Technical information
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WARNING
The apparatus is only designed to be operated 
in a normal office or domestic environment 
where the relative humidity does not exceed 60%.
It should not be used in bathrooms or near water.
Approval for use
Your Freestyle 70 is tested and approved for 
connection to public networks, provided it is 
used in accordance with the guidelines in this 
user guide.
You may connect it:
• To direct exchange lines.
• To extensions with new plug and socket 
arrangements provided with these direct 
exchange lines.
• To compatible switchboards.
You may NOT connect it:
• To shared service (par ty) lines.
• As an extension to a payphone.
This phone is designed for UK use only. 
Using it abroad may violate local radio laws.
The base unit is intended for use when powered 
from the 9V mains adaptor supplied, which 
conforms to EN60950. Any other usage will 
invalidate the approval given to this apparatus if, 
as a result, it ceases to comply with EN60950.
Environment
Your Freestyle 70 should be kept free of dust, 
moisture, high temperature and vibration, and 
should not be exposed to direct sunlight. Do not 
stand it on carpets or other surfaces which 
generate fibres, or place it in locations which 
prevent the free flow of air over its surfaces.
All items of telephone equipment have a Ringer 
Equivalence Number (REN), which is used to 
calculate the number of items which may be 
connected to any one telephone line. Your 
Freestyle 70 has a REN of 1. A total REN of 4 is 
allowed. If the total REN of 4 is exceeded, the 
telephones may not ring. With different telephone 
types there is no guarantee of ringing, even when 
the REN is less than 4.
Your Freestyle 70 may be connected to 
compatible switchboards. If in doubt, your 
switchboard supplier or maintainer should be 
able to offer help. Advice on connection to BT 
switching systems can be obtained by dialling 
BT on 152.
If you do not have a compatible switchboard, it 
cannot be guaranteed that your Freestyle 70 will 
operate correctly under all possible conditions of 
connection.
Connecting to a switchboard
Your Freestyle 70 has its own digital security 
code that prevents other cordless phone owners 
from using your phone line. This ensures that 
you are charged only for calls using your phone. 
However, all approved cordless phones use radio 
signals to communicate between the base unit 
and cordless handset units. It is therefore 
possible that your conversations could be 
overheard by other people, on their cordless 
phones, or on radios that use the same radio 
frequencies.
As this problem applies equally to all similar 
cordless phones currently available in the UK, 
call privacy cannot be guaranteed. However, the 
security coding prevents unauthorised use of 
your line.
In the unlikely event of your Freestyle 70 
picking up conversations from other cordless 
phones being used nearby, try changing 
channels using the CHANNEL button on the 
handset.
Call security
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