BT EASICOM TV3 User Manual

E-mail and caller display on your TV screen

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TV3

User Guide

No subscription to e-mail service provider required. Caller Display features require subscription to your network’s caller display service.

At a glance

Keyboard

Set Up

Opens the Set Up menu. To set up e-mail, users, system and printers, etc. (See page 9)

Press again to exit.

TAB/AUX

Press to move the cursor to the next optional setting displayed.

Press (at the same time press and hold the SHIFT KEY) to manually switch to the equipment connected to your AUX port e.g., video, satellite, games console. Repeat to switch back.

Caps Lock

All typed letters will be capitals.

Shift

Hold down to temporarily switch between capital and lower case letters.

Hold down to type the top letter on the dual symbol keys, e.g. the on the

key.

Directory

Lets you access the directory menu to add, change and delete entries. Press again to exit. See page 31.

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Tab/Aux

Caps Lock

Shift

Camera

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Back

Takes you back through the menu until you return to the normal TV picture.

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Colour buttons

Used to select options from the

on-screen display.

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E-mail

Lets you access e-mail folders to send and receive your mail. Press again to exit. See page 17.

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Calls

Displays the Calls List so you can see who has been trying to contact you. Press again to exit. See page 28.

Letters

Lets you write a letter. Printing requires an optional printer. Press again to exit. See page 26.

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Delete

Deletes the character highlighted by the cursor.

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Enter

Shift

Home

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Backspace

Deletes the character to the left of the cursor.

Enter

Moves the cursor to the next line. Used to select a highlighted option from the menu.

Shift

Hold down to temporarily switch between capital and lower case letters.

Hold down to type the top letter on the dual symbol keys.

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Camera

Press and hold to switch the camera picture on. Press and hold again to switch the camera off. (Optional extra,

see page 34.)

TV/AV

Switches between your normal TV channels (BBC, ITV etc.) and AV video channel.

Prints your letters and e-mails via

an attached printer (not supplied).

Send/Receive

Dials your e-mail service

provider to send and

receive e-mail.

Arrows

Lets you move the cursor. Scroll through the calls list, e-mail list and directory.

Highlight options from the on-screen menus.

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Home

Moves the cursor to the start of your e-mail or letter text.

Set-top box

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Front

On line

Lights up when the Easicom

on-line to your e-mail service

provider, or you are using a

telephone connected to the rear

of the product.

Back

Power socket

Connects via the mains power cable and transformer supplied.

Camera

Video in

Audio in

12v

Connects your Easicom to your TV via the Scart cable supplied.

Camera audio in

If you connect a camera to give you a visual monitoring system (see page 34), this socket lets you add sound.

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Lights up when you have new

e-mail stored in your Easicom

TV Scart

Camera video in

Lets you connect a camera to give you a visual monitoring system.

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E-mail

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AUX Scart

Connects your Easicom other equipment e.g., video player, satellite receiver, games console via a Scart cable (not supplied).

Aux Scart

Telephone

Telephone socket

Lets you plug in a telephone.

Calls

Lights up when you have new calls.

Flashes to indicate Priority callers.

Line socket

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Connects your Easicom

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to your telephone line wall socket.

Line

Printer

Lets you connect a compatible printer.

(See page 35)

Contents

At a glance 1

Introduction 4

Key features 4

Setting up 6

The quick guide to user names, e-mail addresses and passwords 11

Set up your Internet Service Provider (ISP) 12

Safety instructions 16

Using your Easicom

E-mail 17 E-mail etiquette 25 Letters 26 Calls 28 Directory 30

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Additional features 33

Camera monitoring system 33 Adding a printer 34

Maintenance 35

Help and advice 36

Technical information 40

Index 41

Introduction

Key features

Subscription free e-mail via your TV screen

Your Easicom straightforward text messages via the internet. Compose e-mail on screen and send it at the touch of a key. Your Easicom simple to pick up and read incoming e-mail.

Up to five users can each have password protected folders to keep their e-mail private.

E-mail is the low cost way to keep in touch locally, nationally and internationally. There is no subscription to the e-mail provider offered by

INTRODUCTION

BT. Your Easicom line as soon as the messages have been sent and any incoming e-mail has been received.

Cordless keyboard

Infra red connection means no wires between your set top box and keyboard.

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lets you send and receive

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makes it just as

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automatically hangs up the

up to the last 100 calls received.

Directory

Store the names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of up to 100 people.

Optional Camera Monitoring System

You can attach a camera that will send pictures and sound to your screen. Ideal for seeing who’s at your front door.

Priority calls

Key names in your directory can be highlighted so you know immediately when someone important is trying to contact you.

Write and print letters

Edit on screen, spell check. Add an optional printer to print out at the touch of a key.

Fast to use

Hotkeys let you jump between each of the functions – Set-up, Directory, E-mail, Calls, Letters and send/receive – at the touch of a key.

