Page 4 - Play; At a glance; Telephone buttons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 Vol Handsfree S Sec recy 1571 ABC GHI PQR S TUV WXY Z JKL MNO DEF Redial Quickdial Store R Mic Play Messages Del Ans on off Vol Skip Skip Stop BT Decor 500 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 1 At a glance Volume button Use to adjust thevolume duringhandsfree operation...
Page 5 - Answering Machine buttons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 Vol Handsfree S Sec recy 1571 ABC GHI PQR S TUV WXY Z JKL MNO DEF Redial Quickdial Store R Mic Play Messages Del Ans on off Vol Skip Skip Stop BT Decor 500 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 BT Answer 1571 indicator light (LED) Indicates the status of the telephone: L...
Page 6 - In this guide; Hints and tips boxes
Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 3 In this guide At a glance 1-2 Introduction 4 Unpacking your Decor 500 4 For your records 4 Safety information 4 Setting up 5 Using the telephone 8 Making and receiving calls 8 Last number redial 8 Secrecy 8 Music on hold 9 Handsfree talking 9 10 numbe...
Page 7 - Unpacking your Decor 500; Serial number; Introduction; Safety information
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 Vol Handsfree S Sec recy 1571 ABC GHI PQR S TUV WXY Z JKL MNO DEF Redial Quickdial Store R Mic Play Messages Del Ans on off Vol Sk ip Skip Stop BT Decor 500 Unpacking your Decor 500 For your records For guarantee purposes, proof ofpurchase is required, so please keepyour receipt....
Page 8 - Setting up; Your Decor 500 will announce,
Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 5 Setting up Plan the location of yourDecor 500 Situate your Decor 500 close enough toa phone socket and mains power socketso that both cords will reach. 1 Plug the power cord intothe socket on the base For desk mounting, please remove thewall-mounting ...
Page 9 - Set the day and time
Your answering machineinforms you of the day andtime each message wasrecorded, so it is impor tantthat you set the cor rect dayand time. Your Decor 500uses the 12 hour clock. In the event of a power failureyou will need to re-set the dayand time. Press and hold the STOP button. The cur rent daysetti...
Page 10 - Helpline; Your Decor 500 is now ready for use.
7 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Helpline If you have any problems setting upyour Decor 500, please call theHelpline on 0870 605 8047 . (Open 9am-5.30pm, Monday-Fridayand 9.30am-2.30pm Saturday). Your Decor 500 is now ready for use.
Page 11 - To switch secrecy on and off; and release; SECRECY; Using the telephone; To make a call; REDIAL; Secrecy
To switch secrecy on and off During a call press and release the SECRECY button. The call indicator light willflash slowly to indicate thatsecrecy is on. Your caller will be put on hold.If you have music on holdswitched on, both you and yourcaller will hear music whensecrecy is pressed. Decor 500 ~ ...
Page 12 - To make a handsfree call; Handsfree talking
To receive a call in handsfree mode To switch music on hold on and off Please note that the phonemust be on the hook first. To switch on: Press the STORE button. Press the SECRECY button. Press the 2 button. Press the STORE button. To switch of f: Press the STORE button. Press the SECRECY button. Pr...
Page 13 - If using the handset, press the
10 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 There are 3 volume settings to choose from: HIGH, LOWor OFF. The default setting isHIGH. Ensure the handset is on thecradle. Press the STORE button. The call indicator light will flash. Press the ✱ button. Press either, 1 for HIGH, 2 for LOW or 3 for...
Page 14 - button in
11 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 To dial a number in theQuickdial memory Lift the handset and wait forthe dial tone. Press the QUICKDIAL button. Press the memor y locationnumber between 0 and 9 under which the number isstored. The number is dialledautomatically. Note You can mix man...
Page 15 - Press the; call indicator light will flash.; STORE; ‘To store a number in; Note
Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 12 To delete a number in theQuickdial memory Ensure the handset is on thecradle. Press the STORE button. The call indicator light will flash. Press the memor y locationnumber between 0 and 9 under which you have storedthe number you wish to delete. Pres...
