BT FREESTYLE 75 User Manual

Userfriendly Guide

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This equipment is not designed for making emergency telephone

calls when the power fails. Alternative arrangements should be

made for access to emergency services.

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Cordless Telephone

Lift flap

Talk

Press to get a dialling
tone and to end a call

See page 8

Channel

Enables you to change
the channel if there is
interfer ence on your call

See page 9

Quickdial

Allows you to store and
dial up to 10 numbers in
the memor y

See page 9

At a glance

Aerial

Does not extend

In Use/Batt Low light

Comes on when the
handset is in use or, if the
handset is on standby, to
indicate the batter y
needs recharging

See pages 7 & 8

Secrecy

When pressed it stops the
caller from hearing you.

See page 9

Pause

Inserts a pause when
dialling a number

See page 10

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Redial

Redials the last number
called

See page 8

Battery compartment
cover (on back)

Slide the cover open to
replace the rechargeable
batter y pack

See page 13

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Battery charging
contacts

Place handset face down
on the base to charge
the batteries

Recall

For use with some
BT Select Ser vices and
when connected to a
switchboard

See page 11

Telephone
line cord
socket

See page 6

Quickdial
reference label

Lists the names of
up to 10 numbers
stored in the
quickdial memor y

See page 10

Power light

Stays on when the
mains power is on

See page 6

Page

Lets you page the
handset (also
useful in finding a
misplaced handset)

See page 11

Mains power

LINE

12V AC

socket

See page 6

Handset clip

Holds the handset
in place when wall
mounted

In Use light

Flashes when the
phone is in use

See page 8

Charging light

Comes on when
the handset battery
is being charged

See page 6

Base unit aerial

Extend fully for
best reception

See page 7

Battery charging
contacts

In this guide

At a glance 2

Introduction 4

Using your Freestyle 75 8

Help 12

Technical information 14

Wall-mounting 17

Index 19

Hints and tips

boxes

In this user guide, we’ve
included helpful tips and
useful notes.

3

Introduction

Your Freestyle 75 is designed for ease
of use and made to the high standards
set by BT

Thank you for
making the right
choice.

You can expect
your Freestyle 75 to
provide many years
of quality ser vice.

Please read
the instructions
carefully before
use and keep this
User Guide for
future reference.

Emergency calls

The emergency services
can be contacted by
dialling 999 or 112.

If your Freestyle 75
is connected to a
switchboard or PBX,
you might have to
dial another number
before 999 or 112
in order to get an
outside line.

The Freestyle 75 is
mains powered.

Warning

In the event of a mains
power failure you will
not be able to make or
receive calls from your
Freestyle 75.

Cer tain situations
may prevent you from
being able to make
calls from the cordless
handset:

If there is severe radio
inter ference from
sources such as other
cordless phones, radio
station transmitters,
CB radios and so on.

If the handset
batteries fail.

If there is a power cut.

For your records

Date of purchase:

Place of purchase:

Serial number:

(on the underside of the
base unit)

Purchase price:

(for warranty purposes,
proof of purchase is
required, so please keep
your receipt)

Customer Helpline

If you have problems with
your phone, call the
Freestyle 75 Helpline
Service, on Lo-call 08457
585 589.

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Setting up

your Freestyle 75

IMPORTANT

Check that your Freestyle 75

is complete. When you unpack

you should have:

Freestyle 75 handset
Freestyle 75 base unit
telephone line cord

✓

Situating your

Freestyle 75

Situate your Freestyle
75 close enough to a
telephone socket and
a mains power supply
socket so that the
cables will reach.

You need enough
room above the base
unit for the aerial to be
fully extended.

Mains power lead
with attached
13 amp plug

✓

Wall-mounting bracket, two screws
and wall plugs for wall­mounting

✓

Do not cover or
enclose the machine;
allow a free flow of air
to its sur faces.

