Technical information
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WARNING
The apparatus is only designed to be operated
in a normal office or domestic environment
where the relative humidity does not exceed 60%.
It should not be used in bathrooms or near water.
Approval for use
Your Freestyle 70 is tested and approved for
connection to public networks, provided it is
used in accordance with the guidelines in this
user guide.
You may connect it:
• To direct exchange lines.
• To extensions with new plug and socket
arrangements provided with these direct
exchange lines.
• To compatible switchboards.
You may NOT connect it:
• To shared service (party) lines.
• As an extension to a payphone.
This phone is designed for UK use only.
Using it abroad may violate local radio laws.
The base unit is intended for use when powered
from the 9V mains adaptor supplied, which
conforms to EN60950. Any other usage will
invalidate the approval given to this apparatus if,
as a result, it ceases to comply with EN60950.
Environment
Your Freestyle 70 should be kept free of dust,
moisture, high temperature and vibration, and
should not be exposed to direct sunlight. Do not
stand it on carpets or other surfaces which
generate fibres, or place it in locations which
prevent the free flow of air over its surfaces.
All items of telephone equipment have a Ringer
Equivalence Number (REN), which is used to
calculate the number of items which may be
connected to any one telephone line. Your
Freestyle 70 has a REN of 1. A total REN of 4 is
allowed. If the total REN of 4 is exceeded, the
telephones may not ring. With different telephone
types there is no guarantee of ringing, even when
the REN is less than 4.
Your Freestyle 70 may be connected to
compatible switchboards. If in doubt, your
switchboard supplier or maintainer should be
able to offer help. Advice on connection to BT
switching systems can be obtained by dialling
BT on 152.
If you do not have a compatible switchboard, it
cannot be guaranteed that your Freestyle 70 will
operate correctly under all possible conditions of
connection.
Connecting to a switchboard
Your Freestyle 70 has its own digital security
code that prevents other cordless phone owners
from using your phone line. This ensures that
you are charged only for calls using your phone.
However, all approved cordless phones use radio
signals to communicate between the base unit
and cordless handset units. It is therefore
possible that your conversations could be
overheard by other people, on their cordless
phones, or on radios that use the same radio
frequencies.
As this problem applies equally to all similar
cordless phones currently available in the UK,
call privacy cannot be guaranteed. However, the
security coding prevents unauthorised use of
your line.
In the unlikely event of your Freestyle 70
picking up conversations from other cordless
phones being used nearby, try changing
channels using the CHANNEL button on the
handset.
Call security
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