BT FREELANCE XC 1500 User Manual

BT Freelance XC1500

User Guide

Welcome…

to your BT Freelance XC1500 Digital Cordless Telephone Answering Machine

Up to 12 minutes digital recording time.

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Access your messages remotely from any other

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Touchtone™ phone.

Caller Display shows you who’s calling before you answer

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the phone also dial numbers direct from the Calls list.

Handsfree lets you make and receive calls using the built-in

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handset loudspeaker so your hands are free for other tasks during a call.

50 Name and number phonebook f

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10 last number redial.

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Use up to 5 handsets with one base and one phone line.

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Make internal calls and transfer external calls between handsets.

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Please note: This equipment is not designed for making emergency telephone calls when the power fails. Alternative arrangements should be made for access to emergency services.

1 Requires subscription to your network’s Caller Display service.

A quarterly fee may be payable.

and stores a list of your last 40 callers. You can

equently used numbers.

or storing your most

Section

This User Guide provides you with all the information you need to get the most from your phone. Before you make your first call you will need to set up your phone.

Follow the simple instructions in ‘Getting Started’, over the next few pages.

Need help?

If you have any problems setting up or using your BT Freelance XC1500 please contact the Helpline on 0808 100 6556*.

Alternatively, you may find the answer in ‘Help’ at the back of this guide.

IMPORTANT

Only use the telephone line cord supplied.

*Calls made from within the UK mainland network are free. Mobile and international call costs may vary.

Got everything?

• BT Freelance XC1500 handset

• BT Freelance XC1500 base

• Battery compartment cover

• 2 x AAA NiMH rechargeable batteries

• Mains power adaptor (Item code: 041293)

• Telephone line cord

If you have purchased a BT Freelance XC1500 multiple pack you will also have the following for each handset:

• BT Freelance XC1500 handset

• BT Freelance XC1500 charger

Battery compartment cover

• 2 x AAA NiMH rechargeable batteries

• Mains power adaptor (Item code: 041294)

In this guide

Getting started

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Connect the base to mains power. . . . . . . . . 6

Preparing your handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

BT Freelance XC1500 multipack users only . 7

Connect to the telephone line . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Set the answering machine day and time . . 9

Getting to know your phone

Handset buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Standby screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Handset display icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Using the menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Menu map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Using your phone

Switch the handset on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Make a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Preparatory dialling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

End a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Receiving calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Chain dialling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Secrecy / Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Adjusting the earpiece/handsfree volume . . 16

Make a handsfree call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Answer a call handsfree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Switch to handsfree during a call . . . . . . . . . 17

Redial a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Copy a redial number to the phonebook . . . 18

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0808 100 6556*

Delete a number from the redial list . . . . . . . 18

Delete the entire redial list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Keypad lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Paging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using the phonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Add an entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

View and dial entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Edit an entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Delete an entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Delete entire phonebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Internal calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Make an internal call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Transfer an external call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3 Way call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Caller Display and the calls list

Caller Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Calls list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

View the Calls list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Dial a number in the Calls list . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Copy a number to the phonebook . . . . . . . . 26

Delete an entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Delete the entire Calls list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Call Waiting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

To use Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5In this guide

Using the answering machine

Switching the answering machine on/off. . . 29

Listening to your messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Play messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Delete all old messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Record a memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Base loudspeaker volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Outgoing messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Select outgoing message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Record your own outgoing message(s) . . . . 32

Play your outgoing message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Re-instate the pre-recorded

outgoing message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Memory full indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Ring delay and Security PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Set ring delay and security PIN . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Call screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Remote access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Switch on your answering machine

from another phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Operating your answering machine

from another phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Settings

Handset and base ringer volume . . . . . . . . . 38

Handset and base ringer melody . . . . . . . . . 38

Keypad beep on / off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Handset name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Auto answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Date and time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0808 100 6556*

Set the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Set the alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Change alarm time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Select alarm clock melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Additional handsets

to your BT Freelance XC1500 base . . . . . . . . 43

to your BT Freelance XC1500 base. . . . . . . . 44

De-register a handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Change master PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Reset to default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

General information

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Product disposal instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Guarantee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Technical information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

R&TTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Declaration of Conformance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Connecting to a switchboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Inserting a pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Recall (R). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Getting started

WARNING

Do not place your BT Freelance XC1500 in the bathroom or other humid areas.

