BT Freestyle 130 - Manuals

Check that your Freestyle 130 is complete. When you unpack, you should have: • Freestyle 130 handset. • Freestyle 130 base unit withtelephone line cord attached. • Mains power adaptor plug. • Wall mounting bracket withscrews. • Spare Quickdial director y label Setting up Follow these steps to get yo...

3 Inser t battery in baseunit (for back- up only) To fit the back-up batter y, releasethe retaining clips, lift of f thebatter y compar tment cover andinser t one new PP3 alkaline batter y(not supplied) as shown in thediagram above. Replace the batter ycompar tment cover. A good quality, fresh batte...

Setting up 7 Warnings 1 Do not tr y to use any power supplyother than the one provided. Thismay permanently damage yourFreestyle 130. 2 Your Freestyle 130 should not befitted in wet or damp conditions, forexample in a bathroom. Also, thehandset should not be left out inthe rain. 3 There is a slight ...

Setting up 8 7 Plug the phone into theBT socket You can now use the phone, storenumbers in the memor y andchange some of the settings asdesired. As a r ule, placing the handset on the base unit overnight will keep the batter y fully charged for allnormal use. Battery care The batter y cannot be over...

For the best reception Tr y to avoid putting the telescopic aerial near other electrical appliances, fluorescent lights and large metallic objects such as cookers, radiators and garage doors as these may cause inter ference and reduce the quality of your calls. 8 Extend the base unittelescopic aeria...

10 To end a call • Press the TALK button. Or • Replace the handset on the base unit. To receive a call When the phone rings: • If your handset is on the base unit,simply pick it up to answer thecall. Or • If your handset is of f the baseunit, press the TALK button to answer the call. Making and rece...

Using your Freestyle 130 11 To adjust the speech volume During a conversation you canadjust the volume of the incomingcaller: • Press the + button (on the side of the handset) to increase thespeech volume. • Press the - button to decrease the speech volume. Last number redial Freestyle 130 remembers...

Using the memory tostore and dial numbers Your Freestyle 130 handset can storeup to ten separate phone numbers.You can then dial each number bypressing just two buttons. To store a number in the memory. • Press the QUICKDIAL button. • Press one of the 0-9 buttons to set the location code under which...

Using your Freestyle 130 13 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 isstored. The number is dialledautomatically. To store a number of more than 20 digits • Press the QUICKDIAL button. • Press one of...

Using the Secrecy button During a call, you may want to saysomething to another person nearbywithout your caller hearing you. • Press the SECRECY button. The TALK light flashes. You can hear the caller, but they cannot hearyou. • Ever y 7 seconds the handset beepsto let you know there is a call onho...

Using your Freestyle 130 16 Changing the telephonesettings To set the base unit ringer volume (Located on the underside of thebase unit) You can set the base unit ringervolume to HI , LO or OFF . If the base unit ringer is switched OFF , the handset will still ring providing thehandset ringer is not...

Using your Freestyle 130 17 To insert a pause With some switchboards, afterdialling the access code you mayhave to wait for a moment while theswitchboard picks up an outsideline. If so, press the REDIAL button to inser t a pause before keying inthe telephone number. To use the recall button This but...

18 Call Waiting If an incoming call ar rives while youare already engaged on a telephonecall you will hear a soft beep ever y 5seconds (this beep is not audible tothe person you are speaking to). Instead of the engaged tone, thesecond caller will hear anannouncement to hold on as you areaware that t...

BT Select Services 19 • When you have spoken to thesecond caller you can return tothe first caller by pressing the CALL WAITING button again. You can switch back and for thbetween the two calls withoutdisconnecting either if you wish. The second caller will only becharged for their call from themome...

20 To register an additional handset • Press and hold the INTERCOM button on the base unit for 5seconds. The base unit will beepand the IN USE light will flash. • When the IN USE light begins to flash, release the INTERCOM button and place the additionalhandset on the base unit. • Your additional ha...

Freestyle 90/130/1200 Additional Handsets 22 Basic use of Freestyleadditional handsets Basic operation of additionalhandsets is the same as that of yourFreestyle 130 handset. The handset range is up to 250metres from the base unit in idealconditions. If you star t to go out ofrange while using the p...

23 Help If you have any problems using your Freestyle 130, this section will give you the most common, easy- to-follow solutions. • No dialling tone. • Telephone will not dial out. • Telephone cannot receive calls. • Beeps six times and drops calls. Telephone not connected totelephone line. Mains di...

Help 25 Telephone problems Possible cause Solution • Batt low light on the handset is flashing. The handset needs recharging. Replace the handset on the baseunit, ensuring that the base unit isplugged in and that the CHARGING light is on. • No Charging light on the base unit. Dir ty contacts on base...

Official approval Your Freestyle 130 is tested andapproved for connection to publicnetworks, provided that it is used inaccordance with the guidelines inthis user guide. You may connect it: • To direct exchange lines. • To extensions with new plug andsocket ar rangements providedwith these direct ex...

You may find that your Freestyle130 picks up conversations fromother cordless phones being usednearby. If you experience this typeof inter ference tr y changingchannels using the CHANNEL SEEKER button on the handset. Transmission frequencies This cordless telephone has beendesigned to operate on rad...

• Don’t install the base unit near a sink, bath or shower. Electricalappliances can cause seriousinjur y if used when you are wetor standing in water. • Don’t install the base unit where the various leads can be trippedover or walked on. This maycause injur y, or damage to theleads and your Freestyl...

• Firmly hold the handset in both hands with the back towards youand the bottom end away from you. • Push the depression in the batter y compar tment cover,inward and away from you withboth thumbs, to remove it. • Undo the plastic belt securing the batter y pack. • Remove the old batter y pack by un...

In the event of a power failure During a power failure, if you havefitted fresh alkaline back-up batter yin the base unit, your telephone willcontinue to work for up to one hourin use or seven hours on standby. When power has been restored,you are advised to renew the back-up batter y in the base un...

Guarantee BT guarantees Freestyle 130 for ayear, provided that: • The goods have only been usedfor their intended purpose, andhave not been subjected tomisuse, or been wilfully oraccidentally damaged. • The goods have not beentampered with or repaired byanyone other than BT, its staf f oragents. If ...

Index At a glance 1 Introduction 4 Emergency calls 4 Setting up 5 Aerial Base unit 9 Handset 6 Back-up batter y – fit in base unit 6 Charging the handset 7 Planning location 9 Power cable 7 Telephone wall socket 8 Using your Freestyle 130 10 Base unit ringer volume 16 Channel seeker 11 Handset ringe...

34 Your Freestyle 130 can be wall-mounted by using the bracketprovided. You can use the bracket as atemplate to mark where the screwsshould go into the wall. • Drill two holes for the screws andinser t the wallplugs provided (ifrequired). • Drive the screws into the wall,leaving about 5mm free on wh...

APPROVED for connection to telecommunication systems specified in the instructions for use subject to the conditions set out in them 504387 CE compliant to 89/336/EEC(EMC Directive) & 73/23/EEC(Low Voltage Directive) Off ices in Europe, Nor th America,Japan and Asia Pacif ic. The telecommunicati...