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Freestyle 1025
Combined Cordless Telephone & Digital Answering Machine
User Guide
This equipment is not designed for making emergency telephone calls when the power
fails. Alternative arrangements should be made for access to emergency services.
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Key features Digital answer machine 10-number Quickdial memory No tape to worry about. Up to a maximum of 14 Store up to 10 of your most frequently dialled or minutes recording time including your outgoing most important numbers in the memory and dial message. Pre-recorded outgoing messages let them by pressing just 2 buttons. you use your Freestyle 1025 straight away with the option of recording your own outgoing message at any time. Call screening through the handset When the answer machine is
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Please open this page for a Ôfurther at a glanceÕ guide to your Freestyle 1025.
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S Z O I R C Y V F L e p © t H N i e X E p k B y U l Q i K a S e k l u D § P S M D G n A J T At a glance Talk Aerial Does not extend. Press to get a dialling tone or See page 5 answer a call when the handset is off the base, and to end a call. In Use / Battery Low See page 8 Comes on when the handset is in use or, if the handset is on standby, Volume to indicate the battery needs Adjusts the handset ringer volume recharging. and earpiece speech volume. See page 6 See page 11 Channel R Press t
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Volume Base unit aerial Extend fully for best reception. Adjusts the loudspeaker volume. See page 7 See page 17 Page Freestyle 1025 Press to page the handset. See page 13 Delete Deletes recorded messages and memos. Skip See pages 18/19 Lets you skip backward and forward Volume through your memos and messages. Page See page 18 Messages Delete Also allows you to adjust the answer 8 LEDs In use Charging delay settings see page 19, and to CHARGING – comes on when the turn the message alert on and o
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In this guide At a glance 1 Freestyle 90/130/1025/1200 Additional handsets 27 Introduction 4 Registering your handset 27 Setting up 5 Basic use of additional Freestyle handsets 29 Using your Freestyle 1025 Transferring calls between handsets 29 telephone 8 Making and receiving calls 8 Help 30 Using the Quickdial to store and Technical information 34 dial numbers 9 Call return (1471) 12 Maintenance 36 Call waiting 12 Wall mounting 38 Using your Freestyle 1025 Wall-mounting template 39 answeri
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S Z O I R C F Y V e L © p t i N H e p y k E B l X Q i U a S e K k l u D § P S n M D G A Volume Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Quickdial Redial R Secrecy 1471 Screen e P J T M W Introduction Your Freestyle 1025 is designed for ease of use and made to the high standards set by BT Thank you for making the right choice. You can Unpacking your Freestyle 1025 expect your Freestyle 1025 to provide many years of quality service. Please read the instructions Check that your Freestyle 1025 is complete. caref
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SETTING UP Setting up Follow these steps to get your Freestyle 1025 ready for use Plug the mains adaptor cord into the 1 Handset aerial 3 back of the base unit To prevent the cable being pulled out by accident, route it through the channel on the underside of the base. 6 PHONE LINE 12V AC Your Freestyle 1025 uses a compact aerial which does not pull out. 2 Check your telephone socket Electrical storm warning During periods of electrical storm, you are advised to disconnect your apparatus becaus
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The CHARGING light remains on until the Plug the 3 pin adaptor into the 4 handset is removed from the base unit. mains power socket and switch on When fully charged and in good condition, Your Freestyle 1025 begins the set-up procedure the handset batteries will provide up to 7 hours which takes a few seconds. continuous talk time or 72 hours standby. – The message counter flashes. – The pre-set outgoing message is ready to use. If the batteries are running low, the – The answer delay is set to
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SETTING UP Plug your Freestyle 1025 into the To plan the location of the 6 8 phone socket base unit Your Freestyle 1025 works by sending and receiving radio signals between the base unit and the handset. The strength of the signal depends on where you site the base unit and how the aerial is deployed. The higher the base unit is located, the better. An upstairs room is ideal. The following points Fully extend the telescopic aerial 7 should be considered: on the base unit • It should be within