Handset range

Your BT Freelance XC1500 has a range of up to 300m 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 handset and the base, e.g. the base is indoors and the handset is either indoors or outdoors, the range could be reduced to 50m. Thick stone walls will severely affect the range.

Signal strength

The icon on your handset display indicates when you are in range of the base. When it flashes and you hear a warning beep, you are out of range and will need to move closer to the base.

IMPORTANT

Do not connect the telephone line to the telephone line wall socket until the handset is fully charged. The base station should be plugged into the mains power socket at all times.

Location

You need to place your BT Freelance XC1500 base within 3 metres of a mains power socket and 2 metres of the telephone wall socket so that the cables will reach.

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

Your BT Freelance XC1500 works by sending radio signals between the handset and base. The strength of the signal depends on where you position the base. Putting it as high as possible can help to provide the best signal.

Connect the base to the mains power

1. Plug the mains power adaptor with the black connector (item code 041293) into the power socket on the back of the base and plug the other end into the mains power wall socket. The

base will come on and beep and display Answer and record mode.

. It will default to

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0808 100 6556*

7Getting started

Preparing your handset

2. Insert the 2 x AAA rechargeable batteries supplied, taking note of the polarity markings inside the battery compartment, then slide the battery compartment shut.

3. Place the handset on the base to charge. It will beep when placed in and the battery icon on the handset will flash to indicate charging. You should let the batteries charge continuously for at least 24 hours. The batteries and case may become warm during charging, this is normal.

BT Freelance XC1500 multipack users only:

If you have purchased a BT Freelance XC1500 multiple pack, you will need to prepare any additional handsets and charger for use. Place each BT Freelance XC1500 charger within reach of a mains power wall socket.

For each additional handset and charger:

i. Plug the mains power adaptor with the white connector

(item code 041294) into the power socket on the underside of the charger and plug the other end into the mains power wall socket.

WARNING

Never use non-rechargeable batteries. Only use the approved batteries. Using unapproved batteries will invalidate your guarantee and may damage the telephone.

Talk/Standby time

Under ideal conditions, the handset batteries should give up to 10 hours talk time or 100 hours standby on a single charge.

(This does not mean you can unplug the base or leave the handset for this length of time without charge).

Please note that new NiMH rechargeable batteries do not reach full capacity until they have been in normal use for several days.

See ‘Battery performance’ on the following page.

Battery low warning

If the icon is flashing in the display and you hear a warning beep every minute during a call, you will need to recharge your handset before you can use it.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0808 100 6556*

8 Getting started

Battery performance

To keep the batteries in the best condition, leave the handset off the base for a few hours at a time.

Running the batteries right down at least once a week will help them last as long as possible.

After charging your handset for the first time, subsequent charging time for the batteries is approximately 6–8 hours.

The charge capacity of rechargeable batteries will reduce with time as they wear out, thus reducing the talk/standby time. Eventually they will need replacing. New batteries are available from the BT Freelance XC1500 Helpline on 0808 100 6556*.

IMPORTANT

Only use the telephone line cord supplied with the phone.

ii. Insert the 2 x AAA rechargeable batteries supplied, taking

note of the polarity markings inside the battery compartment, then slide the battery compartment shut.

The display will show the handset number,

, to show it is

registered to the base.

iii. Place the handset on the charger. It will beep when placed in

and the battery icon on the handset will flash to indicate charging. You should let the batteries charge continuously for at least 24 hours.

Any additional handsets supplied as part of a multipack are pre-registered to the base. So, once charged, are ready for use.

