BT Freestyle 90 User Manual
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Freestyle 90 +UG
29/9/99

At a glance

Volume control buttons
Adjust the handset ringer volume
and earpiece speech volume.
Recall button
For use with PBXs and
BT Select Services.
Talk button (and light)
For making and receiving calls.
1471 (Call Return) button
Lets you hear the
telephone number of the last
person who called you.
Quickdial button
Allows you to store and dial up
to 10 numbers in the memory.
Charging contacts
1
2:28 pm
Page 1
see page 11
R
see page 16
1
4
see page 10
7
see page 17
QUICKDIAL
see page 12
Aerial
Does not extend, do not
pull out.
Channel seeker button
Selects the best alternative
radio frequency if interference
occurs during a call.
see page 11
Battery low light
Flashes when the handset
BATT
LOW
battery is low.
see page 8
TALK
SECRECY
Secrecy button
2
3
When pressed, it stops the
caller hearing you.
5
6
see page 14
8
9
Keypad
0
Redial button
1471
REDIAL
Redials the last number dialled.
see page 11

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  • Page 1: At A Glance

    Freestyle 90 +UG 29/9/99 2:28 pm Page 1 At a glance Aerial Does not extend, do not pull out. Channel seeker button Selects the best alternative radio frequency if interference Volume control buttons occurs during a call. Adjust the handset ringer volume see page 11 and earpiece speech volume.
  • Page 2 Freestyle 90 +UG 29/9/99 2:28 pm Page 2 Telephone line Mains power cord socket socket PHONE LINE 9V AC see page 7 see page 7 Base unit telescopic aerial see page 9 Power light Comes on when mains power is connected.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Freestyle 90 +UG 29/9/99 2:28 pm Page 3 In this guide At a glance Introduction Setting up Using your Freestyle 90 BT Select Services Freestyle 90/130/1200 Additional Handsets Help Technical information Maintenance Index Wall mounting Hints and tips boxes In this user guide, we’ve included helpful tips and...
  • Page 4: Introduction

    • Serial number: (on the underside of the machine) Purchase price: If your Freestyle 90 is connected to a PBX (switchboard), you may have to For warranty purposes, proof of dial an access number before 999 to purchase is required, so please keep contact the emergency services.
  • Page 5: Setting Up

    2:28 pm Page 5 Setting up Follow these steps to get your Freestyle 90 ready for use. Check that your Freestyle 90 is Important complete. When you unpack, you As this product is rechargeable, it is should have: normal that a certain amount of heat will be produced in its day-to-day •...
  • Page 6: Base Unit

    1 Handset aerial PHONE LINE 9V AC Your Freestyle 90 uses a compact Plug the adaptor cable into the aerial which does not pull out. socket on the back of your Freestyle 90. 2 Check your telephone...
  • Page 7: Charge The Handset

    POWER is on. Place the handset on the base • Mains power adaptor unit, ensuring the contacts are The Freestyle 90 must only be used touching. The light CHARGING with the adaptor supplied. comes on. Using any other adaptor will result in The charging light will remain •...
  • Page 8 Freestyle 90 +UG 29/9/99 2:28 pm Page 8 Setting up 6 Plug the phone into the When fully charged and in good condition, the handset battery will BT socket provide up to 5 hours continuous talk time or 72 hours standby.
  • Page 9 Extend the base unit telescopic (See ‘Wall mounting’, page 33.) aerial on your Freestyle 90 (as To plan the location of the base unit shown below) to ensure the best Your Freestyle 90 works by sending possible signal and reception.
  • Page 10: Using Your Freestyle 90

    Freestyle 90 +UG 29/9/99 2:28 pm Page 10 Using your Freestyle 90 Making and receiving To end a call calls TALK The handset range is up to 250 Press the button. • TALK metres from the base unit in ideal conditions.
  • Page 11: Last Number Redial

    Last number redial Press the button to decrease the • Freestyle 90 remembers the last handset ringer volume. number called and enables easy The lowest setting will turn the redialling. handset ringer off.
  • Page 12: Using The Memory To Store And Dial Numbers

    Using the memory to Storing a number in the memory store and dial numbers automatically overwrites any previous Your Freestyle 90 handset can store number stored under the same location up to ten separate phone numbers. code.Stored numbers can include...
  • Page 13 Freestyle 90 +UG 29/9/99 2:28 pm Page 13 Using your Freestyle 90 To dial a stored number To dial a stored number of more than 20 digits QUICKDIAL QUICKDIAL Press the button. • TALK Press the button. • TALK Press the button.
  • Page 14: Paging The Handset

    Freestyle 90 +UG 29/9/99 2:28 pm Page 14 Using your Freestyle 90 Using the Secrecy button Paging the handset During a call, you may want to say You can page the handset from the something to another person nearby base unit to let the handset user without your caller hearing you.
  • Page 15 To set the base unit ringer volume – If you dial a number when • P-E You can set the base unit ringer your Freestyle 90 is set to T-TB volume to through and you continue to hear your Freestyle 90 handset.
  • Page 16 PBX (Private switch back to pulse dialling. Branch Exchange), contact your PBX supplier for further information. The button, RECALL when set to time break recall T-TB, is also used for BT Select Services. For further information, see page 17.
  • Page 17: Bt Select Services

