BT 6300 - Manual

7 BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 2. Remove the battery compartment cover and insert the 2 x AAA NiMH batteries (supplied) into the handset. Slide the battery compartment cover back into place. 3. Charge the handset for at least 16 hours by placing it on the base. The red Charging ...

Getting to know your phone Amplify Press to increase the volume of the incoming caller volume, page 17 . On-screen option button Opens the main menu, page 13 . Selects the option shown on the display, page 13 . Scroll/Redial list/Volume Scroll through menu options. Press up to open redial list, page...

BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 9 Getting to know your phone Range indicator Indicates that the handset is registered and youare in range of the base. Flashes when the base is out of range. New calls indicator* Displayed when you have new (unread) entries inthe Calls list, page 35 ...

10 BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 Getting to know your phone Base buttons Microphon On-screen options Select the option displayed on screen. Use to delete characters/digits. Talk Press to make and receive calls via the base loudspeaker, page 19 . Int Lets you make an intercom call...

12 Getting to know your phone BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 Base display icons Flashing icon to indicate new calls (if any have been received). Time and Date IMPORTANT When in standby, no menu optionsare displayed on the base screen. 6488 BT Freestyle 6300 UG [4] 18/10/04 11:02 a...

14 BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 Handset menu map Getting to know your phone Set Handset Ring Volume Ring Melody Key Beeps Auto Talk Language Set Base Ring Volume Ring Melody Dial Mode Recall System PIN Default Set Time Time Date Alarm Time Format Registration Register H/S Select...

15 Getting to know your phone BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 Base menu map Set Base Ring Volume Ring Melody Dial Mode Recall System PIN Default Set Time Time Date Alarm Time Format Directory menu (page 31) First entry… Options New Entry Show Number Edit Entry Set Melody Delete Ent...

Making and receiving calls with the handset Make an external call 1. Press . When you hear the dialling tone, dial the telephone number. The green In Use light on the base flashes and the icon is displayed. Preparatory dialling 1. Enter the number first. If you make a mistake as you dial, select Cle...

18 BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 Switch to handsfree during a call Handsfree lets you talk to your caller without holding the handset. It also enables other people in the room tolisten to your conversation over the loudspeaker. During a call: 1. Press and release until the call i...

Redial from the handset The last 20 phone numbers you have dialled are saved tothe redial list. You can select any of the numbers toredial, delete or copy to the directory. Once the list is fulland a new call is made, the oldest call is replaced. Redial a number from the redial list 1. Press the red...

22 Using the phone BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 Delete a number from the redial list 1. Press . Then scroll or to the number you want to delete. 2. Select Options and scroll to Delete Call . Select OK . The display shows Call Deleted and returns to the newest call in the redial ...

Using the directory Handset directory You can store up to 100 entries in the handset directory.Each entry contains a name and number. Names can beup to 12 characters long and numbers up to 20 digits. Add a new directory entry 1. From standby, select Dir to open the directory. If the directory is emp...

Entering names To enter names, you use the letters on the keypad. For example, press for the letter T , or three times for the letter O . See the character map below. If the next character you want to enter is on the same button as the last, wait a moment for the cursor to move right. 25 Using the d...

Button Case Character - space . , : ; ! ? ¡ ¿ ’ ” 1 Lower a b c 2 à á â ã ä å æ C ? Upper A B C 2 Ä Å Æ Ç ? Lower d e f 3 è é ê ë % Upper D E F 3 É % Lower g h i 4 ì í î ï - Upper G H I 4 Ì Lower j k l 5 - Upper J K L 5 - Lower m n o 6 ñ ò ó ô õ ö Ø ( Upper M N O 6 Ñ Ö ( Lower p q r s 7 ß / Upper P ...

3. Scroll or to hear the choice available ( “Off” and melodies 1-10). When you have chosen one, select OK . The display shows Saved and returns to set melody. 4. Press to exit. Copy a directory entry to another handset If you have more than one handset registered to yourFreestyle 6300 base you can c...

30 Using the directory BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 5. At the first handset, choose another handset to copy the entry to or press to exit. Copy the entire directory to another handset 1. Select Dir and the first name in the directory is displayed. Select Options then scroll to C...

Using the directory Base directory You can store up to 100 name and number entries in thebase. Names can be up to 12 characters and numbers upto 20 digits. Add a new directory entry via the base 1. Press , then follow the steps shown for the handset on page 24 . Please note that the base has a diffe...

32 BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 Using the directory View and dial a base directory entry 1. Press . The first entry is displayed. Scroll or to the entry you want. 2. Press to dial. Delete an entry 1. Press then scroll or to the entry you want. 2. Press Options and scroll or to D...

34 Section BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 BT Calling Features & the Calls list Caller Display If you have subscribed to a Caller Display service, yourcaller’s number will be shown on your handset display(provided it is not withheld) prior to answering the call. If the caller’s...

36 BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 2. Select Options . The date and time of the call is displayed. Select Options again and then scroll to Save Number and select OK . 3. Enter Name is displayed. Enter a name using the keypad. Then select Save . 4. The display shows Entry Saved . Pr...

