BT FREELANCE XD 7500 Manual

BT Freelance XD7500

User Guide

•

Digital call clarity with up to 300m range outdoors and up to

50m indoors (in ideal conditions).

• Directory – lets you store up to 20 names and numbers for

easy dialling.

• Caller Display - lets you see who’s calling and your phone stores

details of the last 10 callers in a Calls list.

1

• Digital answering machine with up to 15 minutes recording time.

• Play, repeat and delete your messages from almost any

other phone.

1 Requires subscription to a Caller Display service. A quarterly fee may be payable.

Welcome…

to your BT Freelance XD7500

digital cordless telephone and

answering machine

Section

This User Guide provides you with all the

information you need to get the most

from your phone.

You must first set up your phone before

you can use it. This doesn’t take long as it

is easy to do. Just follow the simple

instructions on the next few pages.

Need help?

If you have any problems setting up or using your BT Freelance

XD7500, contact the Helpline on Freephone 0800 218 2182*

or email [e-mail]

Hearing aid?

Please note that the BT Freelance XD7500 works by sending radio

signals between the base and handset. These signals may

interfere with some hearing aids, causing a humming noise.

*Calls made from within the UK mainland network are free.

Mobile and International call costs may vary.

Got everything?

• BT Freelance XD7500 handset

• BT Freelance XD7500 answering

machine base

• 2 x NiMH AAA rechargeable batteries

(already fitted)

• Battery compartment cover

• Mains power adaptor

(item code 040367)

• Telephone line cord

If you have purchaseda BT Freelance

XD7500 multiple pack you will also

havethefollowing for each handset:

• BT Freelance XD7500 handset

• BT Freelance XD7500 charger

• Battery compartment cover

• 2 x AAA NiMH rechargeable batteries

(already fitted)

• Mains power adaptor for the charger

(item code 045667)

In this guide

4

Getting started

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

Setting up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Set the date and time format . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Set the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Setting up the charger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Getting to know your phone

Handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Handset display icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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

Navigating the menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Handset menu map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Default settings table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using the phone

Switch the handset on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Make a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Preparatory dialling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

End a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Receiving calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Handsfree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Make a call in handsfree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Answer a call in handsfree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Switch to handsfree during a call . . . . . . . . . 20

Secrecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

To copy a redial number to the directory . . . 21

To delete a number from the redial list . . . . . 22

To delete the entire redial list . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Keypad lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Ringer volume on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Page the handset(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Making internal calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Receiving internal calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Transferring calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

3-Way conference calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Directory

Store a number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Entering names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Dial/view a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Edit a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Delete a directory entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Delete all directory entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Directory capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Handset settings

Ringer melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Handset tones on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Handset name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Registering handsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Auto answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on Freephone 0800 218 2182* or email [e-mail]

Base settings

Change PIN code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Dial mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Ringer melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Delete handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Caller Display

Calls list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

View/dial a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

To copy a Calls list number to the directory . 39

Delete a number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Delete the entire Calls list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Answering machine

Switch on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Outgoing messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Answer and Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Answer only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Select answer mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Record your own outgoing message . . . . . . 43

Play/check outgoing message. . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Reinstate pre-recorded outgoing messages 44

Playing messages via the handset. . . . . . . . . 45

Adjust volume for message playback . . . . . . 46

Delete all old messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Playing messages via the base . . . . . . . . . . . 46

To record a memo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

To playback a memo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Memory full . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Recording time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Answer delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Remote access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Change security PIN code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Switch answering machine on . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Check for messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Remote access commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

General information

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Product disposal instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Switchboard compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Dialling mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Recall (R). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Guarantee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

How many telephones can you have? . . . . . 57

R&TTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

5In this guide

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on Freephone 0800 218 2182* or email [e-mail]

Getting started

6

WARNING

Do not place your BT Freelance

XD7500 in the bathroom or other

humid areas.

