BT 1050 - Manuals

5 Setting up Follow these steps to get your Freestyle 1050 ready for use 3 Inser t a new PP3 9V alkaline back-up batter y in the base unit 2 Check your telephone socket 1 Handset aerial The back-up batter y is available separately andensures your Freestyle 1050 retains messages,settings and stored p...

6 Mains power adaptor The Freestyle 1050 must only be used with the adaptor supplied. Using any other adaptor will invalidate the approval given to this apparatus. When fully charged and in good condition, the handset battery will provide up to 6 hours continuous talk time or 72 hours standby. If th...

7 Your Freestyle 1050 works by sending andreceiving radio signals between the base unitand the handset. The strength of the signal depends on whereyou site the base unit and how the aerial isdeployed. The higher the base unit is located, the better.An upstairs room is ideal. The following pointsshou...

8 Using your Freestyle 1050telephone Making and receiving calls The handset range is up to 200 metres from thebase unit in ideal conditions. If you star t to goout of range while using the phone, you willhear warning beeps. If you do not come back inrange, your call will be cut of f. To make a call ...

9 If you go out of range Your Freestyle 1050 has a range of 200metres under ideal conditions. However, if you go out of range duringa call, you will hear a series of beeps,Move closer to the base to re-establishthe signal. Using the Secrecy button You can prevent your caller fromhearing you while yo...

10 USING YOUR PHONE To dial a stored number Press the TALK button. Press the QUICKDIAL button Press the 0-9 location code under which the number you want is stored.The number is dialled automatically. Did you know? You can mix manual and memory dialling as required. For example, you can dial the are...

12 Using the Freestyle 1050answering machine Outgoing messages Your Freestyle 1050 can digitally record up to 14 minutes of messages, with each incomingmessage lasting a maximum of 2 minutes. The outgoing message is the message a callerhears when your Freestyle 1050 answers a call. The Freestyle 105...

13 To re- record your outgoing message, repeat this procedure. To record your outgoing message Press buttons in order shown Press and hold down the OGM button. Your Freestyle 1050 will beep and r flashes on the message counter. Keep holding down the OGM button and say your message into the microphon...

14 Incoming messages Your Freestyle 1050 will automatically record anincoming message when it is connected to yourphone socket and is set to ‘Answer On’. While a message is being recorded, the displayflashes r . It will stop recording if the caller stops speaking for longer than 6 seconds. Two minut...

16 NOTE To cancel deletions and retain your messages, press the STOP/ANSWER ON/OFF button during the 8 to 0 countdown at the end of your messages. To delete all messages Following playback of messages, yourFreestyle 1050 will count down from 8 to 0 . During this time you can delete allstored message...

17 Answer delay Answer delay sets the number of times yourFreestyle 1050 will ring before answering a call. NOTE If you set your 1050 Answer Delay to Time Saver this means that when you call in from another phone(remote access), if any messages have been recorded your Freestyle 1050 will answer af t...

18 Using the 1471 feature After each incoming message your Freestyle 1050is set to dial the free 1471 ser vice and recordthe announcement that gives you the telephonenumber of your caller whether they leave amessage or not. On playing back messages youwill be given the caller’s number and time of th...

19 To check VIP code and setting Press the VIP button. Your Freestyle 1050 will announce if thesetting is on or of f and the code number. Using the VIP feature Your Freestyle 1050 has a VIP feature whichsets your answering machine to answer callssilently but allows designated callers to aler t youwi...

20 To cancel any procedure Pressing the STOP/ANSWER ON/OFF button will cancel any procedure currentlyin progress and your Freestyle 1050will return to ‘Answer On’ mode. When the memor y is full When 14 minutes recording time havebeen used up. Or, a maximum of 30messages have been recorded, yourFrees...

21 ANSWERING MACHINE To replay all messages At the end of your messages, you willhear “End of messages”. Within 8 seconds press 2 on your telephone keypad. All messages arereplayed. To star t playback of messages Press the SECRECY/SCREEN button on the handset. Your answering machinewill announce eit...

22 ANSWERING MACHINE To go back to the pre-set outgoingmessage Press buttons in order shown Press the 9 button while your Freestyle 1050 is waiting for aninstr uction. Your outgoing message is played. While the message is playing, press the 5 button. Callers will now hear your Freestyle 1050 pre-rec...

23 Remote access Control your answeringmachine from another phoneusing a TouchTone TM keypad You can turn your Freestyle 1050 answeringmachine on and of f and listen to your messagesfrom any TouchTone TM telephone. To protect your privacy, messages can only be accessed byentering a 2-digit security ...

25 To cancel message playback or pause While listening or pausing, press the 0 button. Your Freestyle 1050 gives 2 beeps and you have 8 seconds to give itanother instr uction. To tur n your Freestyle 1050 on If you have gone out without switchingon your Freestyle 1050, you can turn iton from another...

27 Help If you have any problems using your Freestyle 1050, this section willgive you the most common, easy- to-follow solutions. • No dialling tone. • Telephone will not dial out. • Telephone cannot receive calls. Telephone not connected to telephoneline. Mains disconnected. Power cut. Handset batt...

30 TECHNICAL INFORMA TION Technical information How many phones can you have? All items of telephone equipment have a RingerEquivalence Number (REN), which is used tocalculate the number of items which may beconnected to any one telephone line. YourFreestyle 1050 has a REN of 1. A total REN of 4is a...

Transmission frequencies of available channels: Safety advice Don’t use your Freestyle 1050 in the open airduring thunderstorms. Unplug it from thetelephone line and the mains socket when thereare storms in your area. Don’t use your Freestyle 1050 outdoors in therain, or handle it with wet hands. Do...

32 Maintenance MAINTENANCE Installing a handset battery pack and recharging Replacing the handset on the base unit torecharge overnight should keep the Freestyle1050 operative for normal use. In time, thehandset batter y pack will no longer hold asuf ficient charge and should be replaced. To change ...

33 Care of rechargeable battery pack • When you first install the Freestyle 1050, or replace the batter y pack, the handset must befully charged for 12 hours before use. • To maintain optimum charge and batter y condition, the handset should be allowed tofully discharge about ever y four months. • D...

Drill 2 holes for the screws and inser t thewall-plugs provided (if required). Drive the screws into the wall, leaving about4mm free on which to mount the bracket andbase unit. Make sure that the power supply and the telephone cables are connected to the base unit, then fit the cables into the chann...

35 2 1 SQUEEZEINWARD WALL MOUNTING 102 mm Wall Mounting template

36 Index INDEX Adaptor 6 Aerial base unit 7 handset 5 Answer delay 17 checking 17 setting 17 Answering machine on/of f 13 Answering machine - operating from the handset 21 Batter y care of handset batter y 7, 33 changing handset batter y 32 charging handset batter y 6 installation of base unit batte...