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Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July '03 ~ 5096
User Guide
BT DECOR 500
This product is intended for connection to analogue
public switched telephone networks and private
switchboards in the United Kingdom.

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  • Page 1 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 User Guide BT DECOR 500 This product is intended for connection to analogue public switched telephone networks and private switchboards in the United Kingdom.
  • Page 2 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Please open this page for an ‘at a glance’ guide to your BT Decor 500...
  • Page 3 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Please open this page for a further ‘at a glance’ guide to your BT Decor 500...

  • Page 4: At A Glance

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 At a glance Telephone buttons Quickdial button Allows you to dial up to ten numbers stored in the Quickdial memory at the touch of two buttons. Store button Use to store numbers in the memory and to change the ringer and pitch volume.
  • Page 5 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Answering Machine buttons Volume buttons Skip backward/ Memo button Use to adjust the Lets you skip answering machine volume. backwards through your messages and memos. Answer on/off Also lets you record...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 In this guide There is a detailed Index at the back of this user guide, please see page 28. At a glance Help Introduction General information Unpacking your Decor 500...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Introduction Your Decor 500 has been designed for ease of use and made to the high standards set by BT. You can expect your Decor 500 to give you many years of trouble-free service.

  • Page 8: Setting Up

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Setting up Plan the location of your Plug the adaptor into a mains power socket and Decor 500 switch on Situate your Decor 500 close enough to a phone socket and mains power socket Your Decor 500 will announce, ‘Answer...

  • Page 9: Set The Day And Time

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Plug the telephone line Press and release the SKIP cord into the telephone or SKIP button to select the wall socket correct hour. When the correct hour is announced, press and release the STOP button.
  • Page 10 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Helpline If you have any problems setting up your Decor 500, please call the Helpline on 0870 605 8047. (Open 9am-5.30pm, Monday-Friday and 9.30am-2.30pm Saturday). Your Decor 500 is now ready for use.

  • Page 11: Using The Telephone

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Using the telephone Making and receiving calls Last number redial To make a call To redial the last number called Lift the handset and wait for the dial tone.

  • Page 12: Music On Hold

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 You can now talk to someone Handsfree talking in the same room without your caller hearing. The handsfree feature allows you to Press and release the use the phone without picking up the...
  • Page 13 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 To set the ringer volume Note You can swap between using the There are 3 volume settings handset and handsfree during a call. to choose from: HIGH, LOW If using the handset, press the or OFF.

  • Page 14: Number Quickdial Memory

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Press either, 1 for HIGH, 2 for Press the STORE button. Store MID or 3 for LOW. You will hear a confirmation Press the STORE button. tone. You will hear a confirmation Store tone.

  • Page 15: Bt Answer 1571 Voice Mail Indication

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 BT Answer 1571 voice To delete a number in the Quickdial memory mail indication If you have subscribed to BT’s BT Ensure the handset is on the Answer 1571 or Call Minder, your cradle.
  • Page 16 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 IMPORTANT After an incoming call, or after lifting the handset, your Decor 500 will check the line for any messages. You will experience about a 1 minute delay before the message waiting indicator light flashes if messages have been left.

  • Page 17: Using The Answering Machine

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Using the answering machine To switch the answering To adjust the base unit machine on and off loudspeaker volume Your Decor 500 is pre-set to The loudspeaker volume Answer On.

  • Page 18: Outgoing Messages

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Outgoing messages To select or record your own Answer and Record outgoing message The outgoing message is the message your caller hears when your Decor 500 answers a call.

  • Page 19: Outgoing Message

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 After the tone, speak your Release the SKIP button to outgoing message clearly about end recording. Your Decor 500 15-30 cm from the microphone. will announce “Your outgoing The message light will flash message is…”...

  • Page 20: Answer Delay

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Answer delay To change the answer delay setting Answer delay sets the number of times your Decor 500 will ring before the answering machine picks up your call Press and hold down the...

  • Page 21: Receiving Messages

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Receiving messages Playing your messages and memos In order to receive messages your Decor 500 answering machine should be: When you have new messages the Switched ON message light will flash.

  • Page 22: Deleting Messages

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 To skip forwards through Deleting messages messages: Press the SKIP button to Note skip forwards to the start of the next message. You have 8 seconds to cancel the delete...

  • Page 23: Call Screening/Call Intercept

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Call screening/ To check your security code Call intercept Press the DEL button. You can let your Decor 500 answer an Your Decor 500 will announce incoming call and hear your caller’s voice the current security code.
  • Page 24 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Operating your Decor 500 Note remotely If you enter the wrong security code you will hear, ‘Incorrect security code, please enter your security code’. If you To operate your Decor 500...
  • Page 25 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Remote access menu Note You can use the convenient Remote To hear the main menu. Access card, supplied with this phone. To play all messages. To play new messages.

  • Page 26: Help

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Help If you have any problems using your Decor 500 this section gives you the most common solutions. No dialling tone Incoming messages do not record Check that the telephone line cord is...
  • Page 27 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 You have forgotten your remote access security code Press the DEL button. The current security code will be announced. Your Decor 500 cannot be operated remotely from another phone Check that the phone you are using is a Touchtone phone or is set to tone dialling.

  • Page 28: General Information

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 General information Within the 12 month guarantee Guarantee period: Subject to the terms listed below the If you experience a problem with your guarantee will provide for the repair of, Decor 500 please read the Help section or at BT’s or its agent’s discretion the...

  • Page 29: Technical Information

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Technical information How many telephones can you have? All items of telephone equipment have a Ringer Equivalence Number (REN), which is used to calculate the number of items which may be connected to any one telephone line.

  • Page 30: Wall Mounting

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Wall mounting 1. Position the cables through the 6. Drop down to secure. wall mounting plinth as shown in the diagram. 2. Secure the wall mounting plinth into the holes on the base of the phone.

  • Page 31: Index

    Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Index Handsfree talking nswering machine answer delay Help call screening/intercept Helpline deleting messages memo oudspeaker volume on/off ake a call outgoing message playback Memo receiving messages Music on hold...
  • Page 32 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 afety information Secrecy Security code Setting up Skip forward/backward Switchboard compatibility echnical information Telephone line cord Time oice mail indication Volume handsfree loudspeaker volume ringer all mounting...
  • Page 33 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 R&TTE Directive This product is intended for use within the UK for connection to the public telephone network and compatible switchboards. This equipment complies with the essential requirements for the Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive (1999/5/EC).
  • Page 34 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Visit us at www.bt.com Offices worldwide 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...

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