BT FREESTYLE 610 User Manual

Welcome

This Quick Start Guide provides all the information you need to get your product up and running. Please fully unfold this guide and follow the numbered steps below. If you need more detailed instructions, a full user guide is available to download in PDF format from www.bt.com/help/userguides

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2 Navigating the menus

Your BT Freestyle 610 has an easy menu system through which you can access many of your phone’s features and settings.

1. Press

2. Use the to conﬁrm.

Exit a menu

Press standby screen.

Menu map

to open the main menu.

and buttons to scroll to the menu or option you want and press

to go back to the previous menu, or keep pressing to return to the

If you cannot ﬁnd the answer to your problem in the full online user guide, then please call the Helpline on 0871 594 1200* or email bt.helpdesk@suncorptech.com

* Calls cost 6 pence plus 10 pence per minute from a BT

residential landline. See www.bt.com/pricing for details. Mobile and other providers’ costs may vary.

1 Getting started

Place your BT Freestyle 610 close enough to a mains power and telephone socket so that the cables will reach.

The handset range is up to 300 metres outdoors and 50 metres indoors (in ideal conditions). The

icon indicates when you are in range, it ﬂashes when you go out of range. Try to position the phone at least 1 metre away from other electrical appliances to avoid interference and help maximise the handset range.

Setting up

1. Plug the power adaptor and telephone

cable into the back of the base.

the cables provided with the product.

2. Plug the power adaptor into the mains

power wall socket and switch the power on. The green Power light and the red Messages light on the base will come on and the answering machine outgoing message will be announced.

Only use

Telephone

line cord

Mains power adaptor

PHONEBOOK

ADD ENTRY

MODIFY ENTRY

DELETE ENTRY

SETUP

BASE VOLUME

BASE MELODY

DEL HANDSET

PIN CODE

DIAL MODE

DEFAULT

HANDSET

BEEP

INT RING VOL

EXT RING VOL

INT MELODY

EXT MELODY

AUTO ANSWER

NAME

LANGUAGE

KEY LOCK?

SELECT BASE

REG BASE

3 Making and receiving calls

Make/end a call

1. Press , listen for the dialling tone, then dial the number. To end the call, press again, or replace the handset on the base or charger.

Preparatory dialling

1. Enter the number ﬁrst. If you make a mistake, press

2. Press to dial.

Earpiece volume

During a call, you can use the and buttons to adjust the volume of the caller’s voice

in the earpiece. There are 5 volume levels – the default is level 3.

Secrecy

You can mute the handset microphone and talk without your caller hearing you.

1. During a call, press . again to resume your call.

MUTE

is displayed and your caller cannot hear you. Press

Receiving calls

to delete the last digit.

3. Place the battery ribbon in the base of the handset battery compartment and insert the two batteries supplied observing the

Then slide the battery compartment

cover into place.

4. Place the handset on the base to charge, the red Charging indicator will light up and you will hear a beep. In the handset display you will see an animated the handset is charging. Charge the handset for at least 24 hours before ﬁrst use

5. Once fully charged, plug the telephone line cord into the telephone wall socket.

and – markings.

icon which shows

Set up your additional handsets (2, 3 and 4-Pack owners only)

1. For each additional handset, plug the power adaptor into the back of the charger and plug the other end into the mains wall socket and switch the power on.

2. Insert the batteries into the handset, as detailed in point 3 above, and place the handset on the charger. The red Charging indicator will light up and the animated be displayed. Charge the handset for at least 24 hours before ﬁrst use.

Each handset will display its own handset number: 1, 2, 3 and so on.

icon will

When you receive a call, the base and handset will ring.

1. To answer the call press . Or if the handset is on the base or charger, simply lift it to answer the call.

Handset ringer volume

When the phone is ringing, you can use the and buttons to adjust the handset

ringer volume. There are 5 volume levels, or you can switch the ringer off.

4 Special features

Your BT Freestyle 610 has some special features including handsfree, redial, a 30 number phonebook, a calls list and call waiting.

Handsfree

1. Press the button on the side of the handset, listen for the dial tone then dial the number. When handsfree is on, the

At any time during the call, press to switch between handsfree and the handset.

Redial

icon is displayed.

Your BT Freestyle 610 is now ready for use.

The last 10 numbers dialled are saved in the redial list.

To quickly redial the last number dialled, press , then .

Redial a number from the redial list

1. Press

2. Press to dial the number.

Delete redial numbers

1. With the name or number you want to delete displayed, press Press

To delete the entire redial list, press

press

to open the redial list and scroll and to the number you want to redial.

to conﬁrm.

to open the redial list, press and hold and

to conﬁrm.

DELETE?

is displayed.

Phonebook

You can store up to 30 of your most frequently used names and numbers in the phonebook to make dialling quick and easy. If you are using more than one handset, each handset has a separate phonebook, so you can store 30 entries per handset.

Add a new phonebook entry

1. Press

2. The display shows

NAME?

NUMBER?

