BT Freestyle 650 User Manual

User Guide

BT FREESTYLE 650

Welcome…

to your BT Freestyle 650
Digital Cordless Telephone
Answering Machine

The big button keypad and large backlit display together

•

with digital quality sound make the BT Freestyle 650
easy to use, see and listen to.

12 Minutes digital recording time with a capacity for

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up to 59 messages.

Access your messages remotely from any other

•

Touchtone™ phone.

Use Caller Display to see who is calling before you pick

•

up the phone and keep track of incoming calls with the
40 number Calls list.*

Use the phonebook to store and dial up to 50 of your

•

most frequently used phone numbers.

Handsfree operation for greater flexibility when on

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the phone.

eature requires subscription to a caller display service from your network provider.

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*

A quarterly fee may be payable.

This User Guide provides you with all
the information you need to get the
most from your phone.

Before you make your first call you will
need to set up your phone. Follow the
simple instructions in ‘Getting Started’,
on the next few pages.

Need help?

If you have any problems setting up or using your
BT Freestyle 650 please contact the Helpline on
0870 605 8047 or email [e-mail].
Alternatively, you may find the answer in ‘Help’ at the
back of this guide.

Hearing aid?

The BT Freestyle 650 is fitted with an inductive coupler
so it is compatible with hearing aids.

Got everything?

BT Freestyle

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650 handset

BT Freestyle

•

650 base

2 x AAA NiMH

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rechargeable
batteries

If you have purchased
a BT Freestyle 650 multiple
pack you will also have the
following items for each handset:

BT Freestyle

•

650 additional
handset

BT Freestyle

•

650 charger

2 x AAA NiMH

•

rechargeable
batteries

Mains power

•

adaptor (item
code 005391)

Telephone line

•

cord

Mains power

•

adaptor for
charger (item
code 015124)

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In this guide

Getting started

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Setting up the base and handset . . . . .7

Set day and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

BT Freestyle 650 multiple pack

owners only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Getting to know your phone

Handset buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Handset display icons . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Base buttons and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Navigating the menus . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Menu map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Using the phone

Switching the handset power on/off . . .16

Make an external call . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

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

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

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

Call timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Handsfree calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Earpiece volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Handset ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . .18

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

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

Last number redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Delete a redial number . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Delete the redial list . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Phonebook

Store a phonebook entry . . . . . . . . . . .20

Dial a phonebook entry . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Delete a phonebook entry . . . . . . . . . .21

Edit a phonebook entry . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Caller Display and the calls list

View and dial a calls list entry . . . . . . .22

Delete a calls list entry . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Delete all calls list entries . . . . . . . . . .23

Copy a calls list entry to

the phonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Speak to a second caller . . . . . . . . . . .25

Using the answering machine

Switch the answering machine on/off . .26

Listening to your messages . . . . . . . . .27

Outgoing messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Select and play outgoing message . . . .30

Record your own outgoing message(s) .30
Re-instate the pre-recorded

outgoing message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Adjust answer delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

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Change the security PIN . . . . . . . . . . .34

Check the security PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Record a memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Memory full during a call . . . . . . . . . . .35

Call screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Power failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Remote access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Handset settings

To change the external ringer melody .40
To change the external ringer volume .40
To change the internal ringer melody . .41
To change the internal ringer volume . .41

Key beeps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Switch beeps on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Auto answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Selecting a display language . . . . . . . .43

To switch key lock on . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

To switch key lock off . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Quick key lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Naming a handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Set the alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Base settings

Security PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

To change the base PIN code . . . . . . . .46

De-register a handset from the base . .47

To change the ringer melody . . . . . . . .47

To change the ringer volume . . . . . . . .48

Reset the handset and base . . . . . . . . .48

Reset if you have forgotten your

PIN code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Using additional handsets

Registering a new handset

to your BT Freestyle 650 base . . . . . . .50

Making internal calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Receiving internal calls . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Find a handset / Paging . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Transferring calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

