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5301 BT Freestyle 2500 UG [5] 22/1/04 8:41 am Page 1
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User Guide
BT FREESTYLE 2500
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5301 BT Freestyle 2500 UG [5] 22/1/04 8:41 am Page 2 BT Freestyle 2500 – Edition 05 – 12.12.03 – 5301 Section Welcome… to your BT Freestyle 2500 Digital Cordless Telephone and Answering Machine. Digital call quality with a range of up to 300 metres outdoors and up to 50 metres indoors. 10 Number Quickdial directory. Caller Display, to see who is calling and keep track of unanswered calls. Answering machine with up to 10 minutes recording time. Play, repeat and delete your messages from almo
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5301 BT Freestyle 2500 UG [5] 22/1/04 8:41 am Page 3 BT Freestyle 2500 – Edition 05 – 12.12.03 – 53011 Section This User Guide provides you with all Got everything? the information you need to get the Freestyle 2500 answering machine base most from your phone. Freestyle 2500 handset with belt clip 2 x NiMH AAA You must first set up your machine rechargeable batteries before you can use it. This doesn’t Battery compartment cover Mains power adaptor take long and is easy to do. Just Telephon
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5301 BT Freestyle 2500 UG [5] 22/1/04 8:41 am Page 4 BT Freestyle 2500 – Edition 05 – 12.12.03 – 5301 4 In this guide Getting started Quickdial directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Store a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Dial/view a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Set the day and time . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Edit/delete a number . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Ch
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5301 BT Freestyle 2500 UG [5] 22/1/04 8:41 am Page 5 BT Freestyle 2500 – Edition 05 – 12.12.03 – 53011 In this guide 5 Answering machine Additional handsets Switch on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Registering a BT Freestyle 2500 Loudspeaker volume . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Outgoing messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Registering another GAP Answer and Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 compatible handset . . . . .
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5301 BT Freestyle 2500 UG [5] 22/1/04 8:41 am Page 6 BT Freestyle 2500 – Edition 05 – 12.12.03 – 5301 6 Getting started WARNING Location Do not place your BT Freestyle 2500 in the bathroom or other You need to place your BT Freestyle 2500 within 2 humid areas. metres of a mains power and telephone socket so that the cables will reach. Handset range The handset reception range from the base is up to 300m outdoors Make sure it is at least 1 metre away from other and up to 50m indoors. Thick sto
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5301 BT Freestyle 2500 UG [5] 22/1/04 8:41 am Page 7 BT Freestyle 2500 – Edition 05 – 12.12.03 – 53011 Getting started 7 The red Charging light stays on 2. Insert the 2 x AAA NiMH batteries supplied into the even when the batteries are full handset. Slide the battery compartment cover into place. charged. Talk/Standby time Under ideal conditions, fully charged handset batteries should give about 10 hours talktime or 100 hours standby on a single charge. Battery low warning If the symbol is fl
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5301 BT Freestyle 2500 UG [5] 22/1/04 8:41 am Page 8 BT Freestyle 2500 – Edition 05 – 12.12.03 – 5301 8 Getting started 1. Press and hold Time/Set until you hear “Please set day and time” and the current setting on the message counter flashes. 2. Press or to hear and select the day then press Time/Set to confirm. You can scroll through the settings by holding down the button. 1 = Monday, 7 = Sunday. 3. Press or to hear and select the hour then press Time/Set to confirm. 4. Press or to
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5301 BT Freestyle 2500 UG [5] 22/1/04 8:41 am Page 9 BT Freestyle 2500 – Edition 05 – 12.12.03 – 53011 Getting started 9 Default settings for your Voice prompts While operating your BT Freestyle 2500 from time to time you will BT Freestyle 2500 hear useful voice prompts. Feature Setting Day/Time Saturday 12:01pm Answer Delay Your answering machine will answer after 6 rings. Audible Message Alert Tone OFF Outgoing message Answer and Record “Hello, your call cannot be take at the moment so plea
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S Z R e R d I I i O V C Y a l H H n L F Q B U X N t a G E P K A T e n M J W D r d 5301 BT Freestyle 2500 UG [5] 22/1/04 8:41 am Page 10 BT Freestyle 2500 – Edition 05 – 12.12.03 – 5301 10 Getting to know your phone Handset buttons Quickdial Clr Used to store and dial up to 10 Used to delete digits, page 15 numbers, page 19. and to switch Secrecy on and off, page 17. Redial Used to redial one of the last 10 Calls numbers called, page 17. Opens the Calls list, page 25. Quick dial R/Intercom Pro