Handset range

The BT Freelance XD7500 has a range

of 300 metres outdoors when there is

a clear line of sight between the base

and the handset. Any obstruction

between the base and handset will

reduce the range significantly. With

the base indoors and handset either

indoors or outdoors, the range will

normally be up to 50 metres. Thick

stone walls can severely affect the

range.

Signal strength

The symbol on your handset screen

indicates when you are in range. When

you are out of range, the symbol

flashes, and the screen displays

SEARCHING

. You should move closer to

the base if this happens to ensure the

full functionality of your phone.

IMPORTANT

Do not connect the telephone line

until at least one of the handsets is

fully charged.

The base station must be plugged into

the mains power at all times.

Location

You need to place your BT Freelance XD7500 base within 2

metres of a mains power and telephone 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 XD7500 works by sending radio signals

between the handset and base. The strength of the signal

depends on where you site the base. Putting it as high as

possible ensures the best signal.

Setting up

1. Plug the mains power cable into the power socket on the back

of the base and secure the cable behind the retaining clip.

Plug the other end into the mains socket and switch on.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on Freephone 0800 218 2182* or email [e-mail]

Mains power cable

2. Batteries will come inserted in the battery compartment.

Pull the plastic tag as instructed to activate the batteries.

3. Place the handset on the base to charge the batteries for

at least 16 hours.

The main handset is pre-registered to the base as Handset 1.

This is shown on the display. When the handset

is fully charged the display shows the symbol.

4. After 16 hours, connect the telephone line cord to the base

and plug the other end into the wall socket.

7Getting started

Which socket?

Power socket

Telephone line socket

Talk/Standby time

Under ideal conditions, fully charged

handset batteries should give about 10

hours talk time or 100 hours standby

time on a single charge.

Battery low warning

If the symbolisflashing,you will

need to rechargeyour handsetbefore

using it.

Battery performance

To keep your batteries in the best

condition, leave the handset off the

base for a few hours at a time (after

the initial 16 hour charge).

New NiMH batteries do not reach full

capacity until they have been in

normal use for several days. Running

the batteries right down at least once

a week will help them last as long

as possible.

IMPORTANT

Only use the power supply and

telephone line cord supplied with your

BT Freelance XD7500 otherwise the

telephone may not work.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on Freephone 0800 218 2182* or email [e-mail]

Telephone line cord

The charge capacity of rechargeable

batteries will reduce with time as they

wear out, so reducing the talk/standby

time of the handset. Eventually they

will need to be replaced. New batteries

can be obtained from the BT Freelance

Helpline 0800 218 2182.

Batteries and handset may become

warm during charging. This is normal.

Your BT Freelance XD7500 uses the

24 hour clock.

If you have more than one handset

registered to your base, you only need

to set the date and time on one

handset and the other handsets will be

automatically updated.

Set the date and time format

1. Press the Left soft key to open the main menu.

2. Press or until the display shows

HS SETTINGS

and

press

OK

soft key.

DATE & TIME

is displayed, press the

OK

soft

key again.

3.

DATE FORMAT

is displayed, press the

OK

soft key and the

current format is displayed. Press or to change

between

DD-MM-YY

and

MM-DD-YY

. Press the

OK

soft key,

you will hear a confirmation tone.

4. Press and

TIME FORMAT

is displayed. Press the

OK

soft

key and the current format is displayed. Press or to

change between 24hr and 12hr. Press the

OK

soft key, you

will hear a confirmation tone.

5. Press and hold the soft key to return to standby.

8 Getting started

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on Freephone 0800 218 2182* or email [e-mail]

Set the date and time

1. Press the Left soft key to open the main menu.

2. Press or until the display shows

HS SETTINGS

and

press the

OK

soft key.

DATE & TIME

is displayed, press the

OK

soft key again.

3. Press or until the display shows

SET TIME

and press

the

OK

soft key.

4. The current time setting is displayed, enter 2 digits for the hour

and 2 for the minute using the 24hr format (eg for 10.54pm,

press ) and press the

OK

soft key, you will

hear a confirmation tone.

