BT FREESTYLE 1100 PLUS User Manual

Freestyle 110 0 Plus

Freestyle 1100 Plus

Cordless telephone and digital answering machine

User guide

Please open this page for a further “at a glance” guide to your Freestyle 1100 Plus.

At a glance

Ring mode switch

Sets the handset ring to

constant or ramped (gradually

increasing) volume, see page 12.

Intercom button

(and light)

Enables communication

between the handset and

base unit, see page 17.

Recall button

For use with PBXs and

Select Services, see page 14.

Secrecy button

When pressed,

it stops the caller from hearing

you, see page 13.

Memory button

For storing and dialling

regularly used telephone

numbers, see page 14.

Batt low light

Flashes when the handset

battery is low, see page 13.

INTERCOM

ABC

JKL MNO

GHI

PQRS

TUV

RECALLSECRECY REDIAL

BATT LOW

TALK

CHANNEL

SEEKER

DEF

WXYZ

SCREENMEMORY

Aerial

Does not extend, do not pull out.

Channel seeker button (and light)

Selects the best alternative radio frequency if interference should occur during a call, see page 11.

Call waiting button

To switch between two callers when Call Waiting has been ordered from BT’s Select Services, see page 27.

Redial button

Redials the last number dialled, see page 13.

Screen button

For listening to a caller’s message without answering the call, see page 22.

Talk standby button (and light)

For making or receiving a call, see page 10.

Charging contacts

At a glance

STOP

Battery compartment

Ans delay switch

Sets the number of rings before

the answering machine answers,

see page 21.

Reset button

Resets the unit to the default

settings, see page 22.

Note button

Used to record messages (notes)

for members of your household,

see page 22.

Volume button

Increases or decreases the

volume of playback and

audio cues, see page 9.

Message display

Shows the status of the answering

machine and the message count,

see page 19.

Answer on/off button

Switches the answer machine

on or off, see page 21.

Microphone

Charging contacts

ANS DELAY

NOTE

DAY HOUR

CODE

RESET

INTERCOM

VOLUME

ANSWER

ON/OFF

MIN

OUTGOING MESSAGE

DELETE

IN USE

CHARGING

STOP

PLAY

Day/hour/min buttons

Sets the answering machine’s internal clock, see page 20.

Code button

Sets the PIN code for remote control access, see page 17, 25.

Outgoing message button

Used to record your outgoing message, see page 20.

Intercom button (and light)

Enables communication between the handset and base unit, see page 16.

Delete button

Deletes messages, see page 24.

In use light

Lights up when the handset is in use, see page 10.

Charging light

Lights up when the handset is charging, see page 11.

Base unit telescopic aerial

buttons

Used to review, stop or skip forward during playback of messages, see page 23, 24.

Play button

Plays back your messages, see page 23.

In this guide

At a glance 1 Introduction 4 Setting up 5 Using your

Freestyle 1100 Plus 10 Using the answering

machine 19 BT’s Select Services 27 Help 29 Technical information 33 Maintenance 37 Index 39 Wa l l m o u n tin g 41

Customer Helpline

Should you have problems with your Freestyle 1100 Plus, call the BT Helpline between 9.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday on Lo-call 0345 697146. Calls will be charged at local rate.

Hints and tips boxes

In this user guide, we’ve included helpful tips and useful notes. They are shown in a grey box.

Introduction

Introduction Your Freestyle 1100 Plus has been designed

for ease of use and made to the very high standards set by BT.

We thank you for making the right choice and expect that you will have many years of quality service.

Please read the 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 underside of base-unit:

Purchase price:

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

Emergency Calls

The emergency services can be contacted in the UK by dialling 999. You may also dial 112 which is valid in any country that is a member of the European community. As the Freestyle 1100 Plus is a mains powered cordless telephone there are certain situations where you may not be able to make an emergency call:

• If there is severe radio interference.

• If the handset batteries fail.

• If there is a power cut and there are no back-up batteries in the base unit.

If your Freestyle 1100 Plus is connected to a PBX, you may have to dial an access number before 999 to contact the emergency services.

Some switchboards are not able to dial out during a power failure.

Setting up

Setting up Follow these steps in sequence to completely set

up your Freestyle 1100 Plus ready for use.

As this product is rechargeable, it is normal that a certain amount of heat will be produced in its day-to-day operation. Whilst this is entirely safe we would advise against placing this product on antique, veneered or wooden surfaces as damage may occur.

Plan where you will put your Freestyle 1100 Plus. It should be within two metres of a power socket and the phone socket.

You need enough room for the base unit’s telescopic aerial to be fully extended.