For the best operating
conditions, tr y to place
the base unit away
from large metal
objects and other
electrical appliances
such as cookers,
radiators and garage
doors. These may
cause inter ference and
reduce the quality of
your calls.

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To wall-mount your
Freestyle 75, use the
wall-mounting bracket,
screws and wall plugs
provided. See page 17.

Check your

telephone wall socket

If you do not have a
modern-style socket,
call Freefone

0800 800 150

and ask for a BT
engineer to come and
fit the correct socket.

This is a chargeable
ser vice.

Plug the mains

power cord into the

base unit

To prevent the
cable being pulled out

by accident, route it
through the channel
on the underside of
the base.

Plug the 3-pin

adaptor into the mains

power socket and

switch on

The base unit red
power light comes on.

Warning

Do not try to use any
power adaptor except the
one provided - item code
871605 - otherwise you
may permanently damage
your Freestyle 75 and
this will invalidate the
warranty.

Charge the handset

batteries for at least

12 hours

When you first connect
your Freestyle 75, the
rechargeable batteries
in the handset need
charging for 12 hours.

Place the handset
on the base unit face
down, ensuring the
contacts are touching.
The

CHARGING light

on the base unit
comes on.

As a rule, placing
the handset on the
base unit overnight
will keep the batteries
fully charged for all
normal use.

Battery care

Batteries cannot be
overcharged. However,
leaving the handset on the
base unit all the time can
deteriorate rechargeable
batteries. To get the longest
possible life from your
batteries, take the handset
of f the base for a few hours
each day.

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Battery charging

When fully charged
and in good condition,
the handset batteries will
provide up to 7 hours
continuous talk time or
72 hours standby.

If the batteries are
running low, the

Low light will flash.

If you are making a
call and the batteries are
running low, the handset
will beep approximately
every 7 seconds. We
recommend you finish
your call and recharge the
batteries.

Battery

Fully extend the

telescopic aerial on

the base unit

Extend the base unit
telescopic aerial on
your Freestyle 75 (as
shown below) to
ensure the best
possible signal and
reception.

Your Freestyle 75
is now ready for
making and
receiving calls.

Plug your

Freestyle 75 into the

phone socket

Electrical storm

warning

There is a slight chance
that your Freestyle 75
could be damaged by an
electrical storm.
We recommend you
unplug the machine from
the telephone socket
during storms.

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Using your
Freestyle 75

Making and

receiving calls

The handset range is
up to 200 metres from
the base unit in ideal
conditions.

If you star t to go out
of range while using
the phone, you will
hear warning beeps.

If you do not come
back in range, your
call will be cut of f.

To make a call

The handset
light comes on.

The base unit In Use
light flashes.

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Listen for a dialling
tone, then dial the
number.

To end a call

Press the TALK
button

or

Replace the handset
on the base unit.

IN USE

To receive a call

When the phone rings:

If your handset is on
the base unit, simply
pick it up to answer
the call.

or

If your handset is
of f the base, press
the TALK button to
answer the call.

To redial the last

number

Lift the handset of f
the base

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Press the TALK
button.

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A long beep indicates
your phone is ready to
make or receive the next
call.

You can redial a
number of up to 31
digits long.

Press the

1

TALK button.

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When you hear the
dialling tone, press
the REDIAL button.

If you go out

of range

Using the Quickdial

memory to store and

dial numbers

The last number you
called is redialled.

To ensure the best

sound quality

Your Freestyle 75
automatically scans
available radio
channels between the
handset and base for
the best quality signal.
However, if you hear
noise or inter ference
during your call:

Press the CHANNEL
button.

Your Freestyle 75 will
select a new channel
and confirm this with
a beep.

Your Freestyle 75 has
a range of 200 metres
under ideal conditions.

However, if you go
out of range during a
call, you will hear a
series of beeps. Move
closer to the base to
re-establish the signal.

Using Secrecy

You can prevent your
caller from hearing
you while you talk to
someone else close by.

Press and hold down
the SECRECY button.

While you are holding
down the button, your
caller cannot hear you.

