BT 210 User Manual

BT Freestyle 210 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971

BT Freestyle 210

User Guide

Section

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Welcome…

to your BT Freestyle 210
Digital Cordless Telephone

Digital call clarity with up to 300m range outdoors and up to

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50m indoors (in ideal conditions).

Directory – lets you store up to 50 names and numbers

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for easy dialling.

Caller Display - lets you see who’s calling and your phone stores

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details of the last 20 callers in a Calls list.

Use the handsfree facility to talk to callers without holding the

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handset.

Whilst on a call use the secrecy feature to talk to someone in the

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same room without your caller hearing you.

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1 Requires subscription to a Caller Display service.

A quarterly fee may be payable

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This User Guide provides you with all the
information you need to get the most from
your phone.

You must first set up your phone before
you can use it. This doesn’t take long as it
is easy to do. Just follow the simple
instructions on the next few pages.

Need help?

If you have any problems setting up or using your
BT Freestyle 210, contact the Helpline on 0870 240 3962
or email [e-mail]

Alternatively, you may find the answer in the ‘Help’ section at
the back of this guide.

Hearing aid?

Please note that the BT Freestyle 210 works by sending radio
signals between the base and handset. These signals may interfere
with some hearing aids, causing a humming noise.

Got everything?

• BT Freestyle 210 handset

• BT Freestyle 210 base

• 2 x NiMH AAA rechargeable
batteries (already fitted)

• Mains power adaptor

• Telephone line cord

If you have purchased a BT
Freestyle 210 multiple pack
you will also have the following
for each additional handset:

• BT Freestyle 210 handset

• BT Freestyle 210 charger

• 2 x AAA NiMH rechargeable
batteries (already fitted)

• Mains power adaptor
(for the charger)

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Getting started

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Set the day and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

To change the time or date format . . . . . . . . 9

Setting up the charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Getting to know your phone

Handset buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Handset display icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Base and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Navigating the menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Handset menu map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Menu navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using the phone

Make a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Preparatory dialling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

End a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Receiving calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Earpiece volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Handsfree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Make a call in handsfree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Answer a call in handsfree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Switch to handsfree during a call . . . . . . . . . 19

Secrecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

To copy a redial number to the directory . . . 20

To delete a number from the redial list. . . . . 21

To delete the entire redial list . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Keypad lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Ringer volume on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Find the handset(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Making internal calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Receiving internal calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Transferring calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

3-Way conference calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Switching a handset off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Directory

Store a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Entering names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Dial/view a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Edit a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Delete a directory entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Delete directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

SMS text messages

Subscribe to the SMS service . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Cost of the fixed line service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Send/save text messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Receiving and reading text messages. . . . . . 31

Reply to a text message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Delete a text message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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Delete a list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Call the sender’s phone number . . . . . . . . . . 32

Send/edit/delete text messages

in the outbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Message alert beep on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

SMS Service Centre numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Adding or changing

SMS Service Centre numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Select a Send Service Centre number . . . . . . 35

Handset settings

Ringer melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Handset tones on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Handset name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Registering handsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

De-registering a handset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Restore default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Base settings

Ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Ringer melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Change PIN code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Dial mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Restore default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

PBX access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Caller Display

Calls list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

View/dial a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

To copy a Calls list number to the directory . 46

Delete a number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Delete the entire Calls list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

BT Calling Features

BT Directory Enquiries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

BT Helpdesk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Call Divert On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Call Divert Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Check Divert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Call Waiting On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Call Waiting Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Check Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Add/edit a service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Delete a service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

General information

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Product disposal instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Connecting to a switchboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Guarantee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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WARNING

Do not place your BT Freestyle 210 in
the bathroom or other humid areas.

Handset range

The BT Freestyle 210 has a range of
300 metres outdoors when there is a
clear line of sight between the base
and the handset. Any obstruction
between the base and handset will
reduce the range significantly. With
the base indoors and handset either
indoors or outdoors, the range will
normally be up to 50 metres. Thick
stone walls can severely affect the
range.

Signal strength

icon on your handset screen

The
indicates when you are in range.
When you are out of range, the
symbol flashes, and the screen displays
Searching. You should move closer to
the base if this happens t
full functionality of your phone.

