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Synergy 4500 – Issue 5 – Edition 1 – 18.01.07 – 7993
User Guide
BT SYNERGY 4500
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Synergy 4500 – Issue 5 – Edition 1 – 18.01.07 – 7993 Welcome… to your BT Synergy 4500 Digital Cordless Telephone Answering Machine 11 Minutes digital recording time. • 255 Name and number phonebook to store all • your contact numbers for easy dialling. Copy the whole phonebook or individual entries to • and from your mobile phone SIM card. Send and receive text messages*. • Caller Display lets you see who’s calling and your phone • stores details of the last 50 callers in a Calls list*. With C
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Synergy 4500 – Issue 5 – Edition 1 – 18.01.07 – 7993 This User Guide provides you with all Got everything? the information you need to get the BT Synergy Base mains • • 4000 handset power adaptor most from your phone. (item code BT Synergy • 032763) 4500 base Before you make your first call you will BT Synergy • 2 x AAA NiMH • need to set up your phone. Follow the Telephone line rechargeable cord simple instructions in ‘Getting Started’, batteries on the next few pages. IMPORTANT Only use the te
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Synergy 4500 – Issue 5 – Edition 1 – 18.01.07 – 7993 4 In this guide Getting started Delete a redial number . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Delete all redial numbers . . . . . . . . . .21 Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Keypad lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Setting up for multiple packs . . . . . . . .8 Paging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Set the date and time . . . . . . . . . . .
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Synergy 4500 – Issue 5 – Edition 1 – 18.01.07 – 7993 In this guide 5 Base settings To set audible message Base ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 alert via the base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Base ringer melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 To set audible message PIN code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 alert via the handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Dial mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Record your own outgoing Restore default settin
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Synergy 4500 – Issue 5 – Edition 1 – 18.01.07 – 7993 6 In this guide Delete a Calls list number . . . . . . . . . .58 Sub address checking . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Delete the whole Calls list . . . . . . . . . .58 Send option settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Voice Mail/Message Waiting . . . . . . . .60 Using additional handsets Registering your handset . . . . . . . . . . .81 Text Messaging Select a base . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Synergy 4500 – Issue 5 – Edition 1 – 18.01.07 – 7993 Getting started 7 WARNING Location Do not place your BT Synergy 4500 in the bathroom or other humid areas. You need to place your BT Synergy 4500 within 2 metres Handset range of the mains power socket and telephone socket so that The BT Synergy 4500 has a range the cables will reach. Make sure it is at least 1 metre of up to 300 metres outdoors when there is a clear line of sight away from other electrical appliances to avoid between the ba
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PULL Rechargeable batteries already fitted Remove this tab and charge batteries for 24 hours before use Synergy 4500 – Issue 5 – Edition 1 – 18.01.07 – 7993 8 Getting started If you have purchased a multiple 2. Rechargeable batteries are already fitted in your handset pack, you should use the handset. To activate the batteries, pull the plastic tab mains power adaptor with the clear away from the bottom of the handset as shown. connector for the base. The power adaptor(s) with the red connector
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Synergy 4500 – Issue 5 – Edition 1 – 18.01.07 – 7993 Getting started 9 Battery performance To keep your batteries in the best condition, leave the handset off the base for a few hours at a time. Running the batteries right down at least once a week will help them last as long as possible. The charge capacity of rechargeable batteries will reduce with time as they wear out, giving Power adaptor cable the handset less talk/standby time. Eventually they will need to be replaced. New batteries are 2
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Synergy 4500 – Issue 5 – Edition 1 – 18.01.07 – 7993 10 Getting started Set the time Menu If you subscribe to a Caller Display 1.Press or until Date & Time Settings is Menu Service from your network provider displayed then select OK option. the time will be set when you Menu receive your first call. 2.Press or until Set Time is displayed, select the Menu OK option. The first digit is highlighted. 3. Enter the current time in 24-hour format, e.g. for 9:24pm press 2 , 1 , 2 , 4 , then select the O