5. Select a ringer melody (1 to 10) using conﬁrmation beep.

6. Press

Dial a phonebook entry

1. Press

2. Enter the ﬁrst letter of the name you want using the keypad, then scroll to the exact entry using

, scroll to

PHONEBOOK

ADD ENTRY

and press .

. Press .

is displayed. Enter a name using the keypad, then press .

is displayed. Enter the telephone number, then press .

and , then press . You will hear a

repeatedly to return to standby.

. Entries are displayed alphabetically.

and . Press to dial the number.

Troubleshooting

Most problems are caused by something very simple and can be ﬁxed with a few simple checks:

• Make sure both the mains power adaptor cable and telephone line cord are plugged into the correct sockets and plugged in at the wall.

• Make sure you use all the cables and batteries (if supplied) that came in the box, not those from a previous product.

• If you experience poor speech quality or interference, make sure the product is not located too close to other electrical appliances. This can also help improve the handset range from the base.

• Make sure you charge the batteries for at least 24 hours before ﬁrst use to ensure maximum battery performance. The charge capacity of the batteries will decrease over time.

Using your BT Freestyle 610 on a broadband Internet enabled line?

Remember to plug the phone into the wall socket via an ADSL microﬁlter if you have broadband Internet on your phone line, otherwise you may have problems with this product and your broadband service. Additional BT ADSL microﬁlters can be purchased from www.shop.bt.com

Caller Display and the calls list

You must subscribe to a Caller Display service for this feature to work. Your network provider may charge you for this service.

Caller Display allows you to see who is calling you before you answer the phone. The calls list holds details of your last 40 callers, including the phone number, date and time of the call. If a number matches a stored phonebook entry, the caller’s name and number will be shown alternately in the display.

The calls list also alerts you to missed calls – the

icon will ﬂash in the display.

To access and dial from the calls list

1. Press

to open the calls list. Use and to scroll through the entries.

To view further details of a call, press repeatedly. To dial the number, press .

2. To exit the calls list, press .

Call Waiting

You must subscribe to a Call Waiting service for this feature to work. Your network provider may charge you for this service.

Call Waiting alerts you if someone tries to call you while you are already on the phone. You will hear a soft beep every 5 seconds and the second caller’s number (and name if stored in the phonebook) will be displayed. The beep will only be audible to you. Instead of the engaged tone, the second caller will hear an announcement asking them to hold the line.

To speak to the second caller

1. Press

to answer the second call and put your current caller on hold.

Press again to switch between both callers.

Or, press to end the current call and accept the new call. Your handset will ring.

Press

again to connect to the waiting caller.

For a full explanation of features and instructions, please see the main user guide online at www.bt.com/help/userguides

General information

For information on safety instructions, cleaning, technical information or connecting to a switchboard, please refer to the ‘General Information’ section in the full user guide at www.bt.com/help/userguides

Guarantee

Your BT Freestyle 610 is guaranteed for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase.

Subject to the terms listed below, the guarantee will provide for the repair of, or at BT’s or its agent’s discretion the option to replace the BT Freestyle 610, or any component thereof, (other than batteries), which is identiﬁed as faulty or below standard, or as a result of inferior workmanship or materials. Products over 28 days old from the date of purchase may be replaced with a refurbished or repaired product.

The conditions of this guarantee are:

• The guarantee shall only apply to defects that

occur within the 12 month guarantee period.

• Proof of purchase is required.

• The equipment is returned to BT or its agent

as instructed.

This guarantee does not cover any faults or defects caused by accidents, misuse, fair wear and tear, neglect, tampering with the equipment, or any attempt at adjustment or repair other than through approved agents.

This guarantee does not affect your statutory rights.

For further information within and outside the 12 month guarantee, please refer to the full user guide at www.bt.com/help/userguides

Product disposal instructions

The symbol shown here and on the product means that the product is classed as Electrical or Electronic Equipment and should not be disposed with other household or commercial waste at the end of its working life.

The Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive (2002/96/EC) has been put in place to recycle products using best available recovery and recycling techniques to minimise the impact on the environment, treat any hazardous substances and avoid the increasing landﬁll.

Product disposal instructions for residential users

When you have no further use for it, please remove any batteries and dispose of them and the product as per your local authority’s recycling processes. For more information please contact your local authority or the retailer where the product was purchased.

Product disposal instructions for business users

Business users should contact their suppliers and check the terms and conditions of the purchase contract and ensure that this product is not mixed with other commercial waste for disposal.

R&TTE Directive & Declaration of Conformity

This product is intended for use within the UK for connection to the public telephone network and compatible switchboards.

This equipment complies with the essential requirements for the Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive (1999/5/EC).

The Declaration of Conformity is published on the website http://www.suncorptech.com/bt

Ofﬁces worldwide

The services described in this publication are subject to availability and may be modiﬁed from time to time. Services and equipment are supplied subject to British Telecommunication’s plc’s respective standard conditions of contract. Nothing in this publication forms any part of a contract.

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Quick Start Guide

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