Safety Information 1 Safety Information Please read this operating instruction manual thoroughly. Intended use The telephone is suitable for telephoning within a public telephone network system. Any other use is considered unintended use. Unauthorised modifi- cation or reconstruction is not permitted. Under no circumstances open the device or complete any repair work yourself.
“BOOST ON“. Pendant The pendant is an additional device for your BigTel 165. You can wear it around your neck and it offers the following features: taking calls in hands- free mode, taking a call which is dialled with the handset or dialling the direct call numbers (M1/M2) stored in the BigTel 165 by just one easy key- press.
Safety Information Attention: When the unit is used normally the battery lifetime should be one year or more. As soon as you notice the talk time becoming shorter it is time to get the rechargeable battery replaced which needs a specialist task. For service please call our hotline (see page 39).
Preparing the Telephone 2 Preparing the Telephone Safety information Attention: It is essential to read the Safety Information in Chapter 1 before starting up. Checking the package contents The package contains: 1 Base station 1 Power adapter plug for the base station 1 Handset 1 Pendant 1 Charger pod for the pendant with power adapter...
Preparing the Telephone Connecting the base station Attention: Position the base station at least 1 m away from other electronic devices, otherwise there is a risk of mutual disturbance. Connect the base station as illustrated in the diagram. For reasons of safety, only use the power adapter plug and telephone connection line supplied.
Preparing the Telephone Charging the batteries (handset) ☞ Before the handset is used for the first time, insert it in the base station for at least 14 hours. The handset warms up during the charging process. This is normal and does not represent a risk.
Preliminary Information 4 Preliminary Information Icons in the handset display Icon Description On: The connection to the base station is good. Flashing: The connection to the base station is lost. On: Indicates the battery charge status. Flashing while handset in base: Batteries are being charged.
Preliminary Information LED indicator (pendant) The LED indicator on the pendant is able to light in three different colors and shows the following states: Blue Steady on: Pendant is in the charger for charging and the power is high Flashing once (0.5 s on/4.5 s off): Pendant is in standby state and off cradle Double flashing (0.25 s on/0.25 s off/0.25 s on/1 s off) You are conducting a call.
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Preliminary Information Double flashing (0.25 s on/0.25 s off/0.25 s on/9.25 s off) During a call. In addition two short beeps are to be heard repeatedly. The battery is getting low. Place the pendant in the charger. Purple Steady on: The pendant is not registered to the base station.
Preliminary Information Standby mode All descriptions in this operating manual assume that the handset is in Standby mode. The system switches to Standby mode by pressing the button. Low-radiation operation (ECO mode) In call mode, when the handset is close to the base unit, the radiation is reduced considerably as compared to standard, cordless DECT telephones.
Telephoning 5 Telephoning with the handset Taking a call Your phone is ringing. If the handset is not in the base station: Press the Off Hook button. If the handset is in the base station and AUTO ANS is not activated: Remove the handset from the base and press the Off Hook button.
Telephoning Ending a call Press the On Hook button or replace the handset in the base station. Redial ☞ Your handset saves the last 5 dialled telephone numbers. If a caller is stored in your phone book, the name will be displayed. Whilst the name is displayed to show the respective number press The most recent last number will be displayed at the top of the list.
Telephoning Making a call from the phone book ☞ You can store up to 20 entries in the phone book. For creating entries see section “Phone book“. Press the menu key. Select CONTACTS and press the menu key. Select the name of the person you wish to call. Dial out the telephone number.
Telephoning Setting the earpiece/loudspeaker volume During a call you can adjust the volume in 5 levels (if tele- phoning “normally“ -> earpiece volume, with hands-free -> loudspeaker volume). These seperate settings will remain at the last selected level when you end the call. Muting the microphone During a call you can switch your handset’s microphone off.
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Telephoning Transferring an external call to another handset During an external call . . . Press the menu key. Select INTERCOM and press the menu key. Enter the internal telephone number if necessary. The external call is put on hold. When the called handset or the pendant answers you can announce the call transfer.
Telephoning 6 Telephoning with the pendant Attention: When the unit is used normally the battery lifetime should be one year or more. As soon as you notice the talk time becoming shorter it is time to get the rechargeable battery replaced which needs a specialist task. For service please call our hotline (see page 39).
Telephoning Making a call with the direct call keys (M1/M2) ☞ Make sure the direct call numbers are stored in the handset. To store phone numbers on the direct call keys, see page 33. M1 / M2 Press one of the direct call keys briefly. The telephone number will de dialled.
Other Features 7 Other features Key lock ☞ The key lock prevents functions assigned to buttons being activated inadvertently. Incoming calls can still be taken in the normal way even when the key lock function is activated. Press and hold down the star-key until the key lock icon appears in the display.
Other Features Switching off the pendant ☞ You can switch off the pendant for saving battery capacity. If the pen- dant is switched off no calls will be signalled. Press and hold down the call key. After a few seconds the LED will repeatedly flash red and you hear three short beeps.
