BT BT DECOR, 500 User Manual

Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096

User Guide

BT DECOR 500

This product is intended for connection to analogue
public switched telephone networks and private
switchboards in the United Kingdom.

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Please open this page for an
‘at a glance’ guide to your BT Decor 500

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Please open this page for a further
‘at a glance’ guide to your BT Decor 500

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At a glance

Volume button

Use to adjust the
volume during
handsfree operation.

BT Answer 1571 indicator light

Will flash when a message is left on
the BT Answer 1571 network service.

Handsfree button

Allows you to hold a
conversation over the
loudspeaker without
lifting the handset.

Secrecy button

Lets you talk to
someone in the
same room without
the person you are
calling hearing you.

Store button

Use to store numbers in the memory
and to change the ringer and pitch
volume.

(R)

Recall button

For use with a switchboard/PBX and
BT Calling Features. Please contact
your switchboard supplier for more
information. For more information on
BT’s Calling Features, please call
Freefone 0800 800 152.

Redial/Pause button

Redials the last number called. Also,
press to enter a pause when storing a
number in the memory.

Quickdial button

Allows you to dial up to ten numbers
stored in the Quickdial memory at the
touch of two buttons.

Microphone

Use to talk to your
caller in handsfree
mode and for
recording your own
outgoing message
and memos.

Telephone buttons

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BT Answer 1571 indicator light (LED

)

Indicates the status of the telephone:

Light flashes quickly: When the phone rings.

When you have messages left on
BT Answer 1571 network service.

Light flashes slowly: When the phone is on hold. during

secrecy mode.
When storing numbers.

Light stays constantly lit: When handsfree is in use.

Message indicator light (LED

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Light constantly on: Answering machine is switched on.

When you have no messages.

Light flashes: When you have messages.

During playback of messages and memos.

While you are recording your outgoing
message or a memo.

When the memory is full.

Answer on/off
button

Switches the
answering machine
on and off.

Volume buttons

Use to adjust the
answering machine
volume.

Delete button

Deletes recorded
messages and
memos.

Play button

Lets you play
and pause your
messages.

Stop button

To stop message
playback.

Skip forward
button

Lets you skip
forwards through
your messages and
memos.

Message
indicator light

When lit answering
machine is on and
flashes when new
messages are left.

Skip backward/
Memo button

Lets you skip
backwards through
your messages and
memos.

Also lets you record
memo messages.

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Answering Machine buttons

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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 number Quickdial memory 11
BT Answer 1571 voice mail

indication 12

Using the answering
machine 14

Switch on/off 14
Outgoing messages 15
Answer delay 17
Memos 17
Receiving messages 18
Playing your messages

and memos 18
Deleting messages 19
Call screening/Call intercept 20
Remote access 20

Help 23

General information 25

Guarantee 25
Technical information 26
Switchboard compatibility 26

Wall mounting 27

Index 28

There is a detailed Index at the back of this user guide, please see page 28.

Hints and tips boxes

In this user guide, we’ve included
helpful tips and important notes.
They are shown in boxes like this.

Unpacking your Decor 500

For your records

For guarantee purposes, proof of
purchase is required, so please keep
your receipt.

Date of purchase:

Place of purchase:

Serial number

(on the underside of the base unit):

Purchase price:

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Introduction

Your Decor 500 has been designed for ease of use and made to the
high standards set by BT. You can expect your Decor 500 to give
you many years of trouble-free service.

Please read the instructions carefully
before use and keep this User Guide
for future reference.

Safety information

General

Simply clean your Decor 500 with a damp (not
wet) cloth, or an anti-static wipe.

Never use household polish as this may
damage the product.

Never use a dry cloth as this may cause static
shock.

Do not open the Decor 500. This could
expose you to high voltages or other risks.

Environmental

Do not expose to direct sunlight.

We recommend that you do not place
the product on antique/veneered wood to
avoid damage.

Do not stand your product on carpets or other
surfaces which generate fibres, or place it in
locations preventing free flow of air over its
surfaces.

Do not submerge any part of your product in
water and do not use it in damp or humid
conditions, such as in bathrooms.

Do not expose your product to fire, explosive
or other hazardous conditions.

If anything is missing, please contact your
place of purchase immediately.

Decor 500 telephone

Screws, wall plugs and
plinth (already attached)
for wall-mounting.

One power supply
(Item code 010198)

One telephone line cord

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Setting up

Plan the location of your
Decor 500

Situate your Decor 500 close enough to
a phone socket and mains power socket
so that both cords will reach.

1 Plug the power cord into

the socket on the base

For desk mounting, please remove the
wall-mounting plinth.

To prevent the cord being pulled out
accidentally, route the power cord
through the groove as shown below.

2 Plug the adaptor into a

mains power socket and
switch on

Your Decor 500 will announce, ‘Answer
on. Calls will be answered after 6 rings’

and the message indicator light will
come on.

3 Plug the telephone line

cord into the socket on
the base of the phone

Route the line cord through the groove
as shown below.

Power

cord

Telephone

line cord

Your answering machine
informs you of the day and
time each message was
recorded, so it is important
that you set the correct day
and time. Your Decor 500
uses the 12 hour clock.

In the event of a power failure
you will need to re-set the day
and time.

Press and hold the STOP
button. The current day
setting will be announced.

Release the STOP button.

Press and release the

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SKIP

or SKIPbutton to move
backwards and forwards
through the days of the week.

When the correct day is
announced, press and release
the STOP button.

The day you have set is
announced and then the current
hour setting.

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4 Plug the telephone line

cord into the telephone
wall socket

5 Set the day and time

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Press and release the SKIP
or SKIPbutton to select the
correct hour.

When the correct hour is
announced, press and release
the STOP button.

The hour you have set is
announced and then the
current minute setting.

Press and release the

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SKIP

or SKIPbutton to select the
correct minute.

When the correct minute is
announced, press and release
the STOP button.

Your Decor 500 will announce
the day and time you have set.

Note

In the event of a power failure all
the telephone features will still work,
except for storing numbers in the
Quickdial memory and setting the
ringer volume and pitch.

All answering machine messages and
stored Quickdial memory numbers
will be saved.

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Helpline

If you have any problems setting up
your Decor 500, please call the
Helpline on 0870 605 8047.

(Open 9am-5.30pm, Monday-Friday
and 9.30am-2.30pm Saturday).

Your Decor 500 is now ready for use.

To switch secrecy on and off

During a call press and release
the SECRECY button.

The call indicator light will
flash slowly to indicate that
secrecy is on.

Your caller will be put on hold.
If you have music on hold
switched on, both you and your
caller will hear music when
secrecy is pressed.

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Using the telephone

To make a call

Lift the handset and wait for
the dial tone.

Dial the telephone number.

To end a call

Replace the handset.

To receive a call

When the telephone rings the
call indicator light will flash
quickly to indicate that there

is an incoming call. Simply
pick up the handset to answer
the call.

To redial the last number
called

Lift the handset.

Press the REDIAL button. The
last number called is dialled.

A redial number can be no
longer than 32 digits.

Secrecy

When on a call you can talk to someone
in the same room without your caller
hearing

Making and receiving calls

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