For the best operating conditions, try to place the base unit away from large metal objects and other electrical appliances.

Check that your Freestyle 1100 Plus is complete, when you unpack you should have:

• Cordless handset.

• Base-unit with attached telephone line cord and telescopic aerial.

• Power adaptor.

• 2 screws + 2 wallplugs for wall mounting.

• Spare memo card.

• Wall bracket.

• Quick reference guide.

• Phone-in card.

Electrical storm warning

Note 1 . Please note that during periods of electrical storm, you are advised to disconnect your apparatus because damage may occur.

Note 2 . If a fault occurs during the 12 month warranty period and it is due to accidental or wilful damage (including lightning and electrical damage) BT will not replace or repair free of char ge.

Setting up

Like all cordless phones, your Freestyle 1100 Plus handset will need charging for 24 hours before use.

1 Handset aerial

✖

Your Freestyle 1100 Plus uses a compact aerial which does not pull out.

2 Check your telephone wall socket

3 Insert battery (for back-up only)

Remember that the flat ends of the batteries should be pressed against the springs.

If the Freestyle 1100 Plus is your only telephone, you should fit back-up batteries so that your telephone can always be used in emergencies.

The base-unit battery cover which is located at the top right of the base can be removed by sliding it to the right as far as it will go and lifting off. The yellow battery removal ribbon should be placed under the lower layer of batteries. Pulling on the yellow ribbon will assist in removal of the batteries when they need replacing.

Insert 6 new AAA alkaline batteries (not supplied) as shown in the diagram in the battery compartment.

If you do not have a modern phone socket, call BT on for an engineer to come and fit the right socket within two metres of a mains socket.

Freefone 0800 800 150 and ask

Back-up batteries will only engage when the battery compartment cover is correctly replaced.

If the message display shows “ ” then you have not fitted 6 x AAA alkaline batteries correctly or the battery compartment lid has not been replaced correctly.

Setting up

4 Plug the power cable into the back of the base unit

RINGER

T-TB T-E P-E

HI LO OFF

TEL MODE

Plug the power cable into the socket on the back of the base unit.

Warnings 1

Do not try to use any power supply other than the one provided. This may permanently damage your Freestyle 1100 Plus.

2 Your Freestyle 1100 Plus should not be fitted

in wet or damp conditions, for example in a bathroom. Also, the handset should not be left out in the rain.

3 There is a slight chance that your phone

could be damaged by an electrical storm. We recommend that you unplug the base unit from the mains during storms.

5 Connect the base-unit three-pin adaptor to a power socket

6 Plug the phone into the BT socket

You can now use the telephone and store numbers in the memory.

Setting up

7 Extend the base unit telescopic aerial

Extend the base unit telescopic aerial on your Freestyle 1100 Plus (as shown below) to ensure the best possible signal and reception.

RINGER

T-TB T-E P-E

HI LO OFF

TEL MODE

8 To wall-mount your product

(See page 41 section wall-mounting.)

To plan the location of the base unit

Your Freestyle 1100 Plus works by sending and receiving radio signals between the base unit and the handset. The strength of the signal will depend on where you site the base unit and how the aerial is deployed. The higher the base unit is located the better. An upstairs room is ideal. The following points should be considered:

• It should be within easy reach of a mains socket and a telephone socket. A new style telephone socket is required for this product. If you do not have one, call us on

Freefone

• Try to avoid locations near metallic obstructions or electrical appliances, such as: TV sets, fridges, computers, fluorescent lights, radiators, metal pipes and metal window frames.

• The Freestyle 1100 Plus can be wall mounted by using the bracket and screws supplied, see page 42 for template.

0800 800 150.

For the best reception

Try to avoid putting the telescopic aerial near other electrical appliances, fluorescent lights and large metallic objects such as cookers, radiators and garage doors as these may cause interference and reduce the quality of your calls.

Before you can use your Freestyle 1100 Plus for the first time, you must charge the handset for 24 hours.

To charge the handset

VOLUME

• Insert the power adaptor into the mains socket and the jack plug into the 12v ac socket at the back of the base-unit.

• The unit will display “PF” followed by a countdown from “36.” When the countdown reaches “00” the unit will beep and announce the current setting of the

ANS DELAY

switch, see page 21.

• Place the handset on the base-unit, the

CHARGING light will come on and the

display will flash “ ”.

• Fully extend the base unit telescopic aerial vertically.

• Do not plug the Freestyle 1100 Plus into the telephone socket, leave your existing telephone connected so that you can still make and receive calls.