Your Freestyle 75
handset can store up
to ten separate phone
numbers, each up to
23 digits long.
You can then dial each
number by pressing
just two buttons.

To store a number

in the Quickdial

memory

1

Press the QUICKDIAL
button.

You hear a beep.

2

Press one of the

0-9 buttons on the

keypad to set the
location code under
which your phone
number will be stored.

Release the SECRECY
button to continue the

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call.

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Dial the phone number
you want to store.

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Press the QUICKDIAL

4

button.

To insert a

pause when storing

numbers

To change a stored

number

You hear a confirm­ation beep and the
number is stored.

If you pause for more
than 10 seconds between
button presses, you will
hear a series of beeps and
your Freestyle 75 will
return to standby.

Repeat these steps
for any other numbers
you want to store,
using a dif ferent

0-9 location code for

each one.

Stored numbers
can include those for
switchboard and
network ser vices
that use the ✱ and #
buttons as well as the

PAUSE and RECALL

functions (see page 11).

Keep a note of your stored
numbers on the Quickdial
reference label on the base
unit.

With some switch­boards, after dialling
the access code you
may have to wait for a
moment while the
switchboard picks up
an outside line. To
account for this, you
can enter a pause
within a phone
number.

Follow the steps
shown in ‘To store a

number in the

Quickdial memory’.

When you reach the
appropriate place
within the number
where a pause is
required, press the

PAUSE button.

The PAUSE button
gives you a 4-second
pause when the
number is dialled.

Any existing number
stored in the memory
can be over written by
entering a new
number under the
same location code.
Simply follow the
steps shown in ‘To

store a number in the

Quickdial memory’.

Remember to update your
Quickdial reference label.

To dial a stored

number

Press the TALK

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button.

Press the QUICKDIAL

2

button.

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Press the 0-9 location

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code under which
the number you want
is stored. The number
is dialled automatically.

Did you know?

You can mix manual
and memory dialling as
required.
For example, you can dial
the area code 0181 380
from the memory and
then complete the number
manually.

To page the

handset from the

base unit

If you misplace the
handset, you can use

PAGE to find it again.

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Press the PAGE button
on the base unit.

dial tone. Press the

TALK button again to

return the handset to
standby.

Using the Recall

button

Recall allows you
to use a variety of
facilities when
connected to a
switchboard. It can
also be used with
cer tain BT Select
Ser vices. For mor e
information, contact
us on Freefone 0800

800 152

(business)

or 150 (residential).

The handset will beep
continuously. The In

Use

light on the base

flashes.

2

Stop the handset
beeping by pressing
the PAGE button again.
You can also stop it by
pressing the TALK
button on the handset.
The In Use light stays
on and you will hear a

If you are not
connected to BT,
contact your Network
Ser vice Pr ovider for
information on their
ser vices.

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Help

If you have any problems using
your Freestyle 75, try these common
solutions

No dialling tone

Check that the mains
power is on and the
base unit is plugged
in.

The handset batteries
may need recharging.

Is the line cord
plugged into the
telephone socket?

Make sure that the
base unit aerial is fully
extended.

You may be out of
range. Try moving
closer to the base.

Nothing happens

when you dial

Try the solutions
listed under ‘No
dialling tone’ above.

The handset

does not ring

Try the solutions
listed under ‘No
dialling tone’ above.

You may have too
many phones, fax
machines and/or
answering machines
plugged in which
might be overloading
the sockets.
(See ‘How may phones
can you have?’, page15.)

Noise or interference

on the handset

Make sure that the
base unit aerial is fully
extended.

You may be out of
range.

The base or handset
may be too close to
electrical equipment
or metal obstructions.

Occasionally,
overhead power lines
can also cause
inter ference if you
are using the handset
outside.

In the unlikely event
of your Freestyle 75
picking up conver­sations from other
cordless telephones,
change channels
using the CHANNEL
button.

