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The services described in this publication are subject to availability and may be
modified from time to time. Services and equipment are supplied subject to
British T elecommunication’ s plc’s respective standard conditions of contr act.
Nothing in this publication forms any part of a contract.
© British T elecommunications plc 2008.
Registered Office: 81 Newgate S treet, London EC1A 7AJ.
Registered in England No. 1800000.
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Printed in China / Issue 2 / ADP01-08
Phonebook
Y ou can store up to 30 of your most frequently used names and numbers in the phonebook
to mak e dialling quick and easy . If you are using mor e than one handset, each handset has a
separat e phonebook, so you can s tor e 30 entries per handset.
Add a new phonebook entry
1. Press
, scroll to
PH O N E B O O K
and press .
2. The display shows
A D D EN TRY
. Press .
3.
N A M E ?
is displayed. Enter a name using the k eypad, then press .
4.
N U M B E R ?
is displayed. Enter the telephone number , then press .
5. Select a ringer melody (1 to 10) using
and , then press . Y ou will hear a
confirmation beep.
6. Press
repeatedly t o return to standby .
Dial a phonebook entry
1. Press
. Entries are displayed alphabetically .
2. Enter the first letter of the name you want using the keypad, then scr oll to the
exact entr y using
and . Press to dial the number .
Caller Display and the calls list
Y ou must subscribe to a Caller Display service for this feat ure to work. Y our network provider
may charge you f or this ser vice.
Caller Displa y allows you to se e who is calling you b efore you answer the phone . The calls list
holds details of your last 40 callers, inc luding the phone numbe r , date and time of t he call.
If a number m atches a stor ed phonebook entry , the caller’ s name and nu mber will be shown
alternat ely in the display .
The calls list als o aler ts you to mi ssed calls – the
icon will fla sh in the display .
T o access and dial from the calls list
1. Press
to open the calls list. Use and to scroll through the entries.
T o view fur ther details of a call, press repeatedly . T o dial the number , press .
2. T o exit the calls list, press .
Call W aiting
Y ou must subscribe to a Call W aiting ser vice for this f eature to work. Y our network provider
may charge you f or this ser vice.
Cal l W aiti ng a lerts yo u if som eone trie s to cal l yo u whi le y ou ar e alr ead y on the phon e. Y o u wi ll
hea r a soft be ep ev ery 5 s econ ds an d th e se cond call er’ s num ber (and name if stor ed i n th e
pho nebo ok) w ill be d ispla yed. The beep wil l onl y be aud ible to you. Inste ad o f th e eng aged
to ne, t he s econ d cal ler will hear an annou ncem ent askin g th em t o ho ld th e li ne.
T o speak to the second caller
1. Press
to answer the second call and put your current caller on hold.
Press again to switch between both callers.
Or , press to end the current call and accept the new call. Y our handset will ring.
Press
again to connect to the waiting caller .
F or a full explanation of featur es and instructions, please see the main
user guide online at www .bt.com/help/userguides
For inf ormation on safety instructions,
cleaning, technical inf ormation or
connecting to a switchboar d, please refer t o
the ‘General Inf ormation ’ section in the full
user guide at www .bt.com/help/userguides
Guarant ee
Y our BT Fr eestyle 610 is guaranteed for a period of
12 months from the date of pur chase.
Subject to the terms listed below , the guarantee
will provide f or the repair of , or at BT’ s or its agent’s
discretion the option to r eplace the BT F reestyle
610, or any component thereof , (other than
batteries), which is identified as faulty or below
standard, or as a result of inf erior workmanship or
materials. Products over 28 days old fr om the date
of purchase may be r eplaced with a refurbished or
repair ed product.
The conditions of this guarantee ar e:
• The guarantee shall only apply t o defects that
occur within the 12 month guarantee period.
• Proof of pur chase is required.
• The equipment is returned t o BT or its agent
as instructed.
This guarantee does not cover any faults or def ects
caused by accidents, misuse, fair wear and tear ,
neglect, tampering with the equipment, or any
attempt at adjustment or repair other than through
approved agents.
This guaran tee doe s not aff ect y our stat utory rights.
For further information within and outside the 12
month guarantee, please r efer to the full user guide
at www .bt.com/help/userguides
Product disposal instruc tions
The symbol shown here and on the pr oduct means
that the product is classed as Electrical or Electr onic
Equipment and should not be disposed with other
household or commercial waste at the end of its
working life.
The W aste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(WEEE) Directive (2002/96/EC) has been put in
place to recycle pr oducts using best available
recovery and recycling techniques to minimise the
impact on the environment, tr eat any hazardous
substances and avoid the increasing landfill.
Product disposal instruc tions for residential users
When you have no further use for it, plea se rem ove
any b atteries and dis pose of t hem and t he pro duct
as pe r your lo cal autho rity’ s r ecycling proce sses. F or
mor e inf ormation please contact your loc al autho rity
or th e reta iler wher e the produc t was pur chased .
Product disposal instruc tions for business users
Business users should contact their suppliers and
check the terms and conditions of the purchase
contract and ensur e that this product is not mixed
with other commercial waste f or disposal.
R& TTE Directive & Declaration
of Conformity
This product is intended f or use within the UK for
connection to the public telephone network and
compatible switchboards.
This equipment complies with the essential
requir ements for the Radio Equipment and
T elecommunications T erminal Equipment Directive
(1999/5/EC).
The Declaration of Conf ormity is published on
the website http://www .suncorptech.com/bt
Ge ne r al i nfo rm ati on
A full user guide can be downloaded in PDF format
from www .bt.com/help/userguides
Please consider the environment bef ore printing.
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T ro ub le sh oo ti n g
Mo st p ro ble ms ar e c aus ed by som eth ing very sim ple an d c an be fix ed wit h a f ew sim ple ch eck s:
• Make sur e both the mains power adaptor cable and telephone line cord ar e plugged into
the correct sock ets and plugged in at the wall.
• Make sur e you use all the cables and batteries (if supplied) that came in the box, not
those from a pr evious product.
• If you experience poor speech quality or interference, mak e sure the product is not
located too close to other electrical appliances. This can also help impr ove the handset
range fr om the base.
• Make sur e you charge the batteries f or at least 24 hour s bef ore first use to ensure
maximum battery per formance. The charge capacity of the batt eries will decrease
over time.
Using your BT Fr eestyle 610 on a broadband Internet enabled line?
Remember t o plug the phone into the wall socket via an ADSL micr ofilter if you have
broadband Internet on your phone line, otherwise you may have problems with this
product and your br oadband ser vice. Additional BT ADSL micr ofilters can be purchased
from www .shop.bt.com
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