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BT FREESTYLE 80 PLUS User Manual

BT FREESTYLE 80 PLUS User Manual

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  • Page 1 Freestyle 80 Plus Freestyle 80 Plus User guide...
  • Page 2 Please open this page for an ‘At a glance’ guide to your Freestyle 80 Plus.

  • Page 3: At A Glance

    Call Waiting button To switch between two callers PQRS WXYZ when Call Waiting has been Quickdial button ordered from BT Select Allows you to store and dial up to 10 numbers in the memory. Services. see page 12 see page 16...
  • Page 4 Tel Mode switch Switch between Hi, Lo or Off. Allows you to select Tone or Pulse dialling. see page 11 see page 11 Freestyle 80 Plus Back-up battery Base unit telescopic aerial compartment Holds 8 x AAA batteries. see page 6...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Index Wall mounting Customer Helpline Should you have problems with your Freestyle 80 Plus, call the BT Helpline from 9.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday on Lo-call 0345 697146. Calls will be charged at local rate. Hints and tips boxes In this user guide, we’ve included helpful tips and...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Introduction Your Freestyle 80 Plus has been designed for ease of use and made to the very high standards set by BT. We thank you for making the right choice and Emergency calls expect that you will have many years of The emergency services can be contacted in the UK quality service.
  • Page 7 Check that your Freestyle 80 Plus is complete. When you unpack you should have: • Freestyle 80 Plus handset. • Freestyle 80 Plus base unit with telephone line cord attached. • Mains power adaptor plug. • Wall mounting bracket with screws.

  • Page 8: Setting Up

    If your Freestyle 80 Plus is your only phone, you should fit back-up batteries so that it can always be used in emergencies. To fit back-up batteries, slide the cover off...
  • Page 9 Freestyle 80 Plus. Your Freestyle 80 Plus should not be fitted 4 Plug the power cable into the in wet or damp conditions, for example in a bathroom. Also, the handset should not be back of the base unit left out in the rain.
  • Page 10 TV sets, fridges, computers, fluorescent lights, radiators, metal pipes and metal window frames. • The Freestyle 80 Plus can be wall mounted by using the bracket and screws supplied; see page 31 for template. 12V AC...
  • Page 11 • The charging light will remain constantly lit while the handset is on the base unit. Mains power adaptor The Freestyle 80 Plus must only be used with the As a rule, placing the handset on the base unit adaptor supplied.

  • Page 12: Using Your Freestyle 80 Plus

    • Press the button. The light TALK TALK • When you hang up, your Freestyle 80 Plus comes on and the handset buttons illuminate. will automatically switch back to pulse light on the base unit comes on. IN USE dialling.
  • Page 13 The tel mode switch selects tone or pulse dialling and earth or time break recall: To adjust the handset ringer • – Your Freestyle 80 Plus is preset to T-TB this position. Most modern exchanges use tone dialling and time break recall for faster...
  • Page 14 REDIAL dial numbers With some switchboards, after dialling the Your Freestyle 80 Plus handset can store up to access code you have to wait a moment while ten separate phone numbers. You can then the switchboard picks up an outside line. If so, dial each number by pressing just two buttons.
  • Page 15 Using your Freestyle 80 Plus To dial a stored number Quickdial directory label QUICKDIAL Use the handset’s directory label to keep a record of which 0-9 location code you have used for each Press the button. • TALK number. Press the button.

  • Page 16: Last Number Redial

    You can mix manual and memory dialling as Last number redial required. For example, you can dial the Freestyle 80 Plus remembers the last number area code 0181 380 from the memory and then called and enables easy redialling. complete the number manually.

  • Page 17: Paging The Handset

    PAGE light on the handset flashes. SECRECY Your Freestyle 80 Plus automatically returns to standby after about one minute. You cannot page the handset while it is being used on a call. An incoming call will override a page call and the handset will ring as normal.

  • Page 18: Bt Select Services

    If you are connected to a digital exchange, When you have spoken to the second caller you can subscribe to a range of BT Select you can return to the first caller by pressing Services. If you wish to subscribe to any of button again.
  • Page 19 You can still use your telephone to make calls. Before phoning the Call My Bill service you require your BT customer number. This can be found on Call Barring the top right-hand corner of your phone bill.
  • Page 20 BT Select Services 1471 This free service lets you easily find who called your number last. To use the 1471 feature 1471 • Lift the handset. • Press the button and wait for a TALK dialling tone. • Press the button.

  • Page 21: Help

    Help If you have any problems using your Freestyle 80 Plus, this section will give you the most common, easy to follow solutions. Telephone problems Possible cause Solution • No dialling tone. Telephone not connected to telephone line. Replace handset on base unit for 10 seconds and try again.

  • Page 22: Telephone Problems

    Telephone problems Possible cause Solution • Neither base nor handset ring, but Check the REN. If you connect too many If the REN exceeds 4, disconnect 1 or more lights show on base and handset. telephones or devices to your lin,e they may telephones or devices.

  • Page 23: Technical Information

    Technical information Official approval • Time break recall/earth loop recall. Freestyle 80 Plus is tested and approved for • Automatic storage of last number dialled. connection to BT’s network, provided it is • Loop disconnect/pulse and used in accordance with the guidelines in this multifrequency/tone dialling.
  • Page 24 RENs add up to no more in the quality of service obtained from this than 4. apparatus. Freestyle 80 Plus has a REN of 1. Any telephone provided by BT may be assumed to have a REN of 1 unless otherwise stated on...
  • Page 25 Safety advice • Don’t use your Freestyle 80 Plus in the open air during thunderstorms. Unplug it from the telephone line and the mains socket when there are storms in your area.

  • Page 26: Maintenance

    • Firmly hold the handset in both hands with the back towards you and the bottom end Spare parts for your Freestyle 80 Plus are away from you. available from your BT shop or supplier, or you • Push the depression in the battery...
  • Page 27 Care of rechargeable battery pack Do not clean with abrasive materials. • When you first install the Freestyle 80 Plus, or replace the battery pack, the handset must be fully charged for 24 hours before Extended periods of non-use use.
  • Page 28 Guarantee 01325 304346 01642 564444 BT guarantees Freestyle 80 Plus for a year, 9.00am and 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. provided that: • The goods have only been used for their The terms of this guarantee do not affect your intended purpose, and have not been statutory rights.

  • Page 29: Index

    Receive a call Planning location Secrecy button Power cable Telephone mode switch Telephone wall socket BT Select Services Using your Freestyle 80 Plus 1471 Base unit ringer switch Call Barring Channel seeker Call Diversion Handset ringer volume Call My Bill...
  • Page 30 Index Help Helpline Technical information Call security Connecting to a switchboard Connection information REN (Ringer Equivalence Number) Safety advice Transmission frequencies Maintenance Changing handset batteries Care of handset batteries General cleaning Guarantee Installing handset batteries Power failure Wall mounting Template...

  • Page 31: Wall Mounting

    Spare parts for your Freestyle 120 Plus are Before you start, ensure the telephone is in available from your BT shop or supplier, or you easy reach of the power supply and a can contact us on Lo-call 0345 697146 between telephone socket.
  • Page 33 77 mm...
  • Page 34 © British Telecommunications plc 1997. the conditions set out in them Registered Office: 81 Newgate Street, London EC1A 7AJ. Registered in England No. 1800000. Printed in China. Freestyle 80 Plus Issue 1 (12/97). 503485 Designed by The Art & Design Partnership Limited.

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