The Freestyle 1100 Plus must only be used with the adaptor supplied. Using any other adaptor will result in noncompliance with EN60950:1992, and will invalidate the approval given to this apparatus.

Setting up

To adjust the volume

When you are listening to your Freestyle 1100 Plus’ voice prompts or messages, you can use the volume button to adjust the volume.

• Repeatedly press and release the end of the key with the larger symbol to increase the volume.

• Repeatedly press and release the end of the key with the smaller symbol to decrease the volume.

• You must now charge the handset for 24 hours before use.

Using your Freestyle 1100 Plus

TALK

Using your Freestyle1100 Plus

To make a call

• Pick up the handset.

• Press the TALK button on the handset. The CHANNEL SEEKER light will flash as the telephone searches for the best radio channel. When it goes out, the IN USE light on the base-unit and the TALK light will come on.

• Listen for the dialling tone. On some exchanges there may be a delay of a few seconds before the dialling tone is heard. Dial the telephone number. You will hear a beep each time you press a key.

• After your call, either press the TALK button again, or replace the handset on the base unit.

An Inductive Coupler has been built into

the handset to improve sound quality for

people using hearing aids. Switch your hearing aid to T and adjust the position of the handset until you get the best reception.

To switch from Pulse to Tone signalling during a call

If you are connected to a pulse dialling exchange, you can still use services such as phone banking that require tone signalling.

• Call the telephone number you require in pulse mode as usual.

• When you have been connected, press the

button on the keypad to set your telephone to tone signalling for the duration of the call.

• When you hang up, your Freestyle 1100 Plus will automatically switch back to pulse dialling.

The Freestyle 1100 Plus handset has a range of up to 250 metres from the base-unit, depending on local conditions. If you move out of range while using the telephone, you will hear four beeps. If you do not move back into range the telephone will repeat the warning a further five times before cut ting off the ca ll.

To answer a call

TALK

CHANNEL

SEEKER

When the handset is on the base unit

When you receive an incoming call, the IN USE light will flash and the base-unit will

ring.

• Pick up the handset, the CHARGING light will go off, the IN USE light will remain on but stop flashing and the TALK light will come on. Do not press the

• After your call, either press the

TALK button.

TALK button,

or replace the handset on the base unit.

When the RINGER switch is set to OFF, the base-unit will not ring .

Your Freestyle 1100 Plus has a back-lit keypad that will come on or flash in use, to assist you when the light is poor.

Using your Freestyle 1100 Plus

When the handset is not on the base unit

The handset does not need to be on the base unit to receive a call. When you receive an incoming call, the IN USE light will flash and the CHANNEL SEEKER light on the handset will flash momentarily, then the handset will ring and the TALK light will flash.

• To answer the call, pick up the handset and press the

TALK button. The IN USE light

and the TALK light will remain on but stop flashing.

• After your call, either press the

TALK button

again or replace the handset on the base.

To use the Channel seeker

Your Freestyle 1100 Plus automatically scans all the available radio channels for quality of reception, and selects the best one to use. If you experience interference during your call, press the

CHANNEL SEEKER button to

select a different channel.

The channel seeker light will flash until the selection has been made, you may then continue with your call.

Using your Freestyle 1100 Plus

RING MODE

RAMPED CONSTANT

T-TB T-E P- E

TEL MODE

RINGER

HI LO OFF

To set the ring mode switch

The ring mode switch on the side of the handset can be set to either:

•

RAMPED (gradually increasing volume) or

•

CONSTANT (constant volume).

The constant mode should only be used if the telephone is connected as an extension to a PBX. Under any other condition the switch ought to be set to ramped to prevent the possibility of damage to the user’s hearing if the handset is close to the ear when it rings. Do not hold the handset to the ear when in standby mode.

To set the tel mode switch (located at back of base unit)

The tel mode switch (located at back of base unit) selects tone or pulse dialling and earth or time break recall:

•

T-TB – Your Freestyle 1100 Plus is preset to

this position. Most modern exchanges use tone dialling and time break recall for faster dialling, and for services such as BT’s Select Services and telephone banking.

• P-E – If you dial a number when your Freestyle 1100 Plus is set to

T-TB or T-E

and you continue to hear the dialling tone, you may be connected to an older pulse dialling exchange. Set the switch to

P-E

(pulse dialling).

•

T- E – This setting is for use if you are

connected to a tone dialling PBX (private branch exchange) that uses earth recall.

To set the ringer switch

There are 3 settings to choose from:

•

HI – a loud ring, your Freestyle 1100 Plus is

preset to this position.

•

LO – a quiet ring.

•

OFF – no ring (the handset will still ring if it

is not on the base-unit).

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