BT Freestyle 255 User Manual

BT Freestyle 225

User Guide

Welcome…

to your BT Freestyle 225
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 30 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.

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

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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 Freestyle
225, contact the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email
[e-mail]

Hearing aid?

Please note that the BT Freestyle 225 works by sending radio
signals between the base and handset. These signals may
interfere with some hearing aids, causing a humming noise.

Got everything?

• BT Freestyle 225 handset

• BT Freestyle 225 answering
machine base

• 2 x NiMH AAA rechargeable batteries
(already fitted)

• Battery compartment cover

• Mains power adaptor

• Telephone line cord

If you have purchased a B
225 multiple pack you will also have
the following for each handset:

• BT Freestyle 225 handset

• BT Freestyle 225 charger

• Battery compartment cover

• 2 x AAA NiMH rechargeable batteries
(already fitted)

• Mains power adaptor
(for the charger)

T Freestyle

In this guide

4

Getting started

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

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

Set the day and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Setting up the charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Getting to know your phone

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

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

Base & Charger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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

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

Using the phone

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

Preparatory dialling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

End a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Receiving calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Handsfree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Make a call in handsfree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Answer a call in handsfree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Switch to handsfree during a call . . . . . . . . . 18

Secrecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

To copy a redial number to the directory . . . 19

To delete a number from the redial list. . . . . 20

To delete the entire redial list . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Keypad lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Ringer volume on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Find the handset(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Making internal calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Receiving internal calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Transferring calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

3-Way conference calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Directory

Store a number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Entering names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Character map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Dial/view a number . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . 26

Edit a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Delete a directory entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Handset settings

Ringer melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Handset tones on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Handset name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Registering handsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

De-registering a handset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Restore default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Base settings

Change PIN code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Mailbox number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Dial mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Restore default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Caller Display

Calls list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

View/dial a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

To copy a Calls list number to the directory . 37

Delete a number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Delete the entire Calls list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

BT Calling Features

BT Helpdesk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

BT Directory Enquiries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Call Divert On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Call Divert Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Check Divert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Call Waiting On. . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . 40

Call Waiting Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Check Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Add/edit a service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Delete a service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Answering machine

Switch on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Outgoing messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Answer and Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Answer only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Select answer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Record your own outgoing message . . . . . . 45

Play/check outgoing message. . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Reinstate pre-recorded outgoing messages 46

Playing messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Adjust volume for message playback . . . . . . 48

Delete all old messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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

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

Remote access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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

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Getting started

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WARNING

Do not place your BT Freestyle 225 in
the bathroom or other humid areas.

Handset range

The BT Freestyle 225 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 t
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 Freestyle 225 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 Freestyle 225 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 sock
of the base. Plug the other end into the mains socket and

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switch on.

et on the back

Mains power cable

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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 –1–
(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 symbol is flashing, you will
need to recharge your handset before
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 las
possible.

IMPORTANT

Only use the power supply and
telephone line cord supplied with your
BT Freestyle 225 otherwise the
telephone may not work.

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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 Freestyle
Helpline 0870 240 3962.

Batteries and handset may become
warm during charging. This is normal.

Your BT Freestyle 225 uses the
24 hour clock.

If you have more than one handset
registered t

o your base, you only need
to set the date and time on one
handset and the other handsets will be
automatically updat

ed.

Set the day and time

If you subscribe to a Caller Display service the date and time
will automatically be set when you receive a call. In some
cases you may have to manually set the year, follow the
instructions shown below.

1. Press to open the main menu.

2. Press or until the display shows

Date/Time

and

press .

3. The current year setting is displayed, enter the last 2 digits of
the year (e.g. press then for 2008) and press .

4. The current month setting is displayed, enter 2 digits for the
date and 2 for the month (e.g. for 5th August, press

) and press .

5. The current time setting is displayed, enter 2 digits for the
hour and 2 for the minute using the 24hr format (e.g. for

10.54pm, press ) and press .

Stored

is displayed.

6. Press and hold to return to standby.

Your BT Freestyle 225 is now ready for use.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email [e-mail]

9Getting started

BT Freestyle 225 multiple pack
owners only

Location

You need to place your BT Freestyle 225 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

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 Freestyle
225, please call the BT Freestyle
Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email
[e-mail]

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email [e-mail]

10 Getting 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 charger and charge for at least
16 hours.

Your BT Freestyle 225 multiple pack is now ready for use.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email [e-mail]

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Getting to know your phone

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Handset

Press to access the BT Calling features

From standby, press to display the

Use to scroll up through a menu or list.

