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Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950
This equipment is not designed for making emergency telephone calls when the power fails.
Alternative arrangements should be made for access to emergency services.
This product is intended for connection to analogue public switched telephone networks
and private switchboards in the United Kingdom.
User
Freestyle 65
Guide
Combined Cordless Telephone & Digital
Answering Machine
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Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Please open this page for an ‘at a glance’ guide to your Freestyle 65
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Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Please open this page for a further ‘at a glance’ guide to your Freestyle 65
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n M e e e Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 At a glance Aerial Should be extended to obtain the best signal and reception available, see page 7. Light Talk button Indicates when the handset rings, is in use Press to make or receive or, if the handset battery a call, see page 11. needs recharging, see page 8. Recall button For use with a Screen/Menu switchboard/PBX and and Secrecy/Music BT Select Services, see on hold button pages 16 and 41. Allows you to access th
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Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Mains power socket Telephone line cord socket Only plug the telephone line cord into the wall socket when the handset has been charged for 24 hours, see page 8. Skip backward Lets you skip backwards through Stop your messages and memos, see page 26. Allows you to select your Answer and Record To stop message outgoing message, see page 22. Also allows you to playback, see page 26. switch the audible message alert on or off, see page 1
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n M e e e Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Key features Big buttons Digital answering machine Larger buttons designed for No tape to worry about. Up ease of use, especially for to a maximum of 13 minutes those with poor eyesight, a disability or recording time, including your outgoing the elderly. message. Pre-recorded outgoing messages let you use your Freestyle 65 straight away with the option of Add up to 3 recording your own outgoing message additional handsets
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Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 In this guide Note There is a detailed INDEX at the end of this guide, see page 46. At a glance 1 Using the Freestyle 65 answering machine via Key features 3 the handset 28 Introduction 5 Remote access 32 Time Saver 33 Safety information 6 Operating the answering Setting up 7 machine 33 Using your Freestyle 65 11 Using Freestyle 6 Making and receiving calls 11 Additional Handsets 35 Last number redial 12 Registering your handset 3
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Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Introduction Your Freestyle 65 is designed for ease Unpacking your of use and made to the high standards Freestyle 65 set by BT. You can expect your Freestyle 65 to Check that your Freestyle 65 is provide many years of quality service. complete. If anything is missing, please Please read the instructions carefully contact your place of purchase before use and keep this user guide for immediately. future reference. Freestyle 65 handse
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Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Safety information General Cleaning Only use the power supply unit Simply clean the handset and base included with the product. Using an station with a damp (not wet) cloth, unauthorised power supply will or an antistatic wipe. Never use invalidate your guarantee and may household polish as this will damage damage the telephone. The item the product. Never use a dry cloth number for the power supply unit as this may cause a static sh
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Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Setting up Follow these steps to set up your Freestyle 65 ready for use. Plan the location 1 Handset aerial Situate your Freestyle 65 close enough to the mains power socket and telephone Your Freestyle 65 handset uses a socket so that the cables will reach. compact aerial which we recommend you pull out when on a call to obtain Make sure it is at least 1 metre away the best signal and reception available. from other electrical product
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Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 3 Connect the base unit Note power supply to a power When fully charged and in good socket condition, the handset will provide up to 7 hours talktime or 72 hours standby. If the handset battery is running low, the light on the handset will flash every 10-15 seconds. If you are making a call and the The power supply unit must remain handset battery is running low you plugged in all the time. will hear a warning tone every 10-15 seconds
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n n n M M M e e e e e e e e e Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 automatically announced 5 When the handset has through the handset earpiece been charged for 24 hours when the SCREEN/MENU plug the other end of the button is pressed. line cord into the telephone wall socket Press the 0 button. The prompt will announce, “To set day and time press , to confirm day ✱ and time press ”. # (Please note that if you press the button this allows you to # check the day and time.)
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Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Please see the table below for your Note Freestyle 65 default settings. If the day and time is entered incorrectly, the prompt will announce, Freestyle 65 Default Settings Table “Incorrect, please set again”. Enter Feature Default Setting the correct setting within 15 seconds Day/Time Stamp Sunday 12:01pm otherwise the handset will return to standby mode. If the day and time Answer Delay Your answering machine will answer is entered
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M e Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Using your Freestyle 65 Making and receiving calls To receive a call To make an external call When the phone rings: If your handset is on the base unit, simply pick it up to Press the buttons in the order answer the call. shown: Or Lift the handset off the base If your handset is off the base unit. unit then the handset light will Press the TALK button. flash, press the TALK button The IN USE light on the base to answer the call.
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n n M M e e e e e e Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Secrecy/Music on hold Note When on a call you can talk to someone in the same room, without your caller hearing. Your Freestyle 65 handset uses a compact aerial which should be pulled out when on a call to obtain the best To switch Secrecy on and off signal and reception available. During a call press and release the SCREEN/MENU button. Note Your caller will be put on hold An Inductive Coupler has been built and bo
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Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Directory To insert a pause in a directory number You can store ten of your most frequently used telephone numbers in the With some switchboards, after directory. Please note that the numbers dialling the access code you can be no longer than 20 digits long. may have to wait for a moment while the switchboard picks up Note an outside line. You can mix manual and memory If so, press the REDIAL button dialling as required, for example,
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Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To dial a number in the Note directory There is a directory label included on the reverse side of your handset. You can use this to keep a record of which Press the TALK button. location number you have used for each telephone number. Press the DIRECTORY button. Remove the battery cover by pressing Enter the location number down on top of the lid and slide the 0-9 between 0 and 9, under which cover off. the number is stored. The numb
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Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Base ringer volume Paging You can page the handset from the To adjust the base ringer base unit to alert a handset user that volume they are wanted or to locate a missing handset. However, paging calls cannot be answered by a handset. There are 3 levels to choose from, HIGH, LOW and OFF. To page the handset 1=HIGH; 2=LOW and 3=OFF. The default setting is HIGH. Press the PAGE button on the Press the DIRECTORY button. base unit. Press t
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Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Call Waiting To use Call Waiting Note You can answer the second call, To use Call Waiting you will need to without disconnecting your subscribe to the Service from your first caller, by pressing the R network provider. A quarterly fee is button. The first caller will be payable. put on hold. When you have spoken to the If an incoming call arrives while you are second caller you can return already engaged on a telephone call, to the first
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Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Setting up and personalising your answering machine Your Freestyle 65 can digitally record up to 13 minutes of messages, with each message lasting a maximum of 3 Page In Use Skip Charging minutes. As well as recording incoming messages, you can record memos for other users. You can operate your Freestyle 65 from: DISPLAY DEFINITION (Blank) Power off. • The base unit. C-0 (flashing) Day/Time needs to be set. • The handset. 0-9 Answer-o