3-Way conference call . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Using additional bases

Registering your BT Freestyle 650

handset to another base . . . . . . . . . . .53

Selecting a base to use . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Switchboard use

Switchboard external line access code . .55

To insert a pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Recall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Dialling mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Temporary change to tone

dialling mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

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6 In this guide

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

General information

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Product disposal instructions . . . . . . . .61

Guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

If you have to return your

BT Freestyle 650 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Technical information

How many telephones can you have? . .63

R&TTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Declaration of Conformance . . . . . . . .63

Switchboard compatibility . . . . . . . . . .63

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Line in

Line in

Getting started

7

Location

You need to place your BT Freestyle 650 close enough to
a mains power and telephone wall socket so that the
cables will reach.

The strength of the handset signal depends on where
you site the base. Make sure it is at least 1 metre away
from other electrical appliances to avoid interference. Do
not place your BT Freestyle 650 in the bathroom or other
humid areas.

Setting up the base and handset

1. Plug the power adaptor and telephone cable into the
underside of the base. Only use the cables provided with
the product.

Power adaptor cableTelephone cable

Handset range

The BT Freestyle 650 has a range
of 300 metres outdoors when there
is a clear line of sight between the
base and 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 icon on your handset
indicates when you are in range.
When it flashes, you are out of
range.

IMPORTANT

The base station must be plugged
into the mains power socket at all
times.

Do not connect the telephone line
to the telephone line wall socket
until the handset is fully charged.

Which socket?

Power socket

Telephone line socket

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DECT

Getting started

2. Plug the power adaptor into the mains wall socket and
switch the power on. When connected correctly, the
green Power light and the red Messages light on the
base will come on.

Your BT Freestyle 650 answering machine will announce,

“Answer On. Hello, your call cannot be taken at the moment,

Battery performance

To keep your batteries in the best
condition, leave the handset off
the base for a few hours at a time.

Running the batteries right down
at least once a week will help them
last as long as possible.

The charge capacity of
rechargeable batteries will reduce
with time as they wear out, giving
the handset less talk/standby time.

Eventually they will need to be
replaced. New batteries are
available from the BT Freestyle 650
Helpline on 0870 605 8047.

After charging your handset for the
first time, subsequent charging
time is about 6–8 hours a day.
Batteries and handset may become
warm during charging. This is
normal.

please leave your message after the tone”

3. Place the battery ribbon in the base of the handset battery
compartment. Insert the 2 x AAA rechargeable batteries
supplied observing the polarity (+ and -) markings.
Then slide the battery compartment cover into place.

4. Place the handset in the base to charge, the red charging

.

light comes on and you will hear a beep. The icon
in the display begins scrolling to indicate the battery
is charging.

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Getting started

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The icon will flash while the handset searches for
the base. When the handset has linked with the base the
idle display will be shown:

You should charge the handset for at least 24 hours on
first charge.

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

Set the day and time using the handset

You will need to set the day and time so that you know
when each answering machine message was received.

Once a message has been played back, the machine will
announce, for example,

“Tuesday, four fifty, pm.”

Set the day:

1. Press , scroll to

2. Scroll to

DAY SETTING

TAM SETTINGS

and press .

and press . The current

day is displayed.

Battery symbols

– Battery fully charged

– Battery half charged

– Battery low

Battery low warning

If the battery charge becomes low
during a call you will hear a
warning beep every minute
(provided the battery warning
beeps are set to on,
If the battery runs out you will be
cut off. You will need to recharge
the handset before using it again.

During charging, the icon
will scroll in the display.

Talk/Standby time

In ideal conditions, the handset
batteries should give about 10 hours
talk time or 100 hours standby on
a single charge. The base must
remain plugged in to the mains
and switched on at all times.

Note that new batteries do not
reach full capacity until they
have been in normal use for
several days.

see page 42).

