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BT Home SmartPhone S
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Touch screen home phone with web browsing and nuisance call blocking

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  • Page 1 BT Home SmartPhone S User Guide Touch screen home phone with web browsing and nuisance call blocking...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Using the touchscreen ..............14 Making and ending calls ..............21 Using your phone’s buttons ............14 Answering or rejecting calls ............21 Working with menus ..............14 Managing multiple calls ..............22 If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
  • Page 3 Browser ................42 Opening Browser ................42 Contacts ................34 Opening your contacts ..............34 Open a web page or search the web ..........42 Adding contacts................34 Working with bookmarks ..............44 If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
  • Page 4 Opening Camera and taking pictures or videos .........49 Handset and base settings ..............57 Answer phone settings ..............57 Changing Camera settings ..............49 Data usage ..................58 Gallery ................50 If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
  • Page 5 Date & time settings...............61 Accessibility settings ..............61 About phone settings ..............61 Using additional handsets ..........62 Help ................63 FAQs ................65 General information ............67 Safety information .................67 Cleaning ..................67 If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    (such as fridge freezers and microwave ovens) and electrical appliances (such as computers and TVs). If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 7: Set Up Your Bt Home Smartphone S

    Full Charge 16 hours You can also plug the USB charger into the bottom left of your Home SmartPhone S handset to charge it directly. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 8: Set Up Your Phone

    Touch Connect. If you need to change these settings in the use your wireless future, they can be accessed through the network key. System settings menu. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 9: Learn About Your Home Screen

    Press to return to home screen or keyboard or return to Apps / Launcher Touch to open app screen. press and hold to see recent apps. previous screen or app. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 10: Use Your Phone

    GAMES & APPS to open Opera Mobile Store. Touch the icon to see a list of your apps. Scroll down to see more. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
  • Page 11 Touch VIP List to set by touching the icon on the home VIP numbers. screen. You’ll need to press to end your phone call. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 12: Using The Answer Phone

    Touch , then the key, then Settings to set up remote access or change answer delay, recording quality or answer mode. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 13: Batteries

    0808 100 9889*. provider if you need to fit a microfilter. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 14: Understanding Your Phone's Basics

    To see other parts of the Home screen, slide also have extra options. To see them, touch & your finger left or right across the screen. hold the item. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 15: Your Phone's Status

    Phone is sharing its data connection as a Wi-Fi hotspot Uploading data (Wi-Fi tethering) Phone is tethered in multiple ways Downloading data Software update available Download finished If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 16: Notifications

    Use the cursor’s orange tab to move it. If it disappears, just touch the text again. Type, delete or select text to make changes. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 17: Using Applications (Apps)

    Touch an icon to open its app. Or press Back (to move it to another Home screen) and to return to the current app. lift your finger. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 18: Optimising Battery Life

    System settings then Battery. working again. Touch an app to get more details about its power use. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 19: Connecting To Networks And Devices

    If the network is secured, Touch Turn off USB storage. then enter the security needed. Press to search for new available networks. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 20: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks

    Touch More... then VPN. Enter a name for the certificate and Touch & hold the VPN you want to edit touch OK. or delete. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 21: Making And Receiving Calls

    1 (low) placed on hold while you answer the new call. to 6 (high). To erase the entire number, touch & hold If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 22: Managing Multiple Calls

    Touch to swap calls with the call on hold. Touch to merge the calls into a conference call. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 23: Caller Display And Call Log

    Operator = call from the operator • that number. and touch Remove from call log. Menu Payphone = call from a payphone • Ringback = a ringback call • If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 24: Calling Your Contacts

    Touch the Phone on the Home screen and then the Favourites tab. Touch the favourite to call. Touch the phone number to use to call the contact. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 25: Call Control / Nuisance Call Blocking

    You’ll also need to choose whether VIP calls are Allowed or Not Allowed. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 26: Assign Vips

    . Touch Change PIN. Enter the current PIN and touch OK. Enter the new PIN. Enter the new PIN again to confirm and touch OK. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 27: Answer Phone

    Answer & Record, Answer Only and Off. Your BT • press Menu Home SmartPhone S comes set up with Answer touch Outgoing message • & Record mode as the default. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 28: Managing Your Messages

    For BT 1571, set the answer delay to no more than five rings. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 29: Remote Access

    • press Menu • switch the Answer phone on or off • • touch Settings go to the next message • select Remote access • If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 30: If You Have Forgot To Switch On Your Answerphone

    – Memory full. No messages can be left – and you’ll hear Memory full before you play back new or old messages. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 31: Bt Calling Features

    If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 32: Searching

    If what you’re searching for isn’t in the list, touch the arrow in the search box or touch the Go key on the on-screen keyboard to search the web. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 33: Changing Google Search Settings

    , and touch Search settings. Touch Clear shortcuts to erase the list of already chosen search results. Touch Searchable items. Check or uncheck your settings. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 34: Contacts

    Viewing details about a contact Open your contacts. work or home. Touch the contact whose details you want to view. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 35: Adding A Contact To Your Favourites

    Touch the white star to the right of the contact’s name. The star turns grey and the contact is removed from your favourites. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 36: Changing How Contacts Are Shown

