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BT Freestyle 65 User Manual

BT Freestyle 65 User Manual

Combined cordless telephone & digital answering machine
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Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April '02 ~ 3950
This equipment is not designed for making emergency telephone calls when the power fails.
Alternative arrangements should be made for access to emergency services.
This product is intended for connection to analogue public switched telephone networks
and private switchboards in the United Kingdom.
Freestyle 65
User
Guide
Combined Cordless Telephone & Digital
Answering Machine

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  • Page 1 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 This equipment is not designed for making emergency telephone calls when the power fails. Alternative arrangements should be made for access to emergency services. This product is intended for connection to analogue public switched telephone networks and private switchboards in the United Kingdom.
  • Page 2 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Please open this page for an ‘at a glance’ guide to your Freestyle 65...
  • Page 3 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Please open this page for a further ‘at a glance’ guide to your Freestyle 65...
  • Page 4 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 At a glance Aerial Should be extended to obtain the best signal and reception available, see page 7. Light Talk button Indicates when the Press to make or receive handset rings, is in use a call, see page 11.
  • Page 5 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Mains power socket Telephone line cord socket Only plug the telephone line cord into the wall socket when the handset has been charged for 24 hours, see page 8.

  • Page 6: Key Features

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Key features Big buttons Digital answering machine Larger buttons designed for No tape to worry about. Up ease of use, especially for to a maximum of 13 minutes...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 In this guide Note There is a detailed INDEX at the end of this guide, see page 46. At a glance Using the Freestyle 65 answering machine via...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Introduction Your Freestyle 65 is designed for ease Unpacking your of use and made to the high standards Freestyle 65 set by BT. You can expect your Freestyle 65 to Check that your Freestyle 65 is provide many years of quality service.

  • Page 9: Safety Information

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Safety information General Cleaning Only use the power supply unit Simply clean the handset and base included with the product. Using an station with a damp (not wet) cloth, unauthorised power supply will or an antistatic wipe.

  • Page 10: Setting Up

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Setting up Follow these steps to set up your Freestyle 65 ready for use. Plan the location Handset aerial Situate your Freestyle 65 close enough to the mains power socket and telephone Your Freestyle 65 handset uses a socket so that the cables will reach.
  • Page 11 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Connect the base unit Note power supply to a power When fully charged and in good socket condition, the handset will provide up to 7 hours talktime or 72 hours standby.
  • Page 12 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 automatically announced When the handset has through the handset earpiece been charged for 24 hours when the SCREEN/MENU plug the other end of the button is pressed.
  • Page 13 “Setting up and personalising your answering machine” beginning on page 17. The Freestyle 65 answering machine will now be switched ON and set to its default settings so your Freestyle 65 is now ready for use.

  • Page 14: Using Your Freestyle 65

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Using your Freestyle 65 Making and receiving calls To receive a call To make an external call When the phone rings: If your handset is on the base...

  • Page 15: Last Number Redial

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Secrecy/Music on hold Note When on a call you can talk to someone in the same room, without your caller hearing. Your Freestyle 65 handset uses a...

  • Page 16: Directory

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Directory To insert a pause in a directory number You can store ten of your most frequently used telephone numbers in the With some switchboards, after directory. Please note that the numbers dialling the access code you can be no longer than 20 digits long.
  • Page 17 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To dial a number in the Note directory There is a directory label included on the reverse side of your handset. You can use this to keep a record of which Press the TALK button.

  • Page 18: Base Ringer Volume

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Base ringer volume Paging You can page the handset from the To adjust the base ringer base unit to alert a handset user that volume they are wanted or to locate a missing handset.

  • Page 19: Call Waiting

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Call Waiting To use Call Waiting Note You can answer the second call, To use Call Waiting you will need to without disconnecting your subscribe to the Service from your first caller, by pressing the R...

  • Page 20: Setting Up And Personalising Your Answering Machine

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Setting up and personalising your answering machine Your Freestyle 65 can digitally record up to 13 minutes of messages, with each message lasting a maximum of 3...

  • Page 21: Answer Delay

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To switch the answering To adjust the base unit machine ON/OFF loudspeaker volume The loudspeaker volume Press and release the ranges from 0-9 plus H, where ANSWER ON/OFF button to 0 is Off and H is the maximum switch ON or OFF.

  • Page 22: Audible Message Alert

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Audible Message alert To change the answer delay setting When new messages have been received, your Freestyle 65 will beep Skip every 10 seconds (when audible Press and hold the SKIP message is switched ON).