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Getting started

Default day and time

The default day and time is
Saturday, 12.01pm. If the power
to the base is lost, the date and
time will revert to this default
setting. Your messages will be
unaffected.

If you have subscribed to your
network’s Caller Display service,
the day and time will be set on the
handset automatically. However,
the correct day can only be set
manually, see previous page.

3. Press and to select the required day and press
to confirm.

Set the time:

1. Press , scroll to

2. Scroll to

CLOCK SET

DATE-TIME

and press

.

and press . The current time

is displayed.

3. Use the keypad to set the required time in 24 hour

format, e.g. 18-30 for 6.30pm. Press to confirm.

Check the current day and time setting

1. Press The current day and time setting

is announced.

BT Freestyle 650 multi-pack owners only

For each additional handset:

You need to place your BT Freestyle 650 charger
close enough to a mains power socket so that the cable
will reach.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 605 8047 or email [e-mail]

Setting up the charger and additional handset

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

Getting started

BT Freestyle 650
Additional Handset

Your BT Freestyle 650 handsets
are the same, so instructions
throughout this guide apply
to both.

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Power adaptor cable

2. Plug the power adaptor into the mains wall socket and
switch the power on.

Handset numbers

Once registered with the base,
each handset will display its
handset number, 1 and 2
respectively.

3. Place the battery ribbon in the base of the handset
battery compartment. Insert the 2 x AAA rechargeable
batteries supplied observing the polarity (+ and -)
markings. Then slide the battery compartment cover
into place.

4. Place the handset in the charger and charge the handset
for at least 24 hours. The red Charging light on the
charger comes on and the icon begins to scroll.

Your BT Freestyle 650 is ready for use.

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Getting to know your phone

Handset buttons

Handsfree (side of handset)

Use for handsfree mode, page 17.

Redial/Vol/Scroll Up/Pause

Press to redial a number, page 19.

During a call, press to increase the

earpiece volume,

While the phone is ringing, press to

increase the ringer volume,

Press to scroll up through display

Press and hold to enter a pause in

a number,

Secrecy/Delete/Clear

During a call, press to stop your

caller hearing you, page 18.

In menu mode, press to return to

the previous menu or press and hold

to exit and return to standby.

In enter/edit mode, press to delete

characters and digits.

Use to delete Calls list and Redial list entries.

Press to make, receive or end

Press and hold to switch key

Press any button then to switch

key lock off, page 44.

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page 18.

page 18.

options, page 15.

page 55.

a call, page 16.

/Keypad lock

*

lock on, page 44.

Talk

In-use light

Comes on when you make a call.
Flashes when you receive a call.

Menu/Select

Press to access the menu, page 15.
Press to select menu options.

Phonebook

Press to access the phonebook,
page 20.

Calls list /Scroll Down

From standby, press to access the
Calls list, page 22.

During a call, press to decrease the
earpiece volume,

While the phone is ringing, press to
decrease the ringer volume, page 18.

Press to scroll down through display
options,

Int

Use to make an internal call, page 50.

Or to transfer a call to an additional
BT Freestyle 650 handset,

Power / R (Recall)

Press and hold to switch the handset
on/off, page 16.

Used when connected to a
switchboard/PBX (page 55) and for
Call Waiting, page 24.

page 18.

page 15.

page 52.

Handset display icons – These are the symbols you will see on your handset’s screen.

EXT

INT

EXT

INT

EXT

INT

EXT

INT

EXT

INT

EXT

INT

EXT

INT

EXT

INT

HandsfreeCalls list indicator

External call

Range

Internal call

Battery

Voicemail received

Menus

Answering machine on

13Getting to know your phone

Phonebook Key lock

Indicates a call is in progress.

EXT icon flashes when you receive an external
call. Stays on during the conversation.

INT icon flashes when you receive an internal
call. Stays on during the internal conversation

.

A 3 way call is in progress.

Displayed when you are using your phone in
handsfree mode,

page 17.

