BT 7780 User Manual

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User Guide

BT ELEMENTS

Additional Handset And Charger

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Location

You need to place your BT Elements Charger within 2 metres
of a mains power socket so that the cable will reach.

Make sure the base is at least 1 metre away from other
electrical appliances to avoid interference.

Handset range

The BT Elements phone has a range of up to 1000 metres outdoors when there
is a clear line of sight between the base and the handset. When there is no
clear line of sight between the base and the handset, e.g. the base is indoors
and the handset either indoors or outdoors, the range could be reduced to 50
metres. Thick stone walls can severely affect the range.

Signal strength

The icon on your handset indicates when you are in range. When you move
out of range of the base, the out of range tone will sound every minute and
the icon will flash on the handset display. This is repeated
until you move back into range.

Talk/Standby time

In ideal conditions, fully charged handset batteries should give about 10 hours
talk time or 100 hours standby time on a single charge. The base must remain
plugged in to the mains and switched on at all times. Please note that if you
are using the torch feature, the talk/standby times will be reduced.

e that new batteries do not reach full capacity until they have been in

Not
normal use for several days.

Battery low warning

If the symbol flashes in the display and you hear a warning beep every

e, you will need to recharge the handset before you can use it again.

minut

During charging, the symbol will scroll in the display.

Battery performance

To keep your batt
a few hours at a time.

Running the batteries right down at least once a week will help them last as
long as possible. From a rundown state the handset may take a minute or so to
power up the display

The charge capacity of r
wear out, giving the handset less talk/standby time. Eventually they will need
to be replaced. New batteries are available from the BT Elements Helpline on
0870 605 8047.

eries in the best condition, leave the handset off the base for

.

echargeable batt

eries will reduce with time as they

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 605 8047
or email [e-mail]

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After charging your handset for the first time, subsequent charging time is
about 6–8 hours a day dependant on usage. Batteries and handset may
become warm during charging. This is normal.

Setting up

1. At the handset: Make sure the battery ribbon is laying flat
inside the battery compartment and insert the 2 x AAA NiMH
rechargeable batteries supplied observing the polarity
markings (+ and -).

2. Replace the battery cover: hook the two plastic clips into
place first, then lower and screw the cover into place. Finally,
screw the belt clip on. You can use a coin, e.g. 10p piece if you
don’t have a screwdriver.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 605 8047
or email [e-mail]

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3. At the charger: Plug the charger power cord into the charger
and the mains power wall socket. Place the handset on the
base to charge for at least 24 hours. The red Charging light
comes on. While the handset is charging, the symbol
scrolls in the display, when the handset is fully charged the
display shows the symbol.

Registering your handset to your BT Elements base

If you are registering the handset to another DECT GAP
compatible base station that is not a BT Elements, please refer
to the user guide for that base for registration instructions.

IMPORTANT

DECT GAP Profile only guarantees that basic calling functions will work
correctly between different makes/types of handset and base. There’s a
possibility that certain services such as Caller Display will not work correctly.
The extended range feature only applies when registered to a BT
Elements base.

IMPORTANT

Bef
you are close to the main base unit.

tration, make sure the handset batteries are fully charged and that

ore regis

At the BT Elements base:

1. Press and hold until you hear a beep, then release it.

The base will now remain in registration mode for 90 seconds,
during which time you will need to complete the following
procedure.

t the BT Elements additional handset:

A

2. Press to open the main menu.

3. Press or until

Register

is displayed, then

press .

4. Press or to highlight

Reg Base

and press .

5. Enter a base number (from 1 to 4) and press .

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 605 8047
or email [e-mail]

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6. Enter the 4 digit PIN code of the base station you are
registering to (BT Elements base default 0000) and press .

When the base is located, your handset will display the base ID
number, press to confirm registration to this base or
cancel by pressing .

The handset is automatically allocated the next available
handset number which is displayed when in standby mode.

If registration is unsuccessful, the handset will return to standby mode. Try
moving closer to the base you want to register to and following the registration
procedure again.

Wall mounting (optional)

If you wish you can wall mount the handset and charger.

IMPORTANT

Before you wall mount, please check that:

• you are not drilling into any hidden wiring or plumbing

• the mains power adapt

BT are not responsible for any damage / injury caused while attempting to wall
mount your phone.

or will reach the plug socket

1. Drill two holes in the wall for the 2 screws provided using the
wall mounting bracket as a template.

2. Insert the wall plugs provided into the holes and then insert
the 2 screws, one into each hole. Leave a gap between the
head of the screw and the wall (approx 3mm).

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 605 8047
or email [e-mail]