5. Press and

SET DATE

is displayed.

Press the

OK

soft key.

6. The current date setting is displayed, enter 2 digits for the day,

2 for the month and 2 for the year using the dd-mm-yy

format (eg for 23rd May 2008 press

) and press the

OK

soft key, you will hear a

confirmation tone

7. Press and hold the soft key to return to standby.

Your BT Freelance XD7500 is now ready for use.

9Getting started

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on Freephone 0800 218 2182* or email [e-mail]

Under no circumstances use non-

rechargeable batteries. Only use

NiMH rechargeable batteries with a

capacity of 600mAh or higher. Using

inappropriate batteries will invalidate

your guarantee and may damage the

telephone.

Helpline

If you are having any difficulties

setting up or using your BT Freelance

XD7500, please call the BT

FreelanceHelpline on 0800 218 2182*

or email

BT Freelance XD7500 multiple pack

owners only

Location

You need to place your BT Freelance XD7500 charger close

enough to a mains power socket so that the cable will reach.

Setting up the charger

1. Plug the power adaptor cable into the underside of the

charger, plug the other end into the mains wall socket and

switch the power on.

2. Batteries will come inserted in the battery compartment.

Pull the plastic tag as instructed to activate the batteries.

3. Place the handset on the charger and charge for at least

16 hours.

Your BT Freelance XD7500 multiple pack is now ready for

use.

10 Getting started

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on Freephone 0800 218 2182* or email [e-mail]

Mains power cable

Getting to know your phone

11

Handset

Up/Calls list

Press to display the Calls list, page 38,

and to move up menu options.

Use to increase the volume.

Left soft key

Use with icons displayed above the key.

Talk

Press to make and receive phone calls,

page 18.

Down/Redial list

Press to display the Redial list, page 21

and to move down menu options.

Use to decrease the volume.

4

Press to replay the message

or skip to the previous message.

*

/

Press and hold to lock/unlock the keypad,

page 23.

Handsfree

Press to activate handsfree

(loudspeaker) mode, page 19.

Display

With amber backlight.

Right soft key

Use with icons displayed above the key.

End call

Press to end the call in progress, page 18.

Press and hold to turn the handset off,

page 18.

2

Press to play and stop playback.

5

Press to delete the message.

6

Press to skip to the next message.

0

Press to insert a Pause in the number to be

dialled, page 26.

#/

Press and hold to turn the

ringer on/off, page 23.

Recall

Used when connected to a switchboard/PBX,

and with some BT Calling Features.

Press to open the directory, page 26.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on Freephone 0800 218 2182* or email [e-mail]

Handset display icons

These are the symbols you will see on your handset’s display.

12 Getting to know your phone

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on Freephone 0800 218 2182* or email [e-mail]

Battery

On – battery full

On – battery needs charging

Flashing – low battery

Flashing – charging

Handset

On – handset in use

Flashing – incoming call

Internal (top row)

On – internal

call connected

Flashing – incoming internal

call from another handset

Int (bottom row)

Make an internal call

Handsfree

Handsfree on

Answer machine

On – answer machine on

Flashing – new message received

Alarm

On – alarm set

Flashing – alarm time reached

Keypad lock

Keypad lock on

Ringer

Ringer turned off

Antenna

On – in range

Flashing – edge of range

Left/right

Characters off the display

to the left/right

Up/down

Menu options exist above/below

those shown on the display

Skip forward/backward

Use when playing messages to

skip to previous/next message

New call

Indicates a new call in the calls list

Clear

Mute/unmute a call.

Clears characters when in

entry screen.

Stops the alarm

Back

Return to previous menu

OK

Confirm menu selection

Menu

Open the main menu

Base

13Getting to know your phone

Vol.-/Vol.+

Adjust speaker volume

during playback.

Find

Press to page/locate

a handset.

<<Skip

Repeat current message.

Skip>>

Skip forward during

message playback.

Ans on/off

Switch answering

machine on/off.

Message display showing

number of messages and

answering machine status.