Delete all numbers from the Calls list using thehandset 1. Press , then select Options . The display shows the time and date of the most recent call (or the telephonenumber if it had been displayed as a directory name, inwhich case select Options again). 2. Select Options again and scroll to Delete ...

38 BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 BT Calling Features & the Calls list Save a Calls list entry to the base directory 1. Press to open the calls list. 2. Scroll or to the entry you want. 3. Press Options to display the date and time, then Options again and then scroll or to Sav...

Call Waiting With Call Waiting, during a call, if another caller is tryingto reach you, you will hear a soft beep every 5 seconds. If you have also subscribed to a Caller Display service,the caller’s number (or name if stored in the directory)will be displayed. Instead of the engaged tone, the secon...

BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 Additional settings The default ringer volume is 5. At each volume setting, a onesecond ringtone sample is played, to demonstrate the volume level. The default ringer melody isMelody 5. Handset ringer volume The handset has 5 ringer volume settings f...

Alarm set When the alarm is set the icon isdisplayed. The alarm does not repeat, soonce the alarm goes off you willneed to switch it on again eachtime if you want the alarm to gooff every day. The time of the lastalarm is saved. Set the date 1. At the base: Press then scroll or to display Set Time a...

44 BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 3. Use or to choose On and select OK . The current setting is displayed. 4. Enter a new alarm time. As new digits are entered they will overwrite the existing time. Select OK . The display shows Alarm On . 5. Press to exit. If you have more than o...

Additional settings Change the time format 1. At the base: Press then scroll or to display Set Time and select using OK . (This will only change the base time format). Or At the handset: Press Menu , scroll or to Set Time and press OK . (This will only change the handset time format). 2. Scroll or t...

46 BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 Additional settings 2. The display shows Ring Volume . Select OK . 3. The current setting is displayed. Use and to change the level, then select OK . The display shows Saved , before returning to Ring Volume . 4. Press to exit. Base ringer melody ...

Additional settings Or At the handset: Press , scroll to Set Base and press OK . 2. Scroll or to Dial Mode and select OK . 3. Use or to choose Tone or Pulse , then select OK . Saved is displayed briefly. 4. Press to exit. Change the system PIN The system PIN is required when registering additionalha...

48 BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 Additional settings 4. The display shows New PIN . Enter your new system PIN, then select OK . 5. The display shows Confirm . Enter your new system PIN again, then select OK . The display will show System PIN Changed . If the PIN was entered incor...

BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 Additional handsets & bases You can use up to four additional handsets with your BTFreestyle 6300 – all using the same phone line. This allowsyou to expand your phone system without the need toinstall telephone extension sockets for each new hand...

3-way conference call (from the base only) 1. Press on the base. All registered handsets will ring. 2. Press on the handset that you wish to use for the conference call. 3. Conf. is then displayed on the left hand side option button base display. Press Conf and the conference call will begin. 4 Pres...

Help Many common problems are caused by the telephoneand power cables being incorrectly connected, notconnected at all, or the power being turned off. Please check that your BT Freestyle 6300 has beencorrectly set up, see page 6, before ringing the BT Freestyle Helpline. Replacing the handset batter...

55 BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 Cannot dial out or receive calls n The batteries may need recharging. n Has there been a power cut? If so, place the handsetback on the base for 10 seconds and try again. If it stilldoes not work disconnect the batteries and mains powerfor 10 minu...

56 BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 icon is flashing n The batteries are low, place the handset on the base torecharge. You hear the busy tone when you press n Make sure the handset is in range of the base. n Another handset may be in use. No Caller Display information is displayed ...

Cannot register a handset to a base n You can register a total of 5 handsets to your BT Freestyle6300 base and you can register your BT Freestyle 6300handset to up to 4 bases. Check that you have notexceeded these limits. n Check that you have entered the correct base securityPIN (default: 0 0 0 0 )...

General information IMPORTANT This equipment is not designed for making emergency telephone calls when the powerfails. Alternative arrangements should be made for access to emergency services. Safety General n Only use the power supply included with the product. Using an unauthorised powersupply wil...

59 BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 n Never dispose of batteries in a fire. There is a serious risk of explosion and/or the releaseof highly toxic chemicals. Cleaning Simply clean the handset and base with a damp (not wet) cloth, or an anti-static wipe.Never use household polish as ...

60 BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 BT Accessories and replacement items For a full range of accessories and replacement items for BT products, please call 0870 240 5522 or visit www.withandwithoutwires.com . Guarantee Your BT Freestyle 6300 is guaranteed for a period of 12 months f...

Technical information How many telephones can you have? All items of telephone equipment have a Ringer Equivalence Number (REN), which is used to calculate the number of items which may be connected to any one telephoneline. Your BT Freestyle 6300 has a REN of 1. A total REN of 4 is allowed. If the ...

63 BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 Access code and entering a pause With some switchboards, after dialling the access code you may have to wait for a moment while the switchboard picks up an outside line so you will need to enter a pause in the dialling sequence. 1. When storing a ...

BT Freestyle 6300 – Edition 4.0 – 15.10.04 – 6488 Offices worldwide The telecommunications services described in this publicationare subject to availability and may be modified from time to time.Services and equipment are provided subject to BritishTelecommunications plc’s respective standard conditio...