Caller display

Lets you see who is calling from the comfort of your armchair. When you have been away from your phone, the Calls List lets you see details of

When you have unpacked your Easicom should have:

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you

For your records

Easicom

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Easicom

●

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Set-Top Box

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Remote Control

Keyboard

Batteries for the Keyboard

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Scart lead for connecting

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to your television

Power supply cable with

●

attached transformer plug

7.5m telephone line cord

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Model

Where purchased

Date purchased

Price

Serial number

(on underside of the Set Top Box)

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

INTRODUCTION

Setting up

Follow the instructions in this section to set up your Easicom for use.

Have you subscribed to a

Caller Display service

Place your Easicom

box on your television set

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set top

SETTING UP

If you wish to use the Caller Display features you need to subscribe to BT’s Caller Display service or a Caller Display service from your network provider.

For BT’s Caller Display service, call BT on

800 150.

Insert the 3 AA batteries supplied

0800

into the keyboard

It has been designed to sit neatly on top of your television. You can also place it below or next to the set as long as the front of the box is facing forwards and is not obscured from where you would normally sit with the keyboard. This ensures the remote control infra red link will work properly.

Ensure that the set top box is close enough to connect to the mains power supply, your television (via the metres of a telephone socket.

Switch off your TV and any other additional equipment before connecting the cables.

SCART lead) and within 7.5

Telephone extension socket

BT have provided an extra long telephone cable to reduce the need of fitting an extension socket.

However, if you do not have a telephone socket

within reach, you will need to have an extension

socket installed. Contact BT on 150 (or your

network provider) who will be happy to provide

an extension socket for you (this is a chargeable

service). Alternatively, you can buy a DIY

extension kit (from BT shops and other retailers)

and fit an extension yourself.

Connect the telephone line cord

to the Easicom

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set top box

Plug the smaller end of the line cord into the LINE socket on the back of the box.

5 Connecting to the TV

Plug one end of the SCART lead into the socket marked TV on the back of your Easicom

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set top box. Plug the other end into the SCART socket on the back of the TV.

If you are unsure which is the SCART socket on your television, please refer to the manufacturer’s guide for your particular set.

If there are two SCART sockets, connect the

12v DC

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set top box to SCART connector 1.

Camera Audio in

Camera Video in

TV Scart

Aux Scart

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Aux Scart

Telephone

Line

Plug the other end into the telephone line wall socket.

If you already have another piece of equipment connected to the TV SCART socket, (such as a video, satellite decoder or games console), please refer to the next step (step 6).

If your television is not equipped with a SCART socket, you will need to buy a separate modulator. (Call the Easicom

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Helpline on 08457 573464

for advice.)

Connect to other equipment

(video, satellite decoder or games

console etc.)

If your television is already connected to another piece of equipment via the Scart sockets, you can connect to that equipment through your Easicom

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set top box as shown.

VCR/Satellite/Games console

AUX TV

7 Connect a telephone (optional)

Plug a telephone to the set top box if required.

Aux Scart

Telephone

Line

SETTING UP

VIDEO RECORDING

If you are recording onto video when

a call comes in, the caller’s number is displayed

on screen, but not recorded onto the tape.

IMPORTANT

In some instances, it may be necessary to

ensure that other equipment connected through

your Easicom

in use. This ensures you can view the caller

information and menus at all times.

If you have any problems viewing caller

information on screen, please refer to the Help

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is switched to standby when not

section, page 37.

8 Connect the mains power

Plug the adaptor into the mains power socket and the other end into the 12vDC socket on the back of the set top box.

Switch on the mains power and switch on your TV and any other equipment connected.

12v DC

Camera Audio in

Camera Video in

TV Scart

Aux Scart

The three red lights on the Set Top box flash on

Tab/Aux

and off. Your TV screen flashes INITIALISING and

then shows the TIME SET UP screen.

To enter the time and date manually

PLEASE NOTE

If you have subscribed to Caller Display,

the time and date (but not the year) is entered

automatically into your Easicom

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when it

receives its first incoming call. Incoming calls

then ensure the correct time is kept.

KEYPAD

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SAVE

Press keys in the order shown

Time set up

Please enter current date and time

Date(dd:mm:yyyy) 01/01/2000

Time(hh:mm) 01:00 AM PM

Save Cancel

The text should be displayed centrally on your TV screen as shown above. If the text is not central, you can change the position of the text by holding down the

SHIFT key and using the 4 arrow

keys. This facility is only available when you power the product up and the ‘Time set up’ screen is displayed.

Use the number keys on the keyboard to enter the date and time.

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Press the 䊴䊳 keys to move the cursor.

Select AM or PM by moving the cursor to the setting you want. It is important that you enter the correct date as an incorrect date can cause some e-mail systems to reject any mails that you send.

To confirm the time. The screen returns to the TV channel.

POWER FAILURE

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In the event of a power failure to the Easicom

all stored data will be saved in the memory except

date and time information.