Beeps from the

handset

A slow beep during a
telephone call means
the handset needs
recharging.

Have you just added
numbers to the
memor y? Beeps
confirm that numbers
have been stored.

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Are you out of range
of the base unit?
If you move back
within range, the
beeps will stop and
you can continue
your call.

The handset beeps
when placed back on
the base unit.

The handset may be
being paged from the
base unit.

Replacing the

handset battery

If the handset star ts
running out of power
ver y quickly after
charging, it means the
current battery pack
needs to be replaced.

2

Remove the old
batter y pack by
unplugging the small
white plug that connects
it to the handset.

Plug in the connector

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of the new batter y
pack and fit the pack
into the compar tment.

4

Close the batter y
compar tment cover.

5

Replace the handset
on the base unit and
charge for 12 hours.

the base and the
handset are clean.
If necessar y wipe
them with a dr y cloth.

Do not use spray or
abrasive cleaners as
damage to the internal
components or
polished sur faces
could result.

Need more help?

If you have problems with
your phone, call the
Freestyle 75 Helpline
Service on Lo-call 08457
585 589. Calls are
charged at local rates.

New battery packs
are available from BT
shops, or by calling the
Freestyle 75 help-line on

Lo-call 08457 585 589.

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Slide open the batter y
compar tment cover on
the back of the
handset.

The old battery pack must
be recycled or disposed of
responsibly.

Cleaning the

charging contacts

Wipe the casing clean
with a damp, not wet
cloth.

Check that the
charging contacts on

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Technical
information

Official approval

Your Freestyle 75 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
(party) lines.
As an extension to a
payphone.

This phone is designed for
UK use only. Using it abroad
may violate local radio laws.

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.

Call security

Your Freestyle 75 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.

be guaranteed. However,
the security coding
prevents unauthorised
use of your line.

In the unlikely event of
your Freestyle 75
picking up conversations
from other cordless
phones being used
nearby, try changing
channels using the

CHANNEL button on the

handset.

Transmission

frequencies

This cordless telephone
has been designed to
operate on radio
frequencies which have
been assigned to the
exclusive use of cordless
telephones. As the use of
cordless telephones
becomes more
widespread, the quality
of ser vice obtained from
this apparatus may
lessen.

Approval for use

The base unit is intended
for use when powered
from the 12V AC mains

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As this problem applies
equally to all similar
cordless phones
currently available in the
UK, call privacy cannot

Transmission frequencies
of available channels:

Channels Base Unit Tx Handset Tx

Freq./MHz Freq./MHz

1 31.0375 39.9375
2 31.0625 39.9625
3 31.0875 39.9875
4 31.1125 40.0125
5 31.1375 40.0375
6 31.1625 40.0625
7 31.1875 40.0875
8 31.2125 40.1125

How many phones

can you have?

(Ringer Equivalence

Number)

Although you may have
any number of sockets, it
is important to limit the
number of telephones
and other items of
apparatus connected to
the line by those
sockets, to ensure that
each telephone will ring.
Ever y telephone or item
of apparatus has a
Ringer Equivalence
Number (REN). In most
cases a standard line
should provide enough
current for 2 or more
telephones or items of
apparatus, if the RENs
add up to no more than 4.

Your Freestyle 75 has a
REN value of 1. Any
telephone provided by
BT may be assumed to
have a REN value of 1
unless other wise stated

on the base unit. Even
where the number of
telephones has been
limited, there is no
guarantee that differ ent
types of telephone on the
same line will ring.

Safety advice

Don’t use your Freestyle
75 in the open air during
thunderstorms. Unplug
it from the telephone
line and the mains
socket when there are
storms in your area.
Don’t use your Freestyle
75 outdoors in the rain,
or handle it with wet
hands.
Don’t install the base
unit near a sink, bath or
shower. Electrical
appliances can cause
serious injur y if used
when you are wet or
standing in water.
Don’t install the base
unit where the various
leads can be tripped over
or walked on. This may
cause injur y, or damage
to the leads and your
Freestyle 75.