IMPORTANT

Do not connect the telephone line
until at least one of the handsets is
fully charged.

The base station must be plugged into
the mains power at all times.

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Location

You need to place your BT Freestyle 210 base within 2 metres
of a mains power and telephone socket so that the cables
will reach.

Make sure it is at least 1 metre away from other electrical
appliances to avoid interference. Your BT Freestyle 210 works
by sending radio signals between the handset and base.
The strength of the signal depends on where you site the base.
Putting it as high as possible ensures the best signal.

Setting up

1. Plug the mains power cable into the power socket on the
back of the base. Plug the other end into the mains socket
and switch on.

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Mains power cable

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2. Batteries will come inserted in the battery compartment. Pull
the plastic tag as instructed to activate the batteries.

3. Place the handset on the base to charge the batteries for at
least 16 hours.

The main handset is pre-registered to the base as –1–
(Handset 1). This is shown on the display. When the handset
is fully charged the display shows the symbol.

4. After 16 hours, connect the telephone line cord to the base
and plug the other end into the wall socket.

Telephone line cord

Talk/Standby time

Under ideal conditions, fully charged
handset batteries should give about 10
hours talk time or 100 hours standby
time on a single charge.

Battery low warning

If the symbol is flashing, you will
need to recharge your handset before
using it.

Battery performance

To keep your batteries in the best
condition, leave the handset off the
base for a few hours at a time (after
the initial 16 hour charge).

New NiMH batteries do not reach full
capacity until they have been in
normal use for several days. Running
the batteries right down at leas
a week will help them last as long as
possible.

IMPORTANT

Only use the power supply and
telephone line cord supplied with your
BT Freestyle 210 otherwise the
telephone may not work.

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The charge capacity of rechargeable
batteries will reduce with time as they
wear out, so reducing the talk/standby
time of the handset. Eventually they
will need to be replaced. New batteries
can be obtained from the BT Freestyle
Helpline 0870 240 3962.

Batteries and handset may become
warm during charging. This is normal.

If you have more than one handset
registered to your base, you only need
to set the date and time on one
handset and the other handsets will be
automatically updated.

Set the day and time

1. Press to open the main menu.

2. Press or until the display shows

Date/Time

and

press .

Set date/time

3.

is displayed, press .

4. The current year setting is displayed, enter the last 2 digits of
the year (e.g. press then for 2006) and press .

5. Enter 2 digits for the date and 2 for the month (e.g. for 5th
August, press ) and press .

6. Enter 2 digits for the hour and 2 for the minute (e.g. for

10.54pm, press ) and press .

Saved

is displayed.

7. Press and hold to return to standby.

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To change the time or date format

1. Press to open the main menu.

2. Press or until the display shows

Date/Time

and

press .

3. Press or until

Time format

or

Date format

is displayed, as required.

4. Press and choose between 24hr/12hr or dd.mm/mm.dd
as appropriate.

5. Press to confirm and press and hold to return
to standby.

Your BT Freestyle 210 is now ready for use.

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Under no circumstances use non­rechargeable batteries. Only use NiMH
rechargeable batteries with a capacity
of 600mAh or higher. Using
inappropriate batteries will invalidate
your guarantee and may damage the
telephone.

Helpline

If you are having any difficulties
setting up or using your BT Frees
210, please call the BT Freestyle
Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email
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BT Freestyle 210 multiple pack
owners only

Location

You need to place your BT Freestyle 210 charger
close enough to a mains power socket so that the
cable will reach.

Setting up the charger

1. Plug the power adaptor cable into the underside of the
charger, plug the other end into the mains wall socket and
switch the power on.

Mains power cable

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2. Batteries will come inserted in the battery compartment. Pull
the plastic tag as instructed to activate the batteries.

3. Place the handset on the charger and charge for at least
16 hours.

Your BT Freestyle 210 multiple pack is now ready for use.

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Getting to know your phone

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Handset buttons

Press to access the BT Calling features

From standby, press to display the

Use to scroll up through a menu or list.

During a call, pr

Press to go back to previous display.

