BT Payphone Contour 300 Plus User Manual
BT Payphone Contour 300 Plus User Manual

BT Payphone Contour 300 Plus User Manual

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  • Page 1 Payphone Contour 300 Plus User guide...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Calls and cash pages 4 – 9 find out: how to make calls • about the different types of calls • you can make how to check your cash • calls making a call ........making calls without using coins .
  • Page 3: Troubleshooting

    23, or follow the instructions in this section. Subject to your contract PIN change with BT Payphones, you call barring may not be able to change call back ........
  • Page 4: Making A Call

    Making calls and managing your cash Making a call Lift the handset and insert your money Dial the number When you’ve dialled, the payphone will check that there’s enough money to start the call. If there isn’t, it will eject the first coin and request one of a higher value.
  • Page 5: Calling A Memory Number

    Press VOLUME once to increase the volume Press VOLUME again to return to the initial volume The Contour 300 Plus is fitted with an inductive coupler handset that makes calls easier to hear when used with a sutiable hearing aid.
  • Page 6: Making Another Call

    Making another call Don’t hang up at the end of the first call As long as you have the minimum fee left, you can make another call. Press NEXT CALL Dial the next number you want Watch the display for information...
  • Page 7: Redialling The Last Number

    Redialling the last number you called Don’t hang up when you hear the engaged tone Press NEXT CALL Press REDIAL The payphone will redial the last number for you...
  • Page 8: Changing The Ring Volume

    Changing the ring volume You can change the volume your payphone rings at to make sure you hear it when someone calls. You can set the ring volume to high, low, or even switch it off altogether. We can do this for you if you contact the Helpdesk. For contact details, see page 23.
  • Page 9: Checking Your Takings

    Checking your takings Lift the handset and unlock the cover Press S66H The display shows how much money the payphone has taken since it was last reset. If you’re going to empty the cash tray, reset the payphone to £0. To leave the amount unchanged •...
  • Page 10 Features Your Contour 300 Plus’s many features let you choose just how you want it to work. Contact the Helpdesk if you’d like to change the way the features work. We can do this as soon as you call. We’ll need to know the telephone number of your payphone, and we may also ask you some security questions.
  • Page 11 Feature Use the PIN change feature if you think someone else knows your PIN or you want one that’s easier to remember Use Call barring to stop calls to certain numbers Stop the last person called from making a Call back to your phone so that other people who are waiting have chance to make their call Alter the Call charges to give callers more or less time for their money...
  • Page 12: Pin Change

    Choose the feature to programme Start PIN change S74H Change your PIN if you think that someone else has found out what it is or if you want one that’s easier to remember. Keeping your PIN Safe If you want to write your PIN down, make sure you disguise it as another number such as phone number or birthday.
  • Page 13: Call Charges

    10p on all the different types of call. The higher the charge rate the higher the call charge. Contour 300 Plus calculates the cost of each call made internally and does not require meter pulses generated by the exchange.
  • Page 14: Memory Buttons

    Helpdesk. For contact details, see page 23. Reverse charge calls S43H BT operators can tell that your phone is a payphone, and that they shouldn’t connect reverse charge calls to it, from the brief tones it makes at the start of calls.
  • Page 15: New Call Types

    Choose the feature to programme Start New call types S39H When you dial a phone number, the payphone looks at the number and decides what rate to charge for that call. You can alter the call type for numbers so that you charge a different rate or you can even set a fixed fee.
  • Page 16: Fake Coins

    Choose the feature to programme Start Fake coins S86H You can stop fake coins or tokens – called slugs – from being used to make calls. Old coins S26H You can stop coins that go out of circulation from being used to make calls.
  • Page 17: Call Privacy

    Choose the feature to programme Start Call privacy S77H If you have other phones connected to the same line as your payphone, the payphone could be used to listen in to your extensions. You can stop people using your payphone to listen in to calls made on your extension by switching the privacy feature on.
  • Page 18: Time

    Choose the feature to programme Start Time S84H The time and day are used to work out what rate to charge for calls. S32H The time and day are used to work out what rate to charge for calls. Dialling types S34H Most phone exchanges use Touchtone™...
  • Page 19: Incoming Call Barring

    Choose the feature to programme Start Incoming calls S46H You can stop your payphone from answering incoming calls. Switchboards S72H There are two ways to use your payphone on a switchboard where you need to dial an access number such as 9 to get an outside line: Automatic access code The payphone dials the access number automatically but you won’t be able to...
  • Page 20 Troubleshooting Problem Solutions No dialling tone Check that the payphone is • plugged into the phone socket. Contact the Helpdesk • for contact details, see page 23 Continuous dialling Change dialling type, try again • tone after you dial Contact the Helpdesk •...
  • Page 21 Check that you don't have too • many phones connected to your payphone line. Your Contour 300 Plus has a REN of 2, check that the total REN of all your phones doesn’t add up to more than 4. Each phone connected to a phone line uses the signal that comes down the line.
  • Page 22 If you are registered for VAT, you will be required by HM Customs and Excise to account for the VAT on the cash you collect in your Payphone Contour 300 Plus. Liability for calls You must pay all the BT call charges.
  • Page 24 Registered in England No. 1800000 Produced by BT Payphones Designed by Enterprise IDU Printed in the UK PHME 34479/9.2001 Authorised by Colin McArdle V.P. Product Development (on behalf of MIS) 15 June 2001 The Payphone Contour 300 Plus conforms with European Directive...

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