BT FREELANCE XD 7500 User Manual

BT Freelance XD7500

User Guide

Welcome…

to your BT Freelance XD7500 digital cordless telephone and answering machine

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.

• 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.

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 bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com

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

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 bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com

5In this guide

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

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on Freephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com

Getting started

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.

Mains power cable

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on Freephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com

7Getting started

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.

Telephone line cord

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 bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com

8 Getting started

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 press

soft key.

DATE & TIME

is displayed, press theOKsoft

HS SETTINGS

key again.

DATE FORMAT

is displayed, press theOKsoft key and the current format is displayed. Press or to change between

DD-MM-YY

and

MM-DD-YY

. Press theOKsoft key,

you will hear a confirmation tone.

4. Press and

TIME FORMAT

is displayed. Press theOKsoft key and the current format is displayed. Press or to change between 24hr and 12hr. Press the

soft key, you

will hear a confirmation tone.

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

and

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Set the date and time

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

2. Press or until the display shows press the soft key again.

3. Press or until the display shows the

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 hear a confirmation tone.

5. Press and Press the

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

confirmation tone

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

soft key.

) and press the

soft key.

SET DATE

soft key.

DATE & TIME

is displayed.

soft key, you will hear a

HS SETTINGS

is displayed, press the

SET TIME

and press

soft key, you will

and

9Getting started

Your BT Freelance XD7500 is now ready for use.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on Freephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com

10 Getting started

Under no circumstances use nonrechargeable 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.

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 charger and charge for at least 16 hours.

Your BT Freelance XD7500 multiple pack is now ready for

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on Freephone 0800 218 2182* or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com

use.

Getting to know your phone

Handset

Press to display the Calls list, page 38,

and to move up menu options.

Use to increase the volume.

Use with icons displayed above the key.

Press to make and receive phone calls,

Press to display the Redial list, page 21

and to move down menu options.

Use to decrease the volume.

Press to replay the message

or skip to the previous message.

Press and hold to lock/unlock the keypad,

Press to activate handsfree

(loudspeaker) mode, page 19.

Up/Calls list

Left soft key

Talk

page 18.

Down/Redial list

page 23.

Handsfree

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.

Press to play and stop playback.

Press to delete the message.

Press to skip to the next message.

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.

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12 Getting to know your phone

Handset display icons

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

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

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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

Confirm menu selection

Open the main menu

Base

13Getting to know your phone

Vol.-/Vol.+

Adjust speaker volume during playback.

Ans on/off

Switch answering machine on/off.

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Find

Press to page/locate a handset.

Message display showing number of messages and answering machine status.

<<Skip

Repeat current message.

Delete

Delete messages during playback.

Skip>>

Skip forward during message playback.

Play

Play messages.

14 Getting to know your phone

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.

Left soft key

Right soft key

Up and Down keys

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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