    To withhold your own number exchange, you can subscribe to a Dial before you dial the number range of BT Select Services. If you you want. You will need to do this even wish to subscribe to any of these if you are ex-directory.
  • Page 18: Other Services

    • Charge Advice • Reminder Calls • Three-way Calling For more information about these Select Services, call BT on Freefone 0800 800 152. If you are not on the BT network please ask your telecommunications supplier for information on their services.
  • Page 19: Freestyle 90/130/1200

    Additional Handsets You can buy and use up to 3 To erase a Freestyle additional handsets with registration code your Freestyle 90 to extend your • Press and release the phone system, without needing to button. QUICKDIAL install extension sockets for each •...
  • Page 20: Setting The Handset

    Each additional handset must be assigned an identity number (1, 2, 3 Your additional handset must or 4). Your Freestyle 90 handset is be placed on the base unit within already numbered as HANDSET 1 5 seconds of the light f lashing.
  • Page 21: Transferring Calls

    Freestyle 90 +UG 29/9/99 2:28 pm Page 21 Freestyle 90/130/1200 Additional Handsets Basic use of Freestyle If you do not hear a dialling tone after pressing the TALK button, wait a few additional handsets seconds. On a few exchanges, there may be a delay.
  • Page 22: Help

    Freestyle 90 +UG 29/9/99 2:28 pm Page 22 Help Help If you have any problems using your Freestyle 90, this section will give you the most common, easy-to-follow solutions. Telephone problems Possible cause Solution • No dialling tone. Telephone not connected to Replace the handset on the base unit telephone line.
  • Page 23 15 for ringer settings. Line fault or faulty socket. Try the telephone on another socket or another line. If the telephone works, contact BT or your telephone network operator for repairs to the line or socket. • Base unit rings too The base ringer is set to Set the base ringer.
  • Page 24 Need more help? It is not permitted to interfere with the Call the BT Cordless Phone Helpline on main BT socket or wiring. If you have Lo-call 0845 7697146 where fully a problem, contact BT on Freefone trained staff can help you from 9.00am 0800 800 151 for residential or to 5.30pm Monday to Friday (calls...
  • Page 25: Technical Information

    Call security this user guide. Your Freestyle 90 has its own digital security code that prevents other You may connect it: cordless phone owners from using To direct exchange lines.
  • Page 26 As the use of no more than 4. cordless telephones becomes more widespread, the quality of service Freestyle 90 has a REN of 1. Any obtained from this apparatus may telephone provided by BT may be lessen. assumed to have a REN of 1 unless otherwise stated on the base unit.
  • Page 27 • Don’t install the base unit where the various leads can be tripped over or walked on. This may cause injury, or damage to the leads and your Freestyle 90. Connection information Your Freestyle 90 may be • connected to public networks in the United Kingdom.
  • Page 28: Maintenance

    Push the depression in the • keep the Freestyle 90 operative for battery compartment cover, normal use. In time the handset inward and away from you with battery pack will no longer hold a both thumbs, to remove it.
  • Page 29 2:28 pm Page 29 Maintenance General cleaning Spare parts for your Freestyle 90 are Clean the cabinet of the handset available from your BT shop or and the base unit with a soft cloth supplier, or you can contact us on slightly dampened with a mild Lo-call 0845 7697146 from 9.00am...
  • Page 30 29/9/99 2:28 pm Page 30 Maintenance Guarantee If your Freestyle 90 needs repair BT guarantees Freestyle 90 for a outside the guarantee period, take year, provided that: the complete Freestyle 90 to any • The goods have only been used...
  • Page 31: Index

    Charging the handset Planning location Call Return (1471) Power cable Call Waiting Telephone wall socket Other Select Services Using your Freestyle 90 Freestyle 90/130/1200 Additional Handsets Base unit ringer volume Channel seeker Basic use of additional handsets Handset ringer volume...
  • Page 32 Freestyle 90 +UG 29/9/99 2:28 pm Page 32 Index Technical information Call security Connecting to a switchboard Connection information REN (Ringer Equivalence Number) Safety advice Transmission frequencies Maintenance Changing handset battery pack Care of handset battery pack General cleaning Guarantee...
  • Page 33: Wall Mounting

    Hook the bracket with the phone • Spare parts for your Freestyle 90 are attached over the screw heads. available from your BT shop or supplier, or you can contact us on Attach the bracket by Lo-call 0845 7697146 between 9.00am...
  • Page 34 Freestyle 90 +UG 29/9/99 2:28 pm Page 34 Wall mounting SQUEEZE INWARDS...
  • Page 35 © British Telecommunications plc 1998. the conditions set out in them Registered Office: 81 Newgate Street, London EC1A 7AJ. Registered in England No. 1800000. Printed in China. Freestyle 90 Issue 3 (09/99) 504222 Designed by The Art & Design Partnership Limited.

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