Page 4 - At a glance
Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 1 At a glance Screen M e n u Aerial Should be extended toobtain the best signaland reception available, see page 7 . Keypad Recall button For use with a switchboard/PBX andBT Select Ser vices, see pages 16 and 41 . Redial button Redials th...
Page 6 - Key features
Big buttons Larger buttons designed forease of use, especially for those with poor eyesight, a disability orthe elderly. Add up to 3 additional handsets Use up to 3 additional handsets with each base. 10 number directory Allows you to store up to 10of your most frequently used numbers in the memor y...
Page 7 - In this guide
4 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 In this guide At a glance 1 Key features 3 Introduction 5 Safety information 6 Setting up 7 Using your Freestyle 65 11 Making and receiving calls 11 Last number redial 12 Secrecy/Music on hold 12 Directory 13 Base ringer volume 15 Paging...
Page 8 - For your records; Introduction
In Use Charging Skip Del 5 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 For your records For guarantee purposes proof ofpurchase is required, so please keepyour receipt. Introduction Date of purchase: Place of purchase: Serial number: (on the underside of the base unit) HELPLINE If y...
Page 9 - Safety information
6 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Safety information General Only use the power supply unitincluded with the product. Using anunauthorised power supply willinvalidate your guarantee and maydamage the telephone. The itemnumber for the power supply unit is 872264. For the ...
Page 10 - Setting up; Follow these steps to set up your Freestyle 65 ready for use.; Plan the location; Handset aerial
7 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Setting up Follow these steps to set up your Freestyle 65 ready for use. Plan the location Situate your Freestyle 65 close enoughto the mains power socket and telephonesocket so that the cables will reach. Make sure it is at least 1 metr...
Page 11 - Charge the handset
8 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Note Do not connect the telephone line cordto the phone socket until the handsetis fully charged. This will prevent therisk of the phone being answeredbefore the batteries are charged, whichmay prevent them from reachingmaximum capacity....
Page 12 - To set the day and time
9 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 5 When the handset hasbeen charged for 24 hoursplug the other end of theline cord into thetelephone wall socket 6 To set the day and time The message counter on thebase unit will flash between 0 and C until the day and time are set. The ...
Page 14 - Using your Freestyle 65; Making and receiving calls; To make an external call; To end a call
11 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Using your Freestyle 65 Making and receiving calls To make an external call Press the buttons in the ordershown: Lift the handset of f the baseunit. Press the TALK button. The IN USE light on the baseunit begins to flash and thelight on...
Page 15 - Last number redial; To switch Secrecy on and off; Secrecy/Music on hold
12 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Note An Inductive Coupler has been builtinto the handset to improve soundquality for people using hearing aids.Switch your hearing aid to T and adjust the position of the handset untilyou get the best reception. To redial the last numbe...
Page 16 - Directory
13 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Note Stored numbers can includeswitchboard and network services thatuse the ✱ and # buttons as well as PAUSE and RECALL functions. Directory You can store ten of your most frequentlyused telephone numbers in thedirector y. Please note t...
Page 17 - To delete stored numbers
14 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To dial a number in thedirectory Press the TALK button. Press the DIRECTORY button. Enter the location numberbetween 0 and 9 , under which the number is stored. The number is dialledautomatically. 0-9 To delete stored numbers Press the ...
Page 18 - To page the handset; Paging
15 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Note You cannot page the handset while itis being used on a call. An incomingcall will override a page call and thehandset will ring as normal. If additional handsets are registeredto the Freestyle 65 base unit then allhandsets will rin...
Page 19 - To use Call Waiting; Call Waiting
16 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To use Call Waiting You can answer the second call,without disconnecting yourfirst caller, by pressing the R button. The first caller will beput on hold. When you have spoken to thesecond caller you can returnto the first caller by pres...
Page 21 - Answer delay
Answer delay Answer delay sets the number of timesyour Freestyle 65 will ring before theanswer machine picks up your call andstar ts playing the outgoing message.The default setting is for the answeringmachine to answer after 6 rings. Youcan change this setting to between 2-9rings. 18 Freestyle 65 U...
Page 22 - Audible Message alert
Audible Message alert When new messages have beenreceived, your Freestyle 65 will beepever y 10 seconds (when audiblemessage is switched ON). The volumeof the beep is at the volume you haveset for the loudspeaker. The defaultsetting is OFF. To switch audible messagealert ON or OFF When the answering...
Page 23 - Outgoing messages
To record your own Answerand Record outgoing message You can record your own Answer and Record outgoing message to useinstead of the pre-recordedmessage already available.Your outgoing message can be up to 3 minutes long. Yourown outgoing message willreplace the Answer andRecord pre-recorded outgoin...