Delete

Delete messages

during playback.

Play

Play messages.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on Freephone 0800 218 2182* or email [e-mail]

Navigating the menus

Your BT Freelance XD7500 handset features an easy to use

menu system. Have a look at the menu map on the next page.

When the handset is switched on and in standby:

1. Press the Left soft key to open the main menu and select

the function you want by pressing the or button.

14 Getting to know your phone

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on Freephone 0800 218 2182* or email [e-mail]

Up and Down keys

Left soft key

Right soft key

Handset menu map

15Getting to know your phone

Ans Machine

Play Message

Delete All

Memo

Ans On/Off

Ans Settings

Calls List

Store Number

Delete

Delete All

Details

Directory

Add

View

Edit

Delete

Delete All

Capacity

BS Settings

Base Ringer

Ring Volume

Delete HS

Dial Mode

Change PIN

HS Settings

Date & Time

Alarm

Ringer

Tones

HS Name

Display

Auto Answer

Registration Reset

Menu navigation

Press or to scroll through the menu options.

Press Left soft key

OK

to select an option.

Press Right soft key to go back to the previous display screen.

Press and hold Right soft key to return to the standby display screen.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on Freephone 0800 218 2182* or email [e-mail]

Default

You can reset your BT Freelance XD7500 back to the default

settings.

This will not delete your directory entries.

1. Press the Left soft key to open the main menu.

2. Press or until the display shows

RESET

and press

OK

.

3.

PIN?

Is displayed, enter the PIN and press

OK

.

4.

CONFIRM?

is displayed, press

OK

.

16 Getting to know your phone

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on Freephone 0800 218 2182* or email [e-mail]

The default PIN setting is 0000.

Handset

Redial List

Call List

External Ringer Melody

Internal Ringer Melody

Ringer Volume

Earpiece Volume

Speaker Volume

Handset Name

Key Tone

Low Battery Tone

Out of Range Tone

Ringer On/Off

Auto Answer On/Off

Date Format

Date

Time Format

Time

Alarm

Key Lock

Default Value

Empty

Empty

Melody 1

Melody 3

Volume 5

Volume 4

Volume 4

HANDSET

ON

ON

OFF

ON

ON

DD/MM/YY

01/01/08

24 hr

00:00

OFF

OFF

Base

System PIN (4-digit)

Base Ringer

Ringer Volume

Dial Mode

Answer Machine

Answer Machine ON/OFF

Answer Mode

OGM

Answer Delay

Record Time

BS Screening

Remote Access

Remote Access PIN

(4-digit)

Default Value

0000

Melody 2

Volume 3

Tone

Default Value

ON

ANS & REC

Default OGM

6 Rings

180 SEC

ON

ON

0000

17Getting to know your phone

Default settings table

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Using the phone

18

Call timer

Your handset automatically displays

the duration of every external call.

The call time will remain on the

display until 2 seconds after the call

has ended.

Switch the handset on/off

1. Press and hold to switch the handset on and off.

Make a call

1. Press .

Enter the telephone number and the number is dialled.

Preparatory dialling

Use preparatory dialling to see and check the number on

the display before you dial out. The display can only show 12

digits at a time, if you enter a number with more than 12

digits, will be displayed to the left of the number to indicate

more digits.

1. Enter the number first then press or to dial.

End a call

1. Press or place the handset back on the base.

Receiving calls

When you receive an incoming call, the telephone will ring and

the icon will flash. If the ringer is set to off, the phone will

not ring but you will hear one short beep tone to alert you.

1. If the handset is not in the base/charger, press or

to answer the call.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on Freephone 0800 218 2182* or email [e-mail]

Press Right soft key

C

to delete an

incorrect digit.

If you have subscribed to a Caller

Display service, your caller’s number

will also be shown. If the number is

withheld the display will show

WITHHELD

. If an exact number match is

found in the Directory, the name will

be displayed instead of the number.

See page 38 for more information.

Internal calls

When you receive an internal call, the

calling handset number will be shown

on the handset display.