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Synergy 4500 – Issue 5 – Edition 1 – 18.01.07 – 7993 Getting to know your phone 11 Handset buttons Calls light Illuminates when the line is in use. Flashes when receiving a call. Display with backlight Option button (middle) Option button (right) In standby or talk mode, press to In talk mode, press to switch open the Phonebook, page 22. mute on/off, page 18. Option button (left) In menu mode, press to confirm In standby or talk mode, when the a displayed option. symbol is displayed, press to
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Synergy 4500 – Issue 5 – Edition 1 – 18.01.07 – 7993 12 Getting to know your phone Handset display icons – These are the symbols you will see on your handset’s screen. Time Date Shows the time in hours and minutes. Shows the date in day/month format. Handset name Handset number The handset name is The handset number displayed in standby mode. is displayed in standby BT Synergy 1 mode. Number of Calls list* entries 15 02 Displays the number of unanswered calls. Battery levels Envelope Handset Int
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Synergy 4500 – Issue 5 – Edition 1 – 18.01.07 – 7993 Getting to know your phone 13 Base buttons and LEDs Delete Use to delete messages and memos. Page/Find handset Press to page/find Charging light (RED) handset(s), page 21. Comes on when the handset Also used when is charging on the base. registering handsets, page 81. SIM Reader Insert your mobile phone Message Counter LED SIM card here to copy to Indicates the number of and from the phonebook, messages you have on the page 27. answering mac
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Synergy 4500 – Issue 5 – Edition 1 – 18.01.07 – 7993 14 Getting to know your phone Navigating the menus Your BT Synergy 4500 has an easy to use menu system. Each menu has a list of options, which you can see on the menu map on the following page. When the handset is switched on and in standby: Menu 1. Press or to open the main menu then press Menu Menu or repeatedly to scroll to the menu option you Menu Menu want. Option buttons 2. Press the OK option button to select a menu option Option button
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Synergy 4500 – Issue 5 – Edition 1 – 18.01.07 – 7993 Getting to know your phone 15 Menu map Answer Record Memo Answer Settings TXT Menu Handset Base Settings Date & Time Registration Settings Settings off Back Answer Mode Write Message Base Ringer Register Base Handset Ringer Volume Set Date on Ok Outgoing Inbox Select Base Volume Message Base Ringer Set Time Outbox De-Register Handset Ringer Melody Answer Delay Set Alarm Handset TXT Settings - Melody PIN Code Message Alert Server Handset Ear Di
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Synergy 4500 – Issue 5 – Edition 1 – 18.01.07 – 7993 16 Using the phone Switch the handset power on/off LNR Press and hold to switch off. LNR Press to switch back on. Make an external call When you make a call, the Calls 1. Lift the handset and press . The icon is light on the handset comes on and displayed. the In Use light on the base flashes. 2. When you hear the dialling tone, dial the number you Call timer want. Your handset will automatically time the duration of all external calls. The ha
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Synergy 4500 – Issue 5 – Edition 1 – 18.01.07 – 7993 Using the phone 17 Receive a call Caller Display If you have subscribed to your When you receive a call, the phone rings and the Calls network’s Caller Display service, the caller’s number (or name light on the handset flashes. The or symbol if stored in the phonebook) is flashes in the display to let you know if it is an external displayed. See page 56 for or internal call. more information. Auto answer 1. If your handset is on the base, p
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Synergy 4500 – Issue 5 – Edition 1 – 18.01.07 – 7993 18 Using the phone Secrecy During a call, you can talk to someone nearby without your caller hearing. 1. Select Sec option. Secrecy On appears in the display and your caller cannot hear you. 2. Select Off option to return to your caller. Handsfree Handsfree lets you talk to your caller without holding the handset. It also enables other people in the room to listen to your conversation over the loudspeaker. Make a call in handsfree During a han
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Synergy 4500 – Issue 5 – Edition 1 – 18.01.07 – 7993 Using the phone 19 Switch to handsfree during a call During a call: 1. Press . The call is transferred to the loudspeaker. 2. Press to end the call. Redial The last 20 telephone numbers called are saved to a redial list. You can then select any of the numbers to redial, delete or copy to the phonebook. Redial the last number called LNR 1. Press , wait for the dialling tone then press . The last number you called is displayed and dialled. Redia
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Synergy 4500 – Issue 5 – Edition 1 – 18.01.07 – 7993 20 Using the phone Copy a number from the redial list to the phonebook LNR 1. Press . The last number called is displayed. Menu 2. Use or to scroll to the number you want then Menu select the Copy option. Enter Name is displayed. 3. Enter a name using the keypad (as shown on page 22) Press to delete any unwanted then select the OK option. Enter Number is displayed. digits and then enter new ones using the keypad. 4. Edit the number if you need
