access the memory, scroll through the directory and change phone settings. Cover release button Press to open the keypad cover. Redial button Stores multiple numbers up to a maximum of 200 digits.
  • Page 5 Moves the cursor left. Function button Accesses the function menus used to set up and operate your fax machine. Tel Fax button/ Sets the fax to receive faxes and telephone calls either automatically or manually. Goes forward to the next option on the displayed menu.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    In this guide At a glance Introduction Setting up Using your fax machine Using your handset Using additional handsets Additional features Help Technical information Index Hints and tips boxes In this user guide, we’ve included helpful tips and useful notes. These are shown in a grey box.

  • Page 9: Introduction

    • DECT handset • Handset charger • Paper * The print ribbon supplied with your BT DECTfax is only a ‘starter ribbon’ and has a print life of about 50 pages. Standard ribbons have a print life of about 230 pages.

  • Page 10: Setting Up

    Setting up ready to use 1 Installing the print ribbon and smartcard The print ribbon and the smartcard work together, and the fax will not work without the smartcard. The print ribbon prints onto paper and the smartcard monitors how much ribbon has been used.
  • Page 11 MISSING GAUGE. The smartcard monitors how much print ribbon is being used, and is always supplied with new print ribbons. The fax machine will not work unless the smartcard is installed. Setting up...
  • Page 12 Clip the top part into place by pulling the module up and towards the machine. Connect the cable to the socket on the side of the machine. 4 Connecting your BT DECTfax to the telephone line and mains power Plug the telephone line cord into the socket on the side of the machine, and connect the other end into the telephone wall socket.
  • Page 13 5 Inserting the output paper Open the sheet feeder flap by lifting it up at the side. Lift the paper support bar. Insert up to 30 sheets of paper between the paper guides and adjust the left paper guide (a) to the width of the paper. Press the clip (b) and allow the paper to fall down into position.
  • Page 14 If, during a call, the battery charge is running low, the handset beeps every 4 seconds. 7 Customising your DECTfax Your BT DECTfax can be customised to suit your personal requirements. You can customise your DECTfax in two ways; either by entering the appropriate function code or by scrolling through the on-screen menus.
  • Page 15 To set the date and time Switch on your BT DECTfax. The display shows CHECK DATE. Press then...
  • Page 16 Start Network and dial settings Your BT DECTfax has been preset to work on a direct exchange line, or PSTN. There is no need to alter this setting unless you will be using the machine on an internal network, or PABX.

  • Page 17: Setting The Receive Mode

    To set the ring melody Press then then Function shows 27--RING MELODY. Press will hear the current ringing tone. Use the button to select and hear the next tone. You can also select WITHOUT RING to have no tone at all - the icon will flash instead.

  • Page 18: Using Your Fax Machine

    Using your fax machine Sending a fax Warning Do not put paper into the machine if: - it has paper clips, staples or any metal attachment - it is wet with ink, paste or correcting fluid - it is too thick or too thin and flimsy...
  • Page 19 . An arrow will appear in Resolution the display positioned above the word Press again to toggle between Resolution the settings FINE PHOTO After the document has been sent, the resolution setting returns to NORMAL Using your fax machine FINE NORMAL...
  • Page 20 Using your fax machine Delayed send and broadcasting This allows you to send a fax automatically at a preset time, within the next 24 hours. It also allows you to send a fax to up to 6 different numbers. To use delayed send and broadcasting Place the document in the document feeder.

  • Page 21: Receiving A Fax

    Press the faxes will print out. Economy This allows you to print out messages reduced by 50% vertically so that two pages fit onto one A4 printout. Using your fax machine buttons to select NO. Press button. The stored...
  • Page 22 Using your fax machine Press then Function shows FAXES IN MEM. . Select ECONOMY. You can Press Function toggle between ECONOMY and NORMAL using buttons. Press to confirm the setting and Function the stored faxes are printed in reduced size.
  • Page 23 Use the button to scroll to the next free reference number or a reference number you choose. For example, the next free Using your fax machine and the fax Start twice then use the Start then...
  • Page 24 Using your fax machine number may be 12, or you may want to choose an easily remembered number like 20. To edit or delete an entry Press then Function Memory shows ENTER ABB NB then 00 and the first name in the directory.

  • Page 25: Activity Reports

    To poll faxes from another machine . The display Press Function shows 32--RCVE POLLING Press Start Using your fax machine button to display the available to select the option displayed. If button to then then . The display . The display shows SET NUMBER.
  • Page 26 Using your fax machine Enter the fax number of the machine you want to poll the document from. For immediate polling press DECTfax calls the other machine. To set your machine to poll the document at a specified time, press polling time and press entry.
  • Page 27 Start Use the Press Start . The display indicated on the display. Start Using your fax machine then then . The display to bring up the list of timed jobs. button to select a job. to print out the document...

