DECTfax
Additional Handset
User guide
This equipment is not designed for making telephone calls when the power fails.
Alternative arrangements should be made for access to emergency services.
Please open this page for an ‘At a glance’ guide
to your DECTfax Additional Handset
In this guide
At a glance |
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Introduction |
4 |
Setting up |
6 |
Using your handset |
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Additional functions |
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Help |
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Index |
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In this user guide, we’ve included helpful tips and useful notes. They are shown in a grey box.
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Introduction
Thank you for choosing a BT product. We expect that you will have many years of excellent service from 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 certain functions specific to the DECTfax range.
Please read these instructions 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.
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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.
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Setting up Follow these steps
to get your DECTfax Additional Handset
ready to use
1 Charging the handset
IMPORTANT
The new handset may not be charged. It takes up to 12 hours to charge completely.
The handset is powered by a rechargeable NiCad battery. 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 current level of charge in the battery - 4 dots means the handset is fully charged and 1 dot means the charge is low.
eg 50% charge
1Plug the charger into the mains.
2Place the handset into the charger. The handset display shows the moving charging icon.
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Setting up
3When the battery is fully charged the charging icons stop moving and begin to flash.
Battery low warning
If, during a call, the battery charge is running low, the handset beeps every 4 seconds.
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.
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.
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Setting up
IMPORTANT
The following instructions refer to the Function button on the DECTfax base station. If you are using a DECTfax Plus base station you should use the Ok/Menu button.
The simple method
Use this method if you have only one base station and the handset security code is 0000.
1 At the handset press OK then 6. The connection icon will flash.
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2 At the base station press Function then 8 then 8. The display shows 88 HANDSET-- REGI.
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3Press 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.
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Setting up
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.
1At the base station press Function, then 8, then 8, then Function again.
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2At the handset press OK then 9, then use the ▲ and ▼ buttons to scroll to the first empty location, indicated by a line of dashes in the display.
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3Press OK. The telephone icon flashes in the display.
4After a few seconds the display shows four dashes (- - - - ) to prompt you to enter the handset security code
5Enter the code that is on the base station, either 0000 or whatever you have changed it to.
6Press OK and the display will show the available handset numbers (1-4).
7Press the number you want on the keypad - the display will show this number to indicate that the handset is registered.
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Using your handset
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.
Switching the handset on and off
Your handset must be switched on before you can use it to make or receive calls.
Note
The new handset may not be charged. It takes up to 12 hours to charge completely.
To switch the handset on
1Open the cover by pressing the catch on the left-hand side of the handset.
2Press and release the On/Off button.
The display shows the handset number. You can now make and receive calls.
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