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Using your Freestyle1025 telephone Making and receiving calls To receive a call The handset range is up to 200 metres from the When the phone rings: base unit in ideal conditions. If you start to go out of range while using the phone, you will If your handset is on the base unit, hear warning beeps. If you do not come back in simply pick it up to answer the call. range, your call will be cut off. Or If your handset is off the base, press the To make a call TALK button to answer the call. Press b
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USING YOUR PHONE Using the Quickdial to store To ensure the best sound quality and dial numbers Your Freestyle 1025 automatically Your Freestyle 1025 handset can store up to scans available radio channels between 10 separate phone numbers, each up to 20 digits the handset and base for the best quality long. You can then dial each number by pressing signal. However, if you hear noise or just 2 buttons. interference during your call: Press the CHANNEL button. To store a number in the memory Chan
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. o N t e On the back of your handset is a label for you to To dial a stored number record the names of the contacts stored under the quickdial memory buttons. Press buttons in order shown Press the TALK button. 1 2 Quickdial Press the QUICKDIAL button. 3 4 Press the 0-9 location code under 5 0 9 6 which the number you want is stored. 7 The number is dialled automatically. 8 9 0 To store an engaged number in No the memory To store a number of more than If you ring a number that was engaged 2
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USING YOUR PHONE To dial a stored number of more To adjust the handset ringer melody than 20 digits Press the TALK button. Press and release the QUICKDIAL Quickdial button. Quickdial Press the QUICKDIAL button, then the first 0-9 location code number. The Volume Press and release the VOLUME button. 0 9 number begins dialling automatically. Press either the 1, 2 or 3 button to 1 3 When the first part of the number has Quickdial select the melody required – you will been dialled, press the QUICKDI
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If an incoming call arrives while you are already ( ) Call return 1471 engaged on a telephone call, you will hear a soft beep every 5 seconds (this beep is not audible This service lets you easily find who called your to the person you are speaking to). number last. Instead of the engaged tone, the second caller will hear an announcement to hold on as you are To use the 1471 feature aware that there is a second call. Press the TALK button and wait for a To use Call Waiting dialling tone. Press
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USING YOUR PHONE C B y a l P A To switch from pulse to tone dialling To insert a pause With some switchboards, after dialling If you are connected to a pulse dialling the access code you may have to wait exchange, you can still use services for a moment while the switchboard such as phone banking that require picks up an outside line. If so, press tone dialling. Redial the REDIAL button to insert a 2.5 second KEYPAD Call the telephone number you require pause before keying in the telephone in p
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Using the Freestyle1025 answering machine About your Freestyle 1025 Message display on the base station answering machine Your Freestyle 1025 can digitally record up to Messages Delete 14 minutes of messages, with each incoming message lasting a maximum of 3 minutes. 8 In use Charging Your Freestyle 1025 answering machine can operate from the base unit and also directly The message display on your base station lets from your handset. When you set up your you know the status of your Freestyle 1
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ANSWERING MACHINE Z Y V X U u u n n T Your Freestyle 1025 has a recording Setting up your answer machine capacity of 14 minutes. Any outgoing message you record can be up to 30 seconds long. To switch the answering machine on/off Pick up the handset. Answer Press the SCREEN/MENU button. on off Screen Press the Answer on/off button. Press the 9 button. The machine If you hear ‘Answer off ’ the answering 9 announces: “Please speak after the tone, machine is switched off. Display to end recordin
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V L e t e U l K e u u D n n T J To delete your outgoing message To set the day and time You can delete your outgoing message NOTE and return to your Freestyle 1025’s You only have 8 seconds to set up your pre-recorded outgoing message. Day and Time otherwise the Freestyle 1025 Screen will return to the standby mode. Press the SCREEN/MENU button. Press the 8 button. 8 Your Freestyle 1025 automatically adds the day and time to all messages and “Your outgoing message is…” memos. While the messag