  • Page 28: Using Your Handset

    Using your handset IMPORTANT In order to use your DECTfax handset the radio module must be connected to the base unit and the base unit must be connected to both the telephone line and power socket (see steps 4 & 5 of ‘Setting up ’...

  • Page 29: Answering Mode

    If you hear fax tones when you answer the handset pressing then will automatically transfer the signal to the fax machine. button. Answering mode When the handset is on the charger you can set it to answer and finish calls in two ways. In mode 0 you must always press the button to receive and finish the call;...

  • Page 30: Last Number Redial

    Using your handset Secrecy While making a call you can stop the other person hearing you talk to someone in the same room as you. During a call, press You can now talk without the other caller hearing you. Press again to switch secrecy off.
  • Page 31 To switch off the ring tone Press then By pressing the or the button you can switch the ring tone off or on. When it is off the display shows the RINGER OFF Press to confirm your choice. Using the handset directory Each handset has a directory that can store up to 20 numbers.
  • Page 32 Using your handset Press when you have the number displayed then use Enter the new phone number. Press again to confirm the change. To dial a number from the directory There are two ways to do this: you can display either the two-digit reference number, or the telephone number itself.

  • Page 33: Call Timer

    Keypad tones The handset is preset to have no keypad tones. You can set it to loud or soft tones. Press then Use the button to increase the volume. The display will show 2 dashes or one or two blocks. Use the button to decrease the volume or switch the tones off.

  • Page 34: Using Additional Handsets

    Using additional handsets Multiple registration You can use up to 4 handsets with your DECTfax base station. A handset can be registered with up to 4 DECT base stations. For each handset to interact with the base station, they must be registered with it. Your handset is pre-registered with the base station as handset number Once you have more than one handset...
  • Page 35 The customised method Use this method if you: Have set the base station handset security code to a number other than 0000. Want to register a handset to more than one base station. Want to allocate a handset with a handset number other than the next sequential one.

  • Page 36: Transferring Calls

    Using additional handsets To prioritise a base station You can set a handset to give priority to a particular base station, so that it will always link up to that base station first if it is in range. Press then 7 on the handset, then use buttons to select the base station number you want to prioritise.
  • Page 37 At the other handset - press the to connect the internal call. The two handsets can now talk to each other while the external caller is on hold. At the first handset - press the end the internal call. Your external caller is then transferred to the other handset.

  • Page 38: Additional Features

    Additional features Using your DECTfax as a photocopier Make sure you have inserted some paper into the output sheet feeder. Place the document you want to copy face down in the document sheet feeder (as if for sending a fax). Press .

  • Page 39: Answering Machine

    To cancel the alarm Press then then Function shows 81--ALARM. . The display shows STOP. Press Start Press to cancel the alarm. Start Ink gauge To see how much print ribbon there is left Press then then Function shows 56--RIBBON GAUGE. Press .

  • Page 40: Caller Display

    Additional features Caller Display If you subscribe to a caller display service, the DECTfax will show the caller information on its display and on the handset display. BASE DISPLAY INCOMING CALL Number alternating with NUMBER/NAME INCOMING CALL Number withheld alternating with WITHHELD INCOMING CALL Number...

  • Page 41: Help

    Help If you have any problems using your DECTfax, this section will give you the most common, easy-to-follow solutions. Fax Problem Blank unit display. The unit does not answer incoming calls after several rings. Blank photocopies. The telephone exchange does not recognise the number dialled.
  • Page 42 • Match the handset on a base station Chapter: ‘To register a handset’. Customer Helpline If you have any problems with your DECTfax, call the BT Helpline on 0845 603 1066. Print ribbons To obtain new print ribbons call 0800 590009.

  • Page 43: Transmission Report Codes

    Memory full: fax could not be received. Print out faxes stored in the memory BT sponsors two schemes which can join if you are bothered by unwanted faxes and phone calls. Fax preference scheme BT is a sponsor of Fax Preference Service (FPS) - a scheme to enable customers to reduce unwanted faxes.

  • Page 44: Technical Information

    REN’s add up to no more than 4. DECTfax 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.
  • Page 45 DECTfax will operate correctly under all possible conditions of connection. If you have any difficulties, contact BT on Freefone 0800 800 152 for business Customers or Freefone 0800 800 150 for residential customers (9am to 5pm Monday to Friday).

  • Page 46: Index

    Index Activity reports Additional handsets Alarm setting cancelling Answering machine, connecting to Answering mode Base station priority Battery low Broadcasting Call back Call timer Call transfer Caller Display Charging the handset Copying documents Customising Date and time Delayed send Dial mode Directory changing numbers dialling numbers...
  • Page 47 add to edit delete Missing gauge Name, entering Network settings Paging a handset Paper inserting thickness Pause Photocopier Polling setting up to be polled to poll from cancelling Print ribbon installing purchasing new security Printing a fax Radio module Receive mode Receiving faxes Redial Registering handsets...
  • Page 48 Offices in Europe, North America, Japan and Asia Pacific. 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. Nothing in this publication forms any part of any contract.

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