Page 28 - To playback messages
25 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To pause a message duringplayback While listening to themessage, press the PLAY button. The message will be paused. You will hear a beep ever y 10 seconds and themessage display will show P flashing. Press the PLAY button again to resum...
Page 29 - To delete all messages; To cancel deletion
26 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To delete an individualmessage Press the red DELETE button on the base unit duringmessage playback. The prompt will announce, “Message deleted” . The message is not deletedyet, but at the end of playbackwhen there is an 8 secondcountdow...
Page 30 - Call screening
27 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To screen a call from the base unit While listening to your callerleaving a message, via thebase unit loudspeaker, you candecide to take the call bypressing the TALK button on the handset. Or If the handset is resting on thebase unit an...
Page 33 - Memos; To record a new memo
30 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To delete individual messagesduring playback Press the 5 button during message playback to delete anindividual message. The prompt will announce, “Message deleted” . To delete all messages When all messages have beenplayed the prompt wi...
Page 34 - Call screening/Call intercept
31 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Call screening/Call intercept You can let your answering machine pickup a call, even if you are in. This allowsyou to identify the caller and decidewhether to take the call. Make sure the volume is set to anaudible level, see page 18 . ...
Page 35 - Remote access
32 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To switch your answeringmachine on remotely If you go out and forget to turnyour answering machine on youcan switch it on remotely. Dial your telephone number. Let the phone ring for 20 ringsuntil you hear your outgoingmessage. Press th...
Page 36 - To check for messages; Time saver
33 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To check for messages Dial your phone number andwait. When you hear your outgoingmessage, press the ✱ button on your phone. You will hear, “Please enter your securitycode”. Enter your security code. If you have new messages, you will he...
Page 37 - The Remote access main menu
34 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 The Remote access main menu The main menu lets youoperate a range of answeringmachine functions. Simplyfollow the instr uctions asannounced: “ To play all messages, press 2 ”. “ To play new messages, press3”. “ To skip back during messa...
Page 38 - Registering your handset
35 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Using Freestyle 6Additional Handsets You can buy and use up to threeFreestyle 6 additional handsets (or Quar tet 1000 additional handsets)with your Freestyle 65 to extend yourphone system, without needing to installextension sockets for...
Page 39 - To set the handset number
36 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Note Make a note of the handset number bywriting it on the director y label on theback of the additional handset. Each additional handset mustbe assigned an identitynumber (2, 3 or 4) to be usedwhen transfer ring calls. YourFreestyle 65...
Page 40 - To transfer a call; Transferring calls
37 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To transfer a call Transferring calls You can transfer calls between handsetsthat are registered to the base unit. During your call press the SCREEN/MENU button and then the handset number thatyou want to transfer the call to. The calle...
Page 41 - General information; Guarantee
38 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 General information Guarantee Your Freestyle 65 is guaranteed for aperiod of 12 months from the date ofpurchase. Subject to the terms listedbelow the guarantee will provide for therepair of, or at BT’s or its agent’sdiscretion, the opti...
Page 42 - Technical information; To replace the battery pack; Batteries
39 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 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 Freestyle...
Page 43 - Call security; To set the dialling mode
40 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Note When fully charged and in goodcondition, the handset will provide upto 7 hours talktime or 72 hoursstandby. If the handset batter y is running low,the light on the handset will flashever y 10 -15 seconds. If you are making a call a...
Page 44 - To use the recall facility
41 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 To use the recall facility You may need to use the recallfunction if you are connectedto a switchboard/PBX (PrivateBranch Exchange), contactyour PBX supplier for fur therinformation. The recallfunction is set to timed breakrecall and is...
Page 45 - Help and advice
42 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Help and advice If you have any problems using your Freestyle 65, this section willgive you the most common, easy to follow solutions. Telephone problems Possible cause Solution • Buzzing/poor reception. Handset aerial not extended. Ext...
Page 47 - Wall mounting
44 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 Wall mounting For the best operating conditions,tr y to place the base unit away fromlarge metal objects and otherelectrical appliances. Drill 2 holes for the screws and inser tthe wall-plugs provided (if required). Drive the screws int...
Page 48 - Handset hook
45 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 In Use Charging Skip Del Screen M e n u Handset hook Keeps the handset in place when theFreestyle 65 is wall mounted. Revolve the handset catch on the top ofthe base unit. Ensure the handset is firmly attachedto the base unit. The hands...
Page 49 - Index
46 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 A dditional handsets 35 Aerial 7, 12 Answer on/of f 18 Answer delay 18 Answering machine answer delay 18 audible message aler t 19 base unit loudspeaker 18 call screening 27, 31 loudspeaker volume 18 memos 30 message display on base 17 ...
Page 51 - Wall mounting template
48 Freestyle 65 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 5th April ’02 ~ 3950 70mm Wall mounting template