Press to go back to previous display.

Press and hold t

Used to delete digits and to switch

Press to make and receive phone calls.

Press to access the directory, page 24.

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services list, page 39.

During a call, press to adjust

the volume, page 17.

Secrecy on and off, page 18.

Press to activate handsfree

(loudspeaker) mode, page 17.

Use to scroll down through

During a call, press to adjust

the volume, page 17.

BT button

Calls list, page 36.

urn to standby.

o ret

Handsfree

Down/Directory

a menu or list.

Up

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Talk

Display

With orange backlight.

Menu

Used to access the main menu, select
sub-menus and confirm changes.

Recall

Used when connected to a
switchboard/PBX page 55 and with
some BT Calling Features, page 39.

End call

Press to end the call in progress.
Use to return to standby.

2

Press to play and stop playback.

4

Press to replay the message.

5

o delete the message.

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Pr

6

Press to skip to the next message.

0

Press and hold to insert a pause in a
number, page 26.

#/Keypad lock

Press and hold to lock/unlock the
keypad, page 21.

*

Press and hold to switch the ringer
on/off, page 21.

12 Getting to know your phone

Handset display icons

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

UP/DOWN

When scrolling through the menu.

ANTENNA

Steady when in range. Flashing
when out of range.

HANDSET

Handset in use Incoming call.

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HANDSFREE

Handsfree on.

TAPE

Answer machine on. Flashes when
new messages are waiting on your
answer machine.

CROSSED BELL

Ring volume off.

MUTE

Secrecy on.

KEY

Keypad lock on.

BATTERY

Battery empty.

Battery low.

Battery half full.

y full.

Batter

Base

Charger

(For multiple pack users only)

13Getting to know your phone

Find

Press to page/locate a handset,
see page 21.

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Navigating the menus

Your BT Freestyle 225 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 to open the main menu and select the function you
want by pressing the or button.

For example, to change the ringer melody:

1. Press to open the main menu.

2. Press or until the display shows

Setup h/set

and press .

Ring melody

3.

is displayed, press to select. The current

melody is played for 5 seconds.

4. Press or to select your preferred melody.

5. Press to store. You hear a confirmation tone and

Stored

is displayed.

6. Press and hold to return to standby.

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Handset menu map

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15Getting to know your phone

Answer machine

•

Play message

• Del all old

• Security PIN

• Ans Settings

Redial

•

Select

• Store No.

• Delete

• Delete list

Calls List

•

Select

• Store No.

• Delete

• Delete list

Internal Registration

•

Register

• Deregister

Setup h/set

•

Ring melody

• Ring volume

• Tones

• Handset name

• Reset

Menu navigation

Press or to scroll through the menu options.

Press to select an option.

Press to go back to the previous display screen.

Press and hold to return to the standby display screen.

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Setup base

•

Change PIN

• Voice mail

• Dial mode

• Reset

Date/Time

Using the phone

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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.

Press 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 36 for more information.

Internal calls

When you receive an internal call, the
calling handset number will be shown
on the handset display.

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, 3 dots 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.

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17Using the phone

Or

If the handset is on the base/charger, lift the handset to
answer the call.

Volume

Adjust the volume during a call:

To increase the volume

Press .

To decrease the volume

Press .

Handsfree

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

Make a call in handsfree

1. Dial the number then press .

2. Press to end the call.

If two handsets are engaged on an
internal call and an external incoming
call is received, beeps will be emitted
at both internal handsets. The internal
call has to be ended before the
external call can be answered.

The earpiece volume can only be
changed when you are on a call.

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Range Indicator

The icon on the display indicates
when you are in range of the base. If
Searching is displayed, you are out of
range and will need to move closer to
the base.

Answer a call in handsfree

When the phone rings:

1. Press and the call is transferred to the loudspeaker.

Switch to handsfree during a call

During a call:

1. Press . The call is transferred to the loudspeaker.

2. Press to toggle between Handsfree and the handset.

3. Press to end the call.

Secrecy

During a call, you can talk to someone nearby without your
caller hearing.

1. Press . The display shows the symbol and your caller
cannot hear you.

2. Press again to return to your caller.

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