Call list / Redial 8 Call list / Redial Editing the call list Open the call list. Select an entry. Press the menu key. Select one of the following options and confirm with the menu key: STORE The telephone number will be stored in the telephone book.
Phonebook 9 Phone book ☞ Your phone can store up to 20 private phonebook entries with names and numbers. You can also select different ringtones for your phonebook entries. Always enter the phone numbers with the area code; this ensures that if a number is stored in the phonebook with a name, this name will be displayed when this contact calls.
Phonebook Editing telephone book entries Press the menu key. Select CONTACTS and press the menu key. Select an entry. Press the menu key. Select one of the following options and confirm with the menu key: You can create a new entry. VIEW The entry is shown.
Setting the telephone 10 Setting the telephone Date/Time Press the menu key. Select CLOCK and press the menu key. Select one of the following options and confirm with the menu key: DATE FMT You can select your desired date format: (DD-MM-YY or MM-DD-YY).
Setting the telephone Setting the ringer for the handset Press the menu key. Select HS SET and press the menu key. Select RINGER and press the menu key. Select one of the following options and confirm with the menu key: INT RING Select a melody for internal calls.
Setting the telephone NATURAL Setting for natural voice reproduction. BASS Setting for enhanced bass. TREBLE Setting for enhanced treble. Selecting the base station ☞ If your handset is registered to several base stations, you can select the desired base. The active basestation is marked with a * (BASE 1 *). Press the menu key.
Setting the telephone Setting the display Press the menu key. Select HS SET and press the menu key. Select DISPLAY and press the menu key. Select whether in standby-mode the handset’s name or the time will be displayed and confirm with the menu key. Setting Auto Answer Press the menu key.
Setting the telephone Setting the dial mode Press the menu key. Select BS SET and press the menu key. Select DIALMODE and press the menu key. Select TONE or PULSE and press the menu key. ☞ In most situations the TONE option should be selected. Setting the Flash Time Press the menu key.
Setting the telephone Editing the PIN Press the menu key. Select BS SET and press the menu key. Select CHG PIN and press the menu key. Enter the relevant PIN (default 0 0 0 0) and press the menu key. Enter the new PIN and press the menu key.
Setting the telephone Resetting your phone Press the menu key. Select DEFAULT and press the menu key. Enter the relevant PIN (default 0 0 0 0) and press the menu key. Confirm the confirmation query with the menu key. ☞ The phone book entries will not be deleted.
Registering/de-registering handsets / pendant 11 Registering/de-registering handsets / pendant 5 handsets can be registered to a base station. The handsets delivered with your telephone are already registered. To register a “foreign“ handset plea- se refer to it’s user manual. Registering a handset of the same type Press the menu key.
Registering/de-registering handsets / pendant Registering the pendant ☞ Before registering the pendant make sure the PIN is set to 0 0 0 0 (refer to page 33). Press and hold down the paging key on the base station for approx. 5 sec. VOL+ / VOL - Press the keys VOL+ und VOL- on the pendant simultane- ously, until the LED flashes red/blue alternating.
PBX / Supplementary Services 12 PBX / Supplementary Services If the telephone is connected to a private branch exchange, functions such as transferring calls and automatic call back can be used via the R button. Refer to the operating manual provided with your private branch exchange as to which Flash time must be set in order to use these functions.
Appendix 13 Appendix Menu Structure CONTACTS CALL LOG BS SET DEL HS DIALMODE TONE PULSE FLASH SHORT LONG BARGEIN ON/OFF CHG PIN HS SET RINGER INT RING RING 1 . . . 10 EXT RING RING 1 . . . 10 RING VOL OFF, 1…5 TONE...
Should problems arise with the telephone, please refer to the following information first. In the case of technical problems, contact our Hotline. Please refer to our website www.audioline.de for the telephone number. In the case of claims under the terms of guarantee, contact your sales out- let.
Appendix Default settings Call list No entry Phonebook No entry Alarm Ringer handset Internal call: Melody 2 External call: Melody 1 Volume: 3 Tone setup Key tone: On Battery tone: On Out of range: On Language German Handset name BIGTEL Handset display Handset name Auto answer...
Appendix Technical data Standard: DECT / GAP Number of channels: 120 duplex channels Frequencies: 1880 MHz to 1900 MHz Duplex mode: Time division multiplex, 10ms frame length Channel spacing: 1728 kHz Bit rate: 1152 kBit / s Modulation: GFSK Voice encoding: 32 kBit / s Transmitter power: 10 mW (average power per channel) Range handset: up to 300 m outside, up to 50 m inside buildings Max.
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If your device shows signs of defect during the period of guarantee, please return it to the sales outlet in which you purchased the AUDIOLINE device together with the purchase receipt. All claims under the terms of guarantee in accordance with this agreement can only be asserted at the sales outlet.
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Appendix Index ECO mode ....15 Alarm ..... .28 Ending a call .
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Appendix Standby mode ....15 Maintenance ....42 Supplementary services ..37 Making a call .
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