Flashes when you have new unanswered calls in
the Calls list.*

When viewing the Calls list, indicates an
answered call,

page 23.*

When viewing the Calls list, indicates an
unanswered call, page 23.*

or these features to work you must subscribe to your Network Provider’s Caller Display* and/or Call W

* F

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New call(s)

Displayed when you are viewing the phonebook,

page 20.

Indicates when the battery is fully charged,

page 9.

Indicates when the battery is low, page 9.

Indicates when the Key lock is on, page 44.

Steady when handset is in range of the base.
Flashes when out of range or not registered to
the base.

Displayed when you are using the menus.

Indicates hidden digits (when the displayed
number is longer than 12 digits).

Voicemail message(s) received.

Answering machine on.

aiting* service. A quarterly fee may be payable.

BT Freestyle 650

Del

Sto

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Ski

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Ski

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Digital Clarity

Find

Power/In Use

Charging

Play

14 Getting to know your phone

Base buttons and LEDs

Switches the answering

machine on/off, page 26.

During playback, press to

replay the current message

and press twice to skip back

to the previous message,

Press to announce current

message alert status or press

and hold to select message

Stops message playback,

Use when checking day

Cancels message deletion,

During playback, plays

Press and hold to set answer

delay setting, page 33.

Ans On/Off

< Skip

page 27.

alert on/off.

Stop

page 27.

and time,

page 10.

page 28.

Skip>

next message,

page 27.

Del

page 27.

page 34.

Deletes messages,

Press to announce

your security code,

Message indicator

On = Answering
machine on

Flashes = Answering
machine messages stored

Charging indicator

On = Handset charging

Find handset/Page

Press to find/page
handset(s),
page 51.

Also used when
registering handsets,

page 50.

Outgoing message
(OGM)

Press to check or set
the current OGM,

page 30.

Vol + –

Adjusts the
loudspeaker volume,

page 27.

Play

Press to play back
new messages, or
press and hold to play
all messages.

page 27.

Power/In use indicator

On = Power on

Flashes = During a call,
when the phone rings
and when registering
handsets

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Navigating the menus

Your BT Freestyle 650 handset has a menu system to
guide you through the handset and base options. Refer
to the menu map below for the available options.

When the handset is displaying the idle screen:

1. Press to open the main menu.

2. Use and to scroll through the menu list.

3. When the menu item you want is displayed, press
to select and view the sub-menus available.

Menu map

15Getting to know your phone

Press to exit a menu.

Keep pressing to return to
the idle screen at any time.

PLAY
MESSAGE

NEW MSG

ALL MSG

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PHONEBOOK

ADD ENTRY

MODIFY
ENTRY

DELETE
ENTRY

TAM SETTINGS

ANS ON/OFF

ANS MODE

MEMO REC

OGM SETTING

DAY SETTING

ANS DELA

REMOTE CODE

Y

SETUP

BASE VOLUME

ODY

BASE MEL

DEL HANDSET

PIN CODE

DIAL MODE

AULT

DEF

HANDSET

BEEP

INT RING V

EXT RING VOL

INT MELODY

EXT MELODY

AUTO ANSWER

NAME

LANGUAGE

KEY LOCK?

OL

DATE – TIME

DATE SET

OCK SET

CL

ALARM SET

REGISTER

SELECT BASE

ASE

REG B

EXT

INT

EXT

INT

16

Using the phone

Switching the handset power on/off

Press and hold the button.

Make an external call

When you make a call, the In Use
light on the handset comes on and
the In Use light on the base
flashes.

Dialling numbers quickly

Numbers can also be dialled in
Handsfree mode (page 17), using
the phonebook (page 20), and
from the calls list (page 22).

1. Press and listen for the dial tone, then dial the
number.

The display shows the icon.

Preparatory dialling

1. Enter the number first. If you make a mistake, press
to delete the last digit.

2. Press to dial.

End a call

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

When you receive a call, the In Use
lights on the handset and on the
base flash.