Connect to the telephone line

4. Plug the telephone line cord into the socket marked on the back of the base and plug the other end into the telephone wall socket.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0808 100 6556*

9Getting started

Set the answering machine day and time

Once the answering machine day and time has been set, the day and time will be announced when a message is played back.

1. At the answering machine base, press and hold . The current hour setting is announced and displayed. Press or to set the hour. Press to confirm.

2. The minutes setting will be announced and displayed. Press or to set the minute. Press to confirm.

3. The current setting for PM/AM will be displayed and announced. Press or to select A for am or P for pm. Press to confirm.

4. The current day setting is announced. Press or to set the day which is announced. Press to confirm.

The full time and day will be announced.

Your BT Freelance XC1500 is now ready for use.

Press to cancel and return to standby.

Handset date and time

Providing you have subscribed to your network’s Caller ID service, the date and time on the handset will be set automatically when you receive your first call.

To set the handset date and time manually, see Date and Time, page 40.

The handset date and time needs to

be set separ

machine day and time.

o the answering

ately t

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0808 100 6556*

Getting to know your phone

Handset buttons

Press to open the phonebook, page 20.

Press to open the redial list and scroll back

through redial numbers, page 17.

Press to raise the volume during a call,

Press to open the menu, page 12.

Press to select menu options.

Press to make and receive calls, page 14-15.

During a call, press to switch handsfree

Press to lower the volume during a call,

Press and hold to lock/unlock the keypad to

prevent accidental dialling, page 19.

loudspeaker on and off.

o open and scroll forward

Press t

through the Calls list, page 25.

switchboard services and

certain BT Calling Features.

Phonebook

Redial / Volume +

page 16.

Menu / OK

Talk

Calls list / Vol -

page 16.

* / Keypad lock

Recall – used with

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0808 100 6556*

Secrecy / Clear/ Back

During a call, mutes your voice so your caller cannot hear you, page 16.

Press to return to the previous menu.

Use to delete characters in the phonebook and calls lists.

End Call

Press to end a call.

Press and hold to switch the handset off and on, page 14.

#/P

Press and hold to insert a Pause, page 53.

Selects name/number or time/date display in the Calls list.

Int

Use to make internal calls and transfer calls to other handsets registered to the base, pages 22-23.

Standby screen

11Getting to know your phone

Range indicator

Handset name

Battery level

Handset number

Handset display icons

Phone off-hook.

Indicates signal strength. Flashes when handset is not registered to the base.

Phonebook open.

Handsfree speaker in use.

New number(s) in Call list*.

Alarm has been set.

Handset ringer volume set to off.

More options available, scroll up or down.

Battery 30 – 100% charged.

Battery 10 – 30% charged.

Battery under 10% charged. Icon will flash.

* This features requires subscription to your network provider’s Caller Display service. A quarterly fee may be payable.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0808 100 6556*

12 Getting to know your phone

Using the menu

All your phone’s functions and settings can be accessed through the main menu. The menu map below shows all the menu options you can choose from.

Press to enter the menu.

Press or to scroll through the menu options.

When you reach the end of the list, the first option is displayed again.

To select an option, press .

To return to the previous menu display, press .

Menu map

PHONEBOOK

(Menu only appears when phonebook is empty. When entries stored, press again to enter the menu).

ADD ENTRY MODIFY ENTRY DELETE ENTRY DELETE ALL

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0808 100 6556*

OCK /ALARM

DATE / TIME ALARM ALARM TONE

SETTINGS

HANDSET TONE HANDSET NAME AUTO ANSWER BASE TONES

ANCED SET

ADV

REGISTRATION DE-REGISTER PIN CODE PHONE RESET

13Getting to know your phone

Answering machine base

Find / Page

Press to ring handsets registered to the base, page 19.

Used to register new handsets to the base, page 43.

Volume Up

Raise base loudspeaker volume, page 31.

In standby, press and hold to set the Ring delay, page 34.

Volume Down

Lower base loudspeaker volume, page 31.