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5301 BT Freestyle 2500 UG [5] 22/1/04 8:41 am Page 11 BT Freestyle 2500 – Edition 05 – 12.12.03 – 53011 Getting to know your phone 11 Handset display icons – These are the symbols you will see on your handset’s screen. Steady Flashing Steady Flashing In range Out of range Missed call(s) Handset in use Incoming call Battery empty Battery low Secrecy Battery half full Ring volume off Battery full Keypad lock on Directs you back in the calls list Making internal call or transferring Directs yo
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Time/Set Page Del. Charging Pin Set 5301 BT Freestyle 2500 UG [5] 22/1/04 8:41 am Page 12 BT Freestyle 2500 – Edition 05 – 12.12.03 – 5301 12 Getting to know your phone Base/Answering machine Pin set Select Page Time/set Charging light Set a security code Select the Answer Mode, Page the handset, Press to hear the for remote access, page 29. page 18. Or use to current date/time. page 36. register additional Press and hold to handsets to the set new date/time, OGM BT Freestyle page 7. Reco
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R e d i a l 5301 BT Freestyle 2500 UG [5] 22/1/04 8:41 am Page 13 BT Freestyle 2500 – Edition 05 – 12.12.03 – 53011 Getting to know your phone 13 Navigating the menus Your BT Freestyle 2500 handset features an easy to use menu system. Have a look at the menu map on the next page. When the handset is switched on and in standby: Prog 1. Press and hold to open the main menu and select the Quick function you want by pressing - or the , or 0 9 dial button. For example, to change the ringer melody
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R e d i a l 5301 BT Freestyle 2500 UG [5] 22/1/04 8:41 am Page 14 BT Freestyle 2500 – Edition 05 – 12.12.03 – 5301 14 Getting to know your phone Menu map Prog Press and hold until display shows P Quickdial Delete Quickdial numbers Prog 0 Prog Calls Delete calls list Earpiece Volume (1 – 5) 4 Ringer Melody (1 – 9) Prog 5 Ringer Volume (1 – 5) Prog 6 Prog Select tone or pulse (use R button) 7 Restore default settings (PIN 0000) Prog 9 Recall Setting Prog R Quick Quick Enter Quickdial no. to sto
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5301 BT Freestyle 2500 UG [5] 22/1/04 8:41 am Page 15 BT Freestyle 2500 – Edition 05 – 12.12.03 – 53011 Using the phone 15 Make a call 1. Press . The display shows the call timer, e.g. 00:30. Call timer Your handset automatically displays the duration of every Enter the telephone number and the number is dialled. external call. Preparatory dialling 1. Enter the number first then press to dial. Press Clr. to delete an incorrect digit. End a call 1. Press or place the handset back on the base.
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5301 BT Freestyle 2500 UG [5] 22/1/04 8:41 am Page 16 BT Freestyle 2500 – Edition 05 – 12.12.03 – 5301 16 Using the phone Range Indicator Handsfree The icon on the display indicates when you are in range of Handsfree lets you talk to your caller without holding the base. If the symbol flashes and the handset. It also enables other people in the room you hear a warning beep, you are to listen to your conversation over the loudspeaker. out of range and will need to move closer to the base. Ma
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R e d i a l 5301 BT Freestyle 2500 UG [5] 22/1/04 8:41 am Page 17 BT Freestyle 2500 – Edition 05 – 12.12.03 – 53011 Using the phone 17 Secrecy During a call, you can talk to someone nearby without your caller hearing. Clr. 1. Press . The display shows and your caller cannot hear you. Clr. 2. Press again to return to your caller. Redial You can redial any of the last 10 numbers called. 1. Press repeatedly to display any of the last 10 numbers dialled. 2. Press to dial the number displayed.
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5301 BT Freestyle 2500 UG [5] 22/1/04 8:41 am Page 18 BT Freestyle 2500 – Edition 05 – 12.12.03 – 5301 18 Using the phone Paging calls cannot be answered Page the handset(s) by a handset. You can alert handset users that they are wanted or locate a missing handset. Stopping paging at the handset 1. Press Page on the base. The handset(s) ring. stops that handset only. 2. Press Page on the base or any button on the handset to stop ringing. Internal calls If you purchased the BT Freestyle 250
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5301 BT Freestyle 2500 UG [5] 22/1/04 8:41 am Page 19 BT Freestyle 2500 – Edition 05 – 12.12.03 – 53011 Using the phone 19 Quickdial directory You can store up to 10 numbers in the directory of each of your Freestyle 2500 handsets for quick and easy dialling. Numbers can be up to 18 digits long. Store a number Quick Prog 1. Press and hold then dial . Enter the telephone number you want to store. Quick dial 2. Press then the Quickdial location ( 0 – 9 ) Clr. Press to delete an incorrect you
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R e d i a l 5301 BT Freestyle 2500 UG [5] 22/1/04 8:41 am Page 20 BT Freestyle 2500 – Edition 05 – 12.12.03 – 5301 20 Using the phone Edit/delete a number Quick 1. Press dial then the location ( 0 – 9 ) of the number you want to edit or delete. Quick 2. Press and hold dial for 3 seconds. 3. You can now move the cursor using the and Clr. buttons, delete digits using the button and insert digits using the keypad. To delete the whole number, Clr. press and hold . Quick 4. Press dial to confirm.
