Answering machine
Y our answering machine is on and r eady to record messages. The contr ols are shown
in the base diagram t o the bottom left and the featur es can also be accessed via the
handset
An s MAc hine
menu.
R ecording your own outgoing message
Press
. The display shows
An s MAc hine
, press .
Press
to scr oll to
An s s ett ing s
and press .
Press
to scroll t o
O u tg O i n g Ms g
and press .
Press
or to select either
Ans & rec Ord
or
An s wer Onl y
and pr ess .
Press
to scr oll to
rec Ord Msg
and pr ess to recor d your message.
When prompted, speak your message int o the handset. When finished press
.
Y our message will be played back t o you. Press if you want to delete the message.
Set the answer delay
T o set the number of rings that are played bef ore the answer machine picks up:
Press
. The display shows
An s MAc hine
, press .
Press
t o scroll t o
An s s ett ing s
and press .
Press
to scr oll to
A nsw er d elAy
and press .
Press
or to select the number of rings bef ore the answer machine answers: 2-9
rings or time saver and press
.
For detailed instructions on all the answering machine f eatur es see the full
user guide online at www .bt.com/producthelp
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Set time and date
Press to open the main menu.
Press
to scroll to
h s s e t t i n gs
and pr ess sof t key .
dA te & t iMe
is displayed, press .
Press
to
set ti M e
and pr ess sof t key . Enter 2 digits f or the hour and 2 for the minute
using the 24hr f ormat and p re ss sof t k ey . Y ou will hear a confirmation tone.
Press
,
se t d At e
is displayed. Press . Enter the day , month and year using the
dd-mm-yy f ormat and pr ess . Y ou will hear a confirmation tone.
Making calls
Press then dial the phone number . Press to end the call.
Answering calls
If you have subscribed to Caller Display , the caller’ s details will be displayed befor e you answer
(see below and also the full user guide online at www .bt.com/producthelp for details).
Lift the handset from the base or charger t o answer incoming calls. If the handset is
not on the base or char ger , press
.
Mute
Press the
soft key during a call to activate Mute mode, if you want to pr event the caller
hearing any thing from your end. Pr ess the sof t key again to r esume your call.
Redial (up t o las t 10 numbers called)
Press
to open the list of most recently dialled numbers. Press or to scroll
through the list.
Press
to redial the number displayed or pr ess
to access the options menu.
Phonebook
Storing new phonebook entries (up t o 50)
Press to open the phonebook. The first entr y (or
list eM Pty
) is displayed.
Press the
left sof t key ,
Add
is displayed, press .
nAMe
is displayed. Using the lett ers on
the keypad, ent er the name, then press . Y ou may need t o press the same button
a few times until the lett er you want is displayed. For example, pr ess once for
A
,
or twice for
B
.
nuMBe r
is displayed, enter the phone number f or the entr y and press .
If you make a mistak e, press to delete the last digit or letter enter ed.
Press
or to select a ringtone you want to be played when this caller rings you and
press to confirm. Press to ret urn to standby .
Dialling a phonebook entry
Press
. Scroll or to the entr y you want. Press to dial.
Or , search alphabetically using the keypad t o enter the first letter of the name you want
then scroll or to the exact entr y and press to dial.
Caller Display and the Call list
Y ou must subscribe to a Caller Display service for this f eatur e to work. Y our network
provider may char ge you for this service.
View and dial from the Call list
Press
, then or to scroll through the last 40 incoming calls.
The
indicates new missed calls. The number of New Calls to the handset is shown on the
standby screen until they have all been viewed in the calls list.
The
icon is displayed when the phone number is too long to be fully shown on
the screen. Pr ess to allow you to scr oll through the r es t of the number .
Press
to dial the number displayed.
Copy a Call list number to the phonebook
Press
, then or to the entr y you want and press .
Press
until
stO r e
nuMBe r
is displayed and then press .
nAMe
is displayed.
Enter a name using the k eypad and press . The number is displayed, press
to confirm.
Y ou will hear Melody 1 played, press
or to choose a ringtone you want to be
played when this caller rings you and then press
.
Y our phone
Handset
Base
ADSL
microfilter
V ol.
Ans.
on off
Delete
Stop
Skip
Find
Play
Open phonebook.
Soft key: Use with icons displayed
on the screen above the k ey .
During a call press to mute
your voice so your caller
cannot hear you.
End a call.
Press and hold f or 5 seconds
to turn handset on/off .
Stop playback of curr ent message.
Delete message.
Skip to next message.
Press and hold to lock/
unlock keypad.
Make internal calls.
Press and hold to insert a Pause
in number to be dialled.
Soft key: Use with icons displayed
on the screen above the k ey .
Opens menu.
Selects menu options.
Display Redial list and
move up menu options.
Increase volume.
Make/r eceive phone calls.
Display Call list and
move up menu options.
Decrease volume.
Replay message.
Press and hold to t urn
ringer on/off .
Used when connected t o a
switchboard/PBX, and with some
BT Calling F eatures.
Find
Page/locat e
a handset.
Delete
Delete messages
during playback.
Stop
Stop message
during playback.
Ans.
on off
Switch answering
machine on/off .
Repeat curr ent
message.
V ol.
V ol.
Adjust speaker
volume during
playback.
Find out mor e
• New Fr equently Asked Questions available at www .bt.com/produc thelp
• If you need more detailed instructions, a full user guide is available to
download from www .bt.com/produc thelp
• If you cannot find the answer to your problem in the full online user guide,
then please call our free Helpline on 0800 218 2182* . Our dedicated
advisors are more lik ely to be able to help you than the retailer wher e you
made your purchase.
• This document is also available in other formats, such as Lar ge print, Braille
and Audio CD. If you would like a copy , please call 0800 218 2182*.
The answer machine handset controls on buttons
and will only
work when a message is being played on the handset.
Help
Most problems can be fixed with a f ew simple checks.
Problem Solution
No dial tone Only use the cables and batteries supplied.
Make sur e both the mains power adaptor cable and
telephone line cord ar e plugged into the correct sockets.
Poor speech quality Make sur e the product is not located too close to other
electrical appliances. This can also help improve the
handset range fr om the base.
Battery icon flashing
and scr olling digits
The battery charge is ver y low . Make sure you char ge the
batteries for 24 hours bef ore use to ensure maximum
battery per formance.
Using br oadband on the same
phone line?
Make sur e you plug the phone
into the wall socket via an ADSL
microfilter (not supplied), otherwise
you may have problems with this
product and your br oadband ser vice.
Answer machine not
answering calls
Check the answer machine is on and set to Answer &
Recor d. Also check that the ring delay is set to answer
befor e any voicemail ser vice (e.g. 1571) on the line.
Green In use
LED indicator
Message display
showing number of
messages and answering
machine status.
Digits flash when there
are new messages.
Play
Play messages.
Red battery
charging LED
indicator
Skip forward during
message playback.
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