Press and hold to return to standby.

Used to delete digits and to switch

Secrecy on and off, page 19.

(loudspeaker) mode, page 18.

Press to make and receive phone calls.

Press to access the directory, page 26.

During a call, press to adjust the

services list, page 48.

earpiece volume, page 18.

Press to activate handsfree

Use to scroll down through

earpiece volume, page 18.

BT button

Calls list, page 45.

ess to adjust the

Handsfree

Talk

Down/Direc

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a menu or list.

Up

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Display

With orange backlight.

Menu

Used to access the main menu, select
sub-menus and confirm changes.

Recall

Used when connected to a
switchboard/PBX page 55 and with
some BT Calling Features, page 48.

End call

Press to end the call in progress.

Use to return to standby.

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Press and hold to insert a pause in a
number. page 27.

#/Keypad lock

Press and hold to lock/unlock the
keypad, page 22.

*

Press and hold to switch the ringer
on/off, page 22.

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Handset display icons

These are the symbols you will see on your handset’s display.

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UP/DOWN

When scrolling

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ANTENNA

Steady when in range.
Flashing when out of range.

HANDSET

Handset in use Incoming call

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HANDSFREE

Handsfree on

CROSSED BELL

Ring volume off

MUTE

Secrecy on

KEY

Keypad lock on

Y

BATTER

Battery empty

ery low

Batt

Battery half full

Battery full

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Base

Charger

(For multiple pack users only)

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Find

Press to page/locate a handset,
see page 22.

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Navigating the menus

Your BT Freestyle 210 handset features an easy to use menu
system. Have a look at the menu map on the next page.

When the handset is switched on and in standby:

1. Press to open the main menu and select the function you
want by pressing the or button.

For example, to change the ringer melody:

1. Press to open the main menu.

2. Press or until the display shows

Setup h/set

and press .

Ring melody

3.

is displayed, press to select. The current

melody is played for 5 seconds.

4. Press or to select your preferred melody.

5. Press to save. You hear a confirmation tone and

Saved

is displayed.

6. Press and hold to return to standby.

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Handset menu map

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SMS messages

Write
message

Inbox

Outbox

SMS settings

Directory

New

Details

Edit

Delete entry

Delete list

Redial

Details

Save number

Delete entry

Delete list

Calls List

Details

Save number

Delete entry

Delete list

Internal Switch off Setup h/set

Ring melody

Ring volume

Tones

Handset
name

Reset

Setup base

Ring melody

Ring volume

Change PIN

Dial mode

Access code

Reset

Date/Time

Set date/
time

Time format

Date format

Menu navigation

Press or to scroll through the menu options.

Press to select an option.

Press to go back to the previous display screen.

Press and hold to return to the standby display screen.

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Using the phone

Make a call

1. Press .

Enter the telephone number and the number is dialled.

Preparatory dialling

Use preparatory dialling to see and check the number on the
display before you dial out.

1. Enter the number first then press or to dial.

End a call

1. Press or place the handset back on the base.

Receiving calls

When you receive an incoming call, the telephone will ring
and the icon will flash.

1. If the handset is not in the base/charger, press or to
answer the call.

Or

If the handset is on the base/charger, lift the handset to
answer the call.

Call timer

Your handset automatically displays
the duration of every external call.
The call time will remain on the
display until 2 seconds after the
call has ended.

Press to delete an incorrect digit.

If you have subscribed to a Caller
Display service, your caller’s number
will also be shown. If the number is
withheld the display will show

Withheld

. If an exact number match is
found in the Directory, the name will
be displayed instead of the number.
See page 45 for more inf

Internal calls

When you receive an internal call, the
calling handset number will be shown
on the handset display.

ormation.

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0870 240 3962 or email [e-mail]

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The earpiece volume can only be
changed when you are on a call.

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Earpiece volume

During a call:

To increase the volume

Press .

To decrease the volume

Press .

Handsfree

Handsfree lets you talk to your caller without holding the
handset. It also enables other people in the room to listen to
your conversation over the loudspeaker.

Make a call in handsfree

1. Dial the number then press .

2. Press to toggle between handsfree and the handset.

3. Press to end the call.

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