  • Page 23: Outgoing Messages

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Outgoing messages To record your own Answer and Record outgoing message The outgoing message is the message a caller first hears when the answering You can record your own machine picks up their call.
  • Page 24 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 The prompt will announce, but it is possible to reinstate it “Your outgoing message is” and later if you wish (see page 24). then play your message. The Pick up the handset.
  • Page 25 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To check or play your To check or play your outgoing message via the outgoing message via the base unit handset You can check and play back Pick up the handset.
  • Page 26 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To select your Answer and To select your Answer Only Record outgoing message via outgoing message via the the handset handset Press the SCREEN/MENU Press the SCREEN/MENU button.
  • Page 27 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To delete your own outgoing To delete your own outgoing message and re-instate the message and re-instate the pre-recorded outgoing pre-recorded outgoing message via the handset message via the base unit You can delete your Pick up the handset.

  • Page 28: Using The Freestyle

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Using the Freestyle 65 answering machine via the base unit Note Press the STOP button at any time during playback to stop messages playing. Page In Use...
  • Page 29 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To delete all messages To skip forward and backward through messages (including fast forward playback) When all messages have been During playback: played the prompt will announce, “End of messages.

  • Page 30: Call Screening

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Call screening You can let your answering machine pick up a call, even if you are in. This allows you to identify the caller and decide whether to take the call.

  • Page 31: Answering Machine Via The Handset

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Using the Freestyle 65 answering machine via the handset Press the SCREEN/MENU button and the handset will beep and announce the main menu options. To play all messages...
  • Page 32 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To playback messages To play new messages Pick up the handset. Pick up the handset. Press the SCREEN/MENU Press the SCREEN/MENU button. You will hear the main button.
  • Page 33 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To delete individual messages Note during playback You cannot record a memo using the base unit. Press the 5 button during message playback to delete an To record a new memo individual message.
  • Page 34 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Call screening/Call intercept You can let your answering machine pick up a call, even if you are in. This allows you to identify the caller and decide whether to take the call.

  • Page 35: Remote Access

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Remote access You can turn your Freestyle 65 To confirm your security code answering machine on and off and listen press Press to your messages from any Touchtone Press the SCREEN/MENU telephone.

  • Page 36: Time Saver

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Time saver Note If you have new messages they will be The Time saver feature is useful if you played after you have entered your are out and want to ring in and check if security code.
  • Page 37 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 The Remote access main menu The main menu lets you operate a range of answering machine functions. Simply follow the instructions as announced: “To play all messages, press 2”.

  • Page 38: Using Freestyle

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Using Freestyle 6 Additional Handsets You can buy and use up to three Note Freestyle 6 additional handsets (or Quartet 1000 additional handsets) You must charge your additional with your Freestyle 65 to extend your handset for 24 hours before registering it.
  • Page 39 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To register an additional Note handset If the additional handset is not registered and there is no dial tone, please try repeating the steps again. Please ensure you have only...

  • Page 40: Transferring Calls

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Transferring calls You can transfer calls between handsets that are registered to the base unit. To transfer a call During your call press the SCREEN/MENU button and then the handset number that you want to transfer the call to.

  • Page 41: General Information

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 General information Within the 12 month guarantee period: Guarantee Prior to returning your product, please read the Help section beginning on Your Freestyle 65 is guaranteed for a...

  • Page 42: Technical Information

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Technical information Batteries How many telephones can you have? Although the battery pack is rechargeable it will eventually need All items of telephone equipment have to be replaced, see below for details on a Ringer Equivalence Number (REN), how to replace the battery pack.

  • Page 43: Call Security

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 your conversations could be overheard Note by other people, on their cordless phones, or on ordinary radios that use When fully charged and in good condition, the handset will provide up the same radio frequencies.
  • Page 44 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To use the recall facility You may need to use the recall function if you are connected to a switchboard/PBX (Private Branch Exchange), contact your PBX supplier for further information.

  • Page 45: Help And Advice

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Help and advice If you have any problems using your Freestyle 65, this section will give you the most common, easy to follow solutions. Telephone problems Possible cause Solution •...
  • Page 46 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Telephone problems Possible cause Solution Handset not registered. Register the handset, see page 35. • Additional handset does not ring and no light on handset. • Additional handset does not ring...

  • Page 47: Wall Mounting

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Wall mounting Your Freestyle 65 can be wall-mounted For the best operating conditions, by removing the desk bracket. try to place the base unit away from large metal objects and other To remove, just squeeze the bracket in electrical appliances.

  • Page 48: Handset Hook

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Handset hook Keeps the handset in place when the Freestyle 65 is wall mounted. Revolve the handset catch on the top of the base unit. In Use...

  • Page 49: Index

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Index dditional handsets all screening via the base Aerial 7, 12 via the handset Answer on/off Call security Answer delay Calls Answering machine answer delay external audible message alert...
  • Page 50 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Power supply unit andset ecall accessing messages Receive a call additional Record aerial outgoing message 20-21 charging memo hook Redial register Registering a handset set number Remote access...

  • Page 51: Wall Mounting Template

    Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Wall mounting template 70mm...
  • Page 52 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950...
  • Page 53 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 R&TTE 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...
  • Page 54 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 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 contract.

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