In standby, press and hold to set the time and weekday for the answering machine.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0808 100 6556*

Message indicator

Shows the number of messages.

If new messages have been received, the number of new messages will be displayed flashing. If there are no new messages, the count will display the total number of old messages stored.

Two dots are activated next to the counter digits to indicate when the line is in use.

Ans/On/Off

Switches answering machine on/off, page 29.

Skip back/ Set message alert

During playback, press once to skip back to the beginning of

the message, page 30.

In standby, press to play the current OGM, page 33.

Press and hold to record a new OGM, page 32.

Delete

During playback, delet current message.

Press and hold to delete all messages, page 30.

Skip forward

es the

During playback, press to play the

t message, page 30.

nex

Press and hold to record a memo, page 30.

In standby, press to set call screening on or off, page 35.

Play/Stop

Press to play messages and stop playback, page 29.

Using your phone

Out of range warning

During a call, if you start to move the handset out of range of the base, the

flashes and you hear a beep in the earpiece every 3 seconds. Move closer to the base or you will lose the call.

Call timer

After the first 20 seconds of your call, the call timer is displayed.

Switch the handset on/off

1. To switch off, press and hold until the display goes off.

2. To switch the handset on, press and hold .

Make a call

1. Press . When you hear the dial tone, enter the phone number using the keypad.

Preparatory dialling

1. Enter the phone number first. The number is shown in the display.

2. Press to dial the number.

If you make a mistake as you enter the number, press to delete a digit.

End a call

1. Press or replace the handset on the base.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0808 100 6556*

15Using your phone

Receiving calls

1. When the phone rings, the display flashes

CALL

and

the icon. Press to answer the call.

Or, you can answer the call by picking the handset up from the base or charger without having to press . This is called Auto answer, see page 40.

2. Press to hang up.

Chain dialling

Chain dialling is a convenient way of entering long sequences of numbers during a telephone call. This can be when trying to dial a phone number greater than 24 digits (the largest number that can be stored in a single phonebook entry) or when using automated telephone services, e.g. telephone banking.

Dial a chain number

1. Enter the first part of the number as usual using the keypad or from the phonebook. Press .

2. Either enter the additional part of the number using the keypad or press , scroll to the phonebook entry containing the next number sequence and press to dial the number.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0808 100 6556*

Caller Display

If you have subscribed to your network’s Caller Display service, the caller’s number (or name, if an exact number match is found in the phonebook) will also be displayed.

Important

Storing security code information in the phonebook may allow other people access to your personal details.

16 Using your phone

Secrecy / Mute

You can stop your caller from hearing you while you talk to someone else close by.

1. During a call, press . The handset microphone is muted

MUTE

and the display shows

2. Press again to resume your call.

Adjusting the earpiece/handsfree volume

You can adjust the earpiece or loudspeaker volume, 1-5.

1. During a call, press to increase or to decrease the volume.

Handsfree

Handsfree lets you talk t without holding the handset. It also enables other people in the room to listen to your conversation over the loudspeaker.

During a handsfree call, press or

to change the volume.

o your caller

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0808 100 6556*

Make a handsfree call

1. Dial the number then press .

2. Press again. The icon is displayed and you hear your call over the handset loudspeaker.

Press to switch the call between the earpiece and the loudspeaker.

3. Press to end the call.

Answer a call handsfree

When the phone rings:

1. Press to answer the call then press again. The call is transferred to the loudspeaker.

Switch to handsfree during a call

1. During a call: press to put the call on the loudspeaker. To switch handsfree off and return the call to the earpiece, press again.

Redial

17Using your phone

Redial a number

The last 10 numbers dialled are stor

ed in the redial list. Each

entry can be up to 24 digits long.

1. Press to open the redial list. The most recently dialled number is displayed. If the number matches an entry stored in the handset phonebook, the name is displayed.

2. Scroll or to the number or name you want.

3. Press to redial the entry displayed.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0808 100 6556*

If the redial number is longer than 12 digits, you can scroll along the number by pressing the button.

+ 37 hidden pages