Auto-answer

If you have switched auto-answer
off (see page 43) then you will need
to press after lifting the
handset to take the call.

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Receiving calls

The base and handset will ring when receiving a call, the

CALL

icon flashes and

is displayed.

1. Press to answer the call or, if the handset is on the
base, simply lift it and speak.

If you have subscribed to your network’s Caller Display

EXT

INT

service, the caller’s number, or name (if an exact
name/number match is found in the phonebook) will also
be displayed,

See page 22 for more information.

Call timer

Your handset automatically times the duration of all
calls, showing the time on the display during your call
and for a few seconds after it has finished.

Handsfree calling

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

1. Press listen for the dial tone then dial the number.

The display shows the and then the icons.

At any time during the call, to toggle between handsfree
mode and normal mode (using the handset), press .

17Using the phone

The button is located on the left
side of the handset rather than on
the actual keypad.

To end a handsfree call, press .

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18 Using the phone

The earpiece volume will remain at
the level set for all calls until
changed.

The default setting is 3.

Earpiece volume

There are 5 volume levels to select from. The default is

3. You can only adjust the earpiece volume

during a call.

1. Press to increase or to decrease the earpiece
volume. The display shows the set volume, e.g.

VOLUME 2

.

EAR

Handset ringer volume

There are 5 volume levels to select from, or you can set
the volume to off.

While the phone is ringing:

1. Press to increase or to decrease the ringer
volume. The display shows the set volume.

Secrecy

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

MUTE

1. During your call, press .

is displayed and your

caller cannot hear you.

2. Press

again to resume your call.

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Redial

Your handset automatically saves the last 10 numbers
you dialled into a redial list.

1. Press . Then scroll or to the number you
want to redial.

2. Press to dial the number.

Last number redial

1. Lift the handset and press .

2. Press . The last number called is redialled.

Delete a redial number

With the name or number you want to delete displayed:

1. Press .

DELETE?

2. Press to confirm.

Delete the redial list

With any number from the redial list displayed:

1. Press

and hold .

2. Press to confirm.

is displayed.

DELETE ALL?

is displayed.

Each redial number can be up to a
maximum of 32 digits long.

Only the last 12 digits of the
number will be displayed. The
icon will be displayed if there are
more digits to view.

If there are no numbers saved in the
redial list EMPTY will be displayed.

If a name/number match is found in
the phonebook the name will be
displayed instead of the number.
Press to toggle between the
name and number.

Press to exit a menu.

Keep pressing to return to
the idle display at any time.

19Using the phone

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Phonebook

The icon is displayed while you
view the phonebook.

If you have Caller Display enabled
on your line and your caller’s details
are matched to an entry in the
phonebook then your handset will
ring with the melody selected for
that caller.

Using the phonebook with
additional handsets

If you are using more than one
handset, each handset has a
separate phonebook, so you can
store 50 entries per handset.

Deleting characters/digits

If you make a mistake, press .

Cancel storing

Press once to return to

ADD ENTRY

.

Press repeatedly to exit.

Entering names

Type the letters shown on the
number buttons by pressing the
corresponding digit. For example,
to enter the name TOM:

Press for T.

Press three times for O.

Press for M.

Press to enter a space.

The maximum length for names is
12 characters.

Store a phonebook entry

You can use the phonebook to store up to 50 names and
numbers for easy dialling. Each number can be up to 24
digits and each name up to 12 characters long.

1. Press , then scroll to

2. Display shows

ADD ENTRY

. Press to display

3. Enter a name using the keypad
press .

NUMBER?

is displayed.

PHONEBOOK

(see notes on left), then

and press .

NAME?

4. Enter the telephone number, then press .
You cannot store a name without a number.

5. Select a ringer melody (1 to 10) using or , then
press . You hear a confirmation beep.

6. Repeat steps 2 to 5 to add more entries, or keep
pressing to return to the idle display.

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 or .

3. Press to dial the number.

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If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 605 8047 or email [e-mail]