Page 2 - Welcome...
Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 * You must subscribe to your network provider’s Caller Display service for this feature to work. A quarterly fee may be payable. • Slim, elegantly designed digital cordless telephone. • Integrated answering machine with 28 minutes digitalrecording ...
Page 4 - In this guide
Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Getting started Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 7 - Getting started; Location
Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] WARNING Do not place your BT Verve 500 in the bathroom or other humid areas. Handset range The BT Verve 500 has a range of 300 metres outdoo...
Page 8 - Set the date and time; NAVIGATION; OK
8 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Talk/Standby time In ideal conditions, fully charged handset batteries should give about 12 hours talk time or 120 hours standby time on a...
Page 10 - Getting to know your phone; Handset buttons
Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] 10 Getting to know your phone Earpiece 4K Colour Display Middle Soft Key In standby mode, press to access the phonebook page 20. Left Soft K...
Page 15 - Using the phone; Switch the handset power on/off
Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Using the phone 15 Switch the handset power on/off 1. From standby mode, press and hold to switch off. You will hear a long beep and the dis...
Page 17 - Handsfree; Make a call in handsfree
17 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Secrecy (mute) During a call, you can talk to someone nearby without yourcaller hearing. 1. Press the Secrecy soft key. Mute On appears i...
Page 18 - Answer a call in handsfree; Switch to handsfree during a call; Redial list; Call a number from the redial list; DOWN
18 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Answer a call in handsfree When the phone rings: 1. Press . The call is transferred to the loudspeaker. Switch to handsfree during a call...
Page 19 - Keypad lock
19 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Copy a number from the redial list to the phonebook 1. Press Redial soft key. The last number called is displayed. 2. Press UP or DOWN to...
Page 20 - Paging handsets; Paging Call; End; 55 Name and number phonebook
20 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] To unlock the keypad: 1. Press and hold again. The display will return to standby. Paging handsets You can alert a handset user that they...
Page 26 - Display settings
Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Wallpaper Your BT Verve 500 has a choice of 6 wallpapers for thehandset display. 1. Press Menu to open the main menu. 2. Display is displaye...
Page 27 - Alarm and time settings
Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Set the time and date You will need to set the correct time and date so that youknow when you received answering machine messages orCalls lo...
Page 29 - Sound settings
Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Handset earpiece/speaker volume The handset has a choice of 5 earpiece volume levels and 5loudspeaker (handsfree) volume levels. 1. Press Me...
Page 33 - Handset settings; Phone settings
Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Handset settings Auto answer With auto answer set to ON, when you receive an incomingcall and the handset is in the base, you can pick it up...
Page 37 - Base settings; System PIN code
37 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] 7. Press or on the other handset to start monitoring. If the ‘listening’ handset detects any noise it will ring theother handset. Base se...
Page 42 - Answering machine
Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Your BT Verve 500 can digitally record up to 28 minutes ofmessages. As well as recording incoming messages, you canrecord memos for other us...
Page 47 - Outgoing messages
Answer and Record The pre-set ‘Answer and Record’ outgoing message (Outgoing Msg 1), that allows your caller to leave a message, is “Hello, your call cannot be taken at the moment, please leave your message after the tone”. Answer Only The pre-set Answer Only outgoing message, where callers hear an ...
Page 49 - Listening to your messages
49 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] 3. Press UP or DOWN to highlight Outgoing Message and press OK . 4. Select is displayed, press OK . 5. Press UP or DOWN to select the out...
Page 50 - Record a memo
50 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] At the start of each message, the number of the message isdisplayed on the message counter and announced togetherwith the day and time th...
Page 51 - Answering machine settings (via the base)
51 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] 2. Use the NAVIGATION buttons to highlight the symbol and press OK to select. 3. Press DOWN to highlight Record Memo and press OK . 4. Sp...
Page 52 - Record a new outgoing message
52 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Record a new outgoing message 1. In standby mode, press and hold . 2. Speak your message clearly close to the base microphone, press to e...
Page 53 - Change the remote access PIN code
53 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] In standby mode: • Press and hold to delete all messages. Record a memo 1. In standby mode, press and hold . 2. Speak your memo message c...
Page 57 - Calls log; View and dial from the Calls log; BT Caller Display
Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] If you have subscribed to a Caller Display Service, you will beable to see your caller’s number on your handset display(provided it is not w...
Page 60 - Text messaging
Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Welcome to the BT text messaging Service on your BT Verve500. Your BT Verve 500 can send and receive text messagesfrom participating mobile ...
Page 62 - Entering text; Writing tips for text entry
62 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Saved messages are stored in the Drafts box If you save a message to complete and/or send later it will be stored in the Drafts box. The ...
Page 63 - Receiving and reading text messages; New SMS
63 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] 2. The cursor automatically moves to the right after a couple of seconds. So when the next letter is on the same button as theone you hav...
Page 69 - Service Centre numbers
69 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Save SMS – to save the message to the Drafts box for sending later. Select OK . Delete – to delete the current message. Select OK . The m...
Page 72 - Using additional handsets
Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] You can use up to 5 GAP compatible handsets with your BT Verve 500 base to extend your phone system withoutneeding to install extension sock...
Page 74 - Help
Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Phone does not work • Have you installed the battery pack correctly? See page 7-8. • Check that the mains power is correctly connected. No d...
Page 76 - Answering machine messages have the wrong date and time; Cannot access your messages from another phone; Cannot register a handset to a base
76 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Answering machine messages have the wrong date and time • Have you set the date and time? See page 8. Cannot access your messages from an...
Page 77 - Buzzing noise on my phone or on other electrical equipment nearby; Possible problems with text messaging; Text messages cannot be sent and screen displays
77 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Buzzing noise on my phone or on other electrical equipment nearby • Sometimes your BT Verve 500 can interfere with other electrical equip...
Page 78 - Cannot receive text; RESET
78 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Cannot receive text • You will not be able to receive text messages until you have first sent a message. The firstmessage sent registers ...
Page 80 - You keep hearing an error beep
80 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] 5. Press OK . Number is displayed. Enter 00000 and press OK . 6. Send SMS is highlighted, press OK . Message Sending … is displayed, foll...
Page 81 - Replacing the handset; Safety information; General information
Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] IMPORTANT This equipment is not designed for making emergency telephone call when the power fails. Alternative arrangements should be made f...
Page 82 - Product disposal instructions
82 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] • Your product may interfere with other electrical equipment, e.g. TV and radio sets, clock/alarms and computers if placed too close. It ...
Page 83 - Guarantee
83 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Guarantee Your BT Verve 500 is guaranteed for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase.Subject to the terms listed below, the guar...
Page 84 - Technical information
84 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Technical information How many telephones can I have? All items of telephone equipment have a Ringer Equivalence Number (REN), which is u...
Page 85 - Connecting to a switchboard
85 Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 242 6652 or email [email protected] Connecting to a switchboard This product is intended for use within the UK for connection to the public telephone network and compatible ...
Page 86 - Offices worldwide
Verve 500 – New Style – Edition 3 – 07.09.06 – 7706 Offices worldwide The services described in this publication are subject to availability and may be modified from time to time. Services and equipment are provided subject to British Telecommunications plc’s respective standard conditions of contra...
