BT DECTfax User Manual

DE C T f a x Additional Handset

User guide

Please open this page for an ‘At a glance’ guide to your DECTfax Additional Handset

This equipment is not designed for

making telephone calls when the

power fails.

Alternative arrangements should be

made for access to emergency services.

Hints and tips boxes

In this user guide, we’ve included helpful tips and useful notes. They are shown in a grey box.

At a glance 1 Introduction 4 Setting up 6 Using your handset 10 Additional functions 22 Help 28 Index 30

In this guide

Introduction

Thank you for choosing a BT product. We expect that you will have many years of excellent ser vice fr om it.

Your BT DECTfax Additional Handset is designed for ease of use and built to the high standards demanded by BT. It is designed to be used with the DECTfax and DECTfax Plus base stations. It may also be registered with other GAP compatible DECT base stations, however, this may result in the loss of cer tain functions specific to the DECTfax range.

Please read these instr uctions carefully before use and retain this user guide for future reference.

For your records

Date of purchase

Place of purchase

Serial number

(on the side of the gift box)

Purchase price

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

Introduction

Equipment

Check your BT DECTfax Additional handset is complete when you unpack it. You should have:

• DECTfax Additional Handset

• Handset charger

Customer Helpline

If you have any problems with your DECTfax, call the BT Helpline on 0845 603 1066.

1 Charging the handset

The handset is powered by a rechargeable NiCad batter y. The charger uses a fast charge system. For example, 10 minutes of charging will give about 10 minutes of talk time. When fully charged the battery should give up to 5 hours talk time and up to 50 hours standby.

When the handset is not in the charger, the charging icon indicates the curr ent level of charge in the battery - 4 dots means the handset is fully charged and 1 dot means the charge is low.

1 Plug the charger into the mains. 2 Place the handset into the charger. The

handset display shows the moving charging icon.

Setting up Follow these steps

to get your DECTfax Additional Handset ready to use

IMPORTANT

The new handset may not be charged. It takes up to 12 hours to charge completely.

eg 50% charge

3 When the batter y is fully char ged the

charging icons stop moving and begin to flash.

2 Registering the handset

For the handset to interact with the base station it must be registered with it.

To register a handset

A handset can be registered to the base station only if the handset security code on the handset matches the code on the base station.

The base station code is preset to 0000. If this has not been changed, you can register the handset using the ‘simple method’. If it has been changed you will need to use the ‘customised method’. You will also need to use the ‘customised method’ if you wish to register the handset with more than one base station.

Setting up

Battery low warning

If, during a call, the battery charge is r unning low, the handset beeps every 4 seconds.

Note

You can also register your handset with other makes of DECT base stations, provided they are GAP compatible. You will need to use the ‘customised method’ of registration in conjunction with the instructions for the particular base station.

The simple method

Use this method if you have only one base station and the handset security code is 0000.

1 At the handset pr ess OK then 6. The

connection icon will flash.

2 At the base station press Function then 8

then 8. The display shows 88 HANDSET--

REGI

3 Press Function.

The base unit searches for handset to be registered. Once found, the handset is assigned the next available handset number. The handset display now shows the handset number it has been assigned and the connection icon will go out.

The customised method

Use this method if you:

Have set the base station handset security code to a number other than 0000.

Setting up

IMPORTANT

The following instructions refer to the Function button on the DE C T f a x base station. If you are using a DECTfax Plus base station you should use the Ok/Menu button.

Want to register a handset to more than one base station.

Want to allocate a handset with a handset number other than the next sequential one.

1 At the base station press Function, then 8,

then

8, then Function again.

2 At the handset pr ess OK then 9, then use the

▲ and ▼ buttons to scroll to the first empty

location, indicated by a line of dashes in the display.

3 Press OK. The telephone icon flashes in the

display.

4 After a few seconds the display shows four

dashes (- - - - ) to prompt you to enter the handset security code

5 Enter the code that is on the base station,

either 0000 or whatever you have changed it to.

6 Press OK and the display will show the

available handset numbers (

1-4).

7 Press the number you want on the keypad -

the display will show this number to indicate that the handset is registered.

Setting up

Switching the handset on and off

Your handset must be switched on before you can use it to make or receive calls.

To switch the handset on 1 Open the cover by pressing the catch on the

left-hand side of the handset.

2 Press and release the On/Off button.

The display shows the handset number. You can now make and receive calls.

Using your handset

Note

The new handset may not be charged. It takes up to 12 hours to charge completely.

Note

If your handset is registered with another make of base station you will be abe to make and receive external calls but not all the features explained in this guide will be available.

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