9 Set up options

The Easicom

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allows you to configure a product to your individual requirements. However, BT have already pre-configured most settings for typical use.

The various options are explained in more detail below:

System set up

Set-up

SYSTEM

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Screen shows SET UP and the Set Up options of USERS; EMAIL; SYSTEM and PRINTER.

Screen shows SYSTEM SET UP. Moves the cursor to the next option.

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Moves the cursor back and forward

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between the options.

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SETTING UP

Moving the cursor to an option highlights it.

CLI text: Changes the size of the text that appears on your TV screen when a call is received. The ‘large’ setting is particularly useful for people with sight impairment.

CLI interrupt: If you have subscribed, Caller Display will automatically display caller information on your screen as you receive each new call. Highlight

NO if you do not want this. Connect to TV: If your TV does not

have a SCART socket you can buy a modulator which will enable you to connect your Easicom

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. (For details of your nearest stockist, call BT on the Easicom Helpline

0845 757 3464).

Back

To exit

Press the

BACK key until you return to

your TV programme, or press again.

SET UP

SETTING UP

SAVE

Only if you are not using a SCART cable, should you highlight the RF cable option.

Volume: A loudspeaker in the Easicom

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allows you to hear it dialling your e-mail service provider. Set volume to Low, Medium or High.

Mute TV when in use: This turns the sound off so you are not disturbed when using e-mail. If you want to hear the TV programme, set this option to NO.

Date/Time: Lets you adjust the date and time as required.

To save the settings. Screen shows

SET UP and the Set Up options of USERS; EMAIL; SYSTEM and PRINTER.

The quick guide to user names, e-mail addresses and passwords

USER NAME

Your Easicom

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enables up to five users to register their own user name. This could be your first name, e.g. John.

It enables you to keep e-mails separate from other users.

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Your Easicom

is supplied with one name – User 1 – already stored and which you can change. See page 12.

POP 3 USER NAME

The POP 3 user name will be allocated to you when you ring up to register with Freeserve.

This POP 3 user name will then form part of your e-mail address.

If your POP 3 user name is “smith.freeserve.co.uk” then your e-mail address becomes “your name

smith.freeserve.co.uk”. The Freeserve registration

desk will help you with this.

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PASSWORD

If you wish, you can also enter a password which helps prevent other users from seeing your e-mails.

A password can be anything you like, e.g. ‘123’.

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The Easicom

is supplied with one password already stored. This is ‘password’ – which you can change.

See page 12.

Using Freeserve

POP 3 PASSWORD

Once you have agreed your POP 3 user name with your Freeserve Operator, you will then be asked to select a POP 3 password.

You will not have to enter a password every time you log on to the Internet,

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Easicom

will handle this for you, but you should write it down as you may need it in the event of any queries with Freeserve.

USAGE

You have to enter your User Name and Password whenever you want to use

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your Easicom

write/read e-mails or letters.

USAGE

The POP 3 user name and POP 3 password should be

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entered into the Easicom

See page 13/14.

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The Easicom

then automatically uses this information whenever you send or receive an e-mail.

Your POP 3 user name/password is not the same as your Easicom

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user name/password. Do not enter your POP 3

user name/password instead of your user name/password when you want to use your

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Easicom

SETTING UP

Set-up

To change the “User 1” password

Enter

To enter the names of other e-mail users

SETTING UP

Your Easicom

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is pre-set with one name ‘USER 1’ and one password. You should start by changing this name and password.

The Set Up screen is displayed.

USERS

CHANGE

PASSWORD

Display shows User 1. Cursor is shown next to OLD

PASSWORD. Type password. If you make a mistake press the BACKSPACE key to delete the last letter.

Enter

Cursor moves to NEW PASSWORD. Type the new password you want.

Cursor moves to confirm PASSWORD. Type the new password again.

SAVE

Screen returns to USER SET UP.

To change the “User 1” name

CHANGE

USER NAME

Cursor moves to PLEASE ENTER PASSWORD. Type in the new

password you have just set.

Set-up

USERS

NEW USER

Enter

SAVE

Display shows Set Up screen. Display shows all current user names.

Type in the name of the user. If you make a mistake, press the

BACKSPACE

key to delete the character. The cursor moves to PASSWORD.

Enter a password to prevent anyone else reading your e-mail. (You will have to type this each time you want to access your e-mail folder. For no password, just press the ENTER key).

The cursor moves to CONFIRM PASSWORD. Type the password again, if required.

To confirm. Screen shows SAVING NEW USER and then displays the name you have just entered. You can now add another new user.

Up to 5 different users can have their own e-mail accounts. If possible, you should enter all the names you want before you connect to the e-mail service provider.

Enter

SAVE

Cursor moves to NEW USER NAME. Type in the name you want.

The new name is saved and displayed. You can now add further names.

If you enter an incorrect password,

the screen shows INCORRECT PASSWORD

and then lets you try again.

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