Connection
information

Your Freestyle 75 may
be connected to public
networks in the United
Kingdom.
It may also be connected
to compatible switch-

boards. 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

Freefone 0800 800 152.

If you do not have a
compatible switchboard,
it cannot be guaranteed
that your Freestyle 75
will operate correctly
under all possible
conditions of connection.

Guarantee

BT guarantees Freestyle
75 for a year, provided
that:

The goods have only
been used for their
intended purpose, and
have not been subjected
to misuse, or been
wilfully or accidentally
damaged.
The goods have not been
tampered with or
repaired by anyone other
than BT, its staff or
agents.

If you are having
problems with your
Freestyle 75, read the
‘Help’ section on pages
12 to 13 of this user
guide.

If you are still having
problems you can
contact the BT product

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helpline on Lo-call 08457

585 589 where fully

trained staff can help you
from 9.00am to 5.30pm
Monday to Friday.

If the unit is faulty within
the guarantee period,
return it with proof of
purchase to your
supplier, for repair or
replacement.

If your Freestyle 75
needs repair outside the
guarantee period, take
the complete Freestyle
75 to any BT shop for
for war ding to the repair
department (ther e will
be a carriage charge for
this ser vice).

Alternatively you can call
the repair centre on

01672 564444 between

9.00am and 4.30pm,
Monday to Friday.

The terms of this
guarantee do not affect
your statutor y rights.

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Wall-mounting

Your Freestyle 75 can
be wall-mounted by
using the bracket
provided.

You can use the
bracket as a template
to mark where the
screws should go into
the wall.

Before you wall-mount
your Freestyle 75, check
that:

• the wall can support the
weight of the base unit
and handset;

• the position you choose
leaves enough space so
that the base unit (which
is larger than the
bracket) is clear of any
obstruction on the wall,
such as a shelf or
cupboard. Room should
be left so that the handset
can be placed on charge
without touching any
obstructions;

• the position leaves
enough space for the
aerial to be extended
when wall-mounted.

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

Drill 2 holes for the

1

screws and inser t the
wall-plugs provided
(if required).

WALL PLUG SCREW

WALL

Drive the screws into

2

the wall, leaving about
5mm free on which to
mount the bracket.

Hook the bracket over

3

the screw heads to
check if it fits correctly,
then remove again.

Make sure that the

4

power supply and the
telephone cables are
connected to the base
unit, then fit the
cables into the

28mm

channels on the
bottom of the base
unit.

5

Clip the bracket onto
the base unit as
shown on the next
page.

6

Hook the bracket with
the phone attached
over the screw heads.

Attach the bracket by
hooking it over the
screws protr uding
from the wall.

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1

Index

At a glance 2

Introduction 4

Emergency calls 4
For your records 4

Setting up 5

Aerial 7
Batter y care 6
Charging handset

batter y
Charging light 6
Power adaptor 6
Power light 6
Situating your

Freestyle 75
Telephone wall socket 6

6, 7

Quickdial memor y 9

Changing stored
numbers

Dialling stored
numbers

10

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Transmission
frequencies

Switchboards 15

14

Wall-mounting 17

Storing numbers 9
Range 9
Recall button 11
Receiving calls 8
Redialling last number 8
Secrecy button 9

Help 12

Cleaning your
Freestyle 75

Helpline number 13

5

Replacing the
handset batter y

13

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Using your
Freestyle 75

Channel button 9
Ending calls 8
Making calls 8
Paging the handset 11
Pause button 10

Technical

8

information

Call security 14
Guarantee 15
Ringer Equivalence

Number (REN)
Safety advice 15

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

Touchtone™is a registered trade mark of

British Telecommunications plc in the UK.
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CE compliant to 89/336/EEC
(EMC Directive) & 73/23/EEC
(Low Voltage Directive)

APPROVED for connection to

telecommunication systems specified
in the instructions for use subject to

the conditions set out in them