Page 16 - IMPORTANT; You
Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 13 IMPORTANT After an incoming call, or after liftingthe handset, your Decor 500 willcheck the line for any messages. You will experience about a 1 minutedelay before the message waitingindicator light flashes if messageshave been left. Note The message...
Page 17 - Using the answering machine; ‘Answer of f ’; VOL –
Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 14 Using the answering machine To switch the answeringmachine on and off Your Decor 500 is pre-set toAnswer On. Press the ANS ON/OFF button to switch the answeringmachine of f. You will hear, ‘Answer of f ’ , and the message light will turn of f. Your D...
Page 18 - Outgoing messages; Answer and record
15 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Outgoing messages The outgoing message is the messageyour caller hears when your Decor 500answers a call. Your Decor 500 comes with 2 pre-recorded outgoing messages tochoose from as follows: Answer and record allows callers to leave a message, whilst...
Page 20 - Memos; SKIP; To record a memo; Answer delay; Time Saver
17 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 To check the answer delaysetting Press the SKIP button. The cur rent answer delay settingwill be announced. To change the answer delaysetting Press and hold down the SKIP button to skip through the answer delay settings. Release the button when you h...
Page 21 - PLAY; Receiving messages; Switched ON; See page 19, ‘To delete
18 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 To play back messages andmemos Press the PLAY button. Your Decor 500 will announce howmany messages you have. Your messages and memoswill be played back in theorder they were received andthe day and time they wererecorded will be announced. Both new ...
Page 22 - Deleting messages
19 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 During message playback: Press the DEL button while the message is being played. You will hear, ‘Message deleted’ , and the next message will beplayed. To delete individual messages Wait until playback of allmessages has finished and youhear, ‘End of...
Page 23 - Remote access
20 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Press the DEL button. Your Decor 500 will announcethe cur rent security code. To check your security code Press and hold down the DEL button. You will hear, ‘Security code setting’ . Release the DEL button. You will hear, ‘First digit’ . Use the SKIP...
Page 25 - Remote access menu
To hear the main menu. To play all messages. To play new messages. During playback: To skip back during messages. To delete messages. To skip forward duringmessages. To set answer on or of f. To hear the outgoing message menu. To play outgoingmessage. To record Answer andRecord. To record Answer onl...
Page 26 - Help; No dialling tone; How many telephones can you have?’; Outgoing message does not record; Check that the memor y is not full.; Incoming messages do not record
23 Help If you have any problems using your Decor 500 this section givesyou the most common solutions. Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 No dialling tone Check that the telephone line cord iscor rectly connected to the wall socketand the phone. The phone does not ring Check that the rin...
Page 27 - DEL; security code will be announced.
Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 24 You have forgotten your remoteaccess security code Press the DEL button. The cur rent security code will be announced. Your Decor 500 cannot be operatedremotely from another phone Check that the phone you are using is a Touchtone phone or is set to t...
Page 28 - General information; Guarantee
Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 25 General information Guarantee Subject to the terms listed below theguarantee will provide for the repair of,or at BT’s or its agent’s discretion theoption to replace the Decor 500, or anycomponent thereof, which is identifiedas faulty or below standa...
Page 29 - Technical information; How many telephones can you have?; Switchboard compatibility
26 Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Technical information How many telephones can you have? All items of telephone equipment havea Ringer Equivalence Number (REN),which is used to calculate the numberof items which may be connected toany one telephone line. Your Decor 500has a REN of 1...
Page 30 - Wall mounting; Handset hook
Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 27 Wall mounting 1. Position the cables through the wall mounting plinth as shown in the diagram. 2. Secure the wall mounting plinth into the holes on the base of thephone. 3. Swing down the wall mounting plinth into the top hole. 4. Drill 2 holes, 25mm...
Page 31 - Index; BT
Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 28 Index A nswering machine 14 answer delay 17 call screening/intercept 20 deleting messages 19 memo 17 on/of f 14 outgoing message 15 playback 18 receiving messages 18 remote access 20 record outgoing message 15 -16 skip for ward/backward 19 time/day s...
Page 34 - Offices worldwide
Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Visit us at www.bt.com 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 respecti...