    Press Menu and touch Edit. Press Menu and touch Discard. The contact information is separated into individual contacts in the list of contacts. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 37: Synchronising Your Phone With Online Accounts

    Scroll down to the Accounts section and Add account. touch the account you want. Touch the kind of account to add. Press Menu and touch Sync now. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
  • Page 38 Email app. Delete email from server Use to set up Email so your email service provider deletes from its server any email you delete. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
  • Page 39 Your username on the SMTP server. Visible only if Require sign-in is checked. Password Your password on the SMTP server. Visible only if Require sign-in is checked. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 40: Email

    Inbox, or another folder of messages. Viewing starred messages message, including any saved drafts. Open the Accounts screen and then Touch the message to read. touch Starred. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 41: Working With Account Folders

    From a folder screen, press Menu touch Accounts. Opening your Combined Inbox Open Accounts. Touch Combined Inbox. Messages in the Combined Inbox are colour coded to match your accounts . If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 42: Browser

    Touch a suggestion or enter an address and touch the arrow • open a link – touch a link to open it If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
  • Page 43 Working with multiple Browser windows options. You can open up to eight Browser windows at once and switch among them. Touch a page in the history to reopen it. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 44: Working With Bookmarks

    Touch & hold the bookmark to edit. press Menu and touch Settings. Touch Edit bookmark in the Menu Edit the name or address. Touch OK. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 45: Working With Apps And Shortcuts

    Use Opera Mini’s speed dials to access the home screen. Opera Mobile store and download apps. You can also use Opera Mini for browsing and other speed dial shortcuts. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 46: Tunein Radio

    If the network is secured, enter the password (your password characters will show as asterisks unless you’ve checked the show password box) and then touch Done. Touch Connect. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 47: Calendar

    Agenda view – shows a list of your events in Touch Done or OK. chronological order. Drag left or right to see earlier or later days. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 48: Setting An Event Reminder

    Phone’s Calendar. You control whether an account synchronises changes to calendar events with the Settings application’s Accounts & Sync Settings screen. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 49: Camera

    Take your pictures using the new settings. Touch the Stop Video icon to stop shooting. Touch the thumbnail to view, share, and work with your videos in Gallery. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 50: Gallery

    Use the controls at the top of the screen any time by touching its at the top left of to act on the checked items. the screen. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 51: Working With Pictures

    (portrait) when you’ve cropped it. or sideways (landscape) orientation. Touch the picture to see the Zoom and other controls. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 52: Working With Videos

    Deleting a video Touch the video to delete. Press Menu Touch Delete. Touch OK to confirm. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 53: Music

    Unmount the SD card from the computer Touch to play the current playlist and disconnect the phone. in shuffle mode (tracks are played in random order). If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 54: Working With Playlists

    Use music file names as shown on your Use as ringtone. computer. Music ignores all but the track names when showing the playlist. Save the file with the .m3u extension If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 55: Clock

    Touch Label to enter a name for the alarm. Touch to use the stopwatch. Check or uncheck REPEAT to set the days when you want the alarm to sound. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 56: Calculator

    Drag the basic screen to the left to open the advanced screen. Touch DELETE to delete your last entry. Touch & hold DELETE to delete everything shown. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 57: System Settings

    Use the Answer phone settings to control: Change PIN code – lets you change the base registration PIN Remote access – activate remote access and • set the PIN If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 58: Data Usage

    Secrecy tone Check to play a sound when • • Call reminder – gives you a shortcut to Mute is activated. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 59: Display Setings

    • Install from SD card Touch to install a secure certificate from an SD card. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 60: Language & Input Settings

    first word in a text screen keyboard as you type. e.g. Facebook, Twitter. Find out more field, and each word in name fields. by touching each account. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 61: Date & Time Settings

    • Touch & hold delay Check short, medium or long delay. Enhance web accessibility Choose Allow or • Don’t Allow. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 62: Using Additional Handsets

    (see page 5) The handset shows ‘registration successful’ If registration doesn’t work the first time, try again in case the base registration period ran out of time. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 63: Help

    See page 57. Check that the mains power is correctly • connected to the base. Check that the handset is within range of • the base. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
  • Page 64 Check that you’re at least one metre away Billing from other electrical equipment to avoid interference when registering. Call the number shown on your BT bill. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 65: Faqs

    Press the Home button and then the Menu button and touch System settings. Scroll down to About phone and touch to open it. Select Software update. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
  • Page 66 Answer delay setting on your phone so that the answering machine takes the call before the network answering service. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 67: General Information

    We accept no responsibility for damage caused to your BT Home SmartPhone S by using any If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 68: Environmental

    Note: you need the FRA number before it, we might replace it with a refurbished or returning the product. This doesn’t affect repaired product. your statutory rights. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 69: Returning Your Phone

    If you have more than REN 4, the telephones please go to bt.com/producthelp. might not ring. Some types of telephone might not ring even when the REN is below 4. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

  • Page 70: Small Print

    CD. Please go to bt.com or call 0800 800 150*. * Calls made from within the UK mainland network are free. Mobile and international call costs may vary. If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 9889* or go to bt.com/producthelp...

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