BT IN TOUCH 2000 User Manual

SOME FEATURES

OF THIS PHONE REQUIRE

SUBSCRIPTION TO A CALLER

NETWORK PROVIDER.

DISPLAY SERVICE FROM YOUR

A QUARTERLY FEE IS PAYABLE.

User Guide

BT IN TOUCH 2000

Handsfree

Redial

Store

Secrecy

Dial

Calls

Directory

BT In Touch 2000

At a glance

Calls button*

Use to access the Calls List (the list of

numbers that have called you).

Handset hook

When the phone has been wall-

mounted, it keeps the handset in place.

Pendant receiver aerial

Aerial receives the Pendant signal to remotely

activate the emergency sequence or automatically

answer an incoming call in handsfree.

Use to store phone numbers in the

Store button

Quickdial memories and directory.

When in handsfree, your caller’s voice

will be heard through the speaker.

Redial button

Press to redial the last number dialled.

Ringer volume and ringer tone

switches (underside)

Use to adjust the volume and tone

of the ringer.

* Subscription to a Caller Display network service is required to use this feature.

Speaker

Handsfree button

Allows you to use the phone without lifting

the handset.

Cancel

Secrecy

Setup

Announce

Handset park (for wall-mount use only)

When you leave the phone during a conversation, you can place the handset on here.

Display

Displays time and date, call information and User prompts.

Dial button

Press to dial a number shown in the display.

Directory button

Use to access numbers stored in the directory.

Cancel button

Used to delete entries in the Directory and Calls List and used to cancel the emergency

sequence if activated.

Secrecy button

Held down, this button allows you to speak to someone in the same room without the

person on the other end of the line hearing your conversation.

Recall button

Use with some BT Calling Features and for transferring calls on cer tain switchboards.

Announce button (under Quickdial memory label)

Use to listen to messages and to record your own personal message (via the handset).

3 Quickdial memories

Three Quickdial buttons that can be assigned to be used as emergency numbers.

Setup button (under Quickdial memory label)

To check and change optional features on your phone.

Emergency button

Press in an emergency to start the emergency sequence.

Quickdial memory label

For keeping a record

of your Quickdial

numbers.

Microphone

Use in ‘handsfree’ conversation.

Volume button

Use to adjust the handsfree (loudspeaker) volume. Also use it to move the cursor left and right when editing names and numbers.

In this guide

At a glance 1

Introduction 3

Unpacking 3 For your records 3

Safety 4

Setting up your phone 5

Using the telephone 9

Making and receiving calls 9 Using handsfree 9 Redial 10 Calls button and Calls List 10 Using the R (recall) button 12 Secrecy 12

Quickdial and Directory 13

Directory 14 To use your Cancel button 15

Desk and wall-mounted phone positions 16

Raised 16 Wall-mounted 17

The called number can now speak to the caller 19

What to do next 19 Entering your emergency contacts 20 Changing Quickdial memory numbers 22 Emergency announcements 22 Status announcements 23 Warning alerts 23

Using the BT In Touch 2000 in an emergency 24

Starting an emergency call 24 What the caller will hear during

an emergency call 24 Cancelling an emergency call

at the BT In Touch 2000 25 Someone else is using the telephone line

in the caller’s home in the event of an emergency 25

Optional settings of the BT In Touch 2000 25 Returning your BT In Touch 2000 to

its factory settings 27 Registering your BT In Touch Pendant 28

Maintenance 31

Additional features available on your BT In Touch 2000 19

Using the Emergecy button 19 If the called number is engaged 19

Help and advice 32

Technical specification 33

Index 34

Introduction

You can expect your BT In Touch 2000 to provide many years of quality service. Please read the instructions carefully before use and keep this user guide for future reference.

For your records

Date of purchase:

Place of purchase:

Serial number:

Purchase price:

For warranty purposes, proof of purchase is required, so please keep your receipt.

Unpacking your BT In Touch 2000

Check that your BT In Touch 2000 is complete. If anything is missing, please contact your place of purchase immediately.

BT In Touch 2000

1 base stand for wall mounting or raised mounting

1 mains adaptor

6 x AA batteries

Wall plugs and screws

Safety information

Use the power adaptor and the batteries supplied. Spare batteries and power adaptors are available from the Helpline on 0845 6011 406. The power adaptor item code is: 870629.

We advise against placing these products on antique, veneered or wooden surfaces as damage may occur.

Do not use the BT In Touch 2000 in damp, humid conditions such as bathrooms.

Do not expose the BT In Touch 2000 or related equipment to fire or water.

Do not use the BT In Touch 2000 in places where there are explosive hazards.

Setting up your phone

Please follow all the steps in the order shown

1 Plan where you will put your

BT In Touch 2000 Phone

The phone should be within 2 metres of a phone socket.

Warning

Your BT In Touch 2000 is only designed to operate in a normal domestic environment.

Install the batteries

You must fit the batteries supplied before you attach the base stand for either raised or wallmounting positions.

Warning

Before installing (or replacing) the batteries, the phone must be disconnected and the mains power.

Open the battery cover on the underside of your BT In Touch 2000. Insert the 6 x AA Alkaline batteries.

Please note

The BT In Touch phone has 3 voice prompts to indicate that mains power or the telephone line has been disconnected or that the battery power is low. These are: “Telephone line disconnected”, “No mains power” or “Please change batteries”.

You may hear these voice prompts when first setting up your phone. This is perfectly normal and shows the phone’s warning alerts are working.

Connect the telephone line cord

from the phone line

Connect the line cord to your phone socket.

4 Select ringer volume

RINGER

VOLUME

LOW

OFF

The ringer volume switch is on the underside of your phone.

Set the volume of the ringer to High, Low or Off.

This should be done before you attach the base stand for either raised or wall-mounted positions.

5 Select ringer tone

RINGER

R1 R2 R3

6 Connect the power cable

Plug the power cable into the socket on the underside of your BT In Touch 2000 as shown. The cable needs to be pressed in to its channel to keep it out of the way. The way you do this will depend on how you have positioned your phone (with or without the base stand, wall-mounted or not). See ‘Desk and wall-mounted phone positions’ on page 16.

The ringer tone switch is on the underside of your phone.

This switch allows you to select the pitch required for the ringer.

R1: for a low-pitched tone R2: for a medium-pitched tone R3: for a high-pitched tone

This should be done before you attach the base stand for raised or wall-mounted positions.

7 Positioning your BT In Touch 2000

Your BT In Touch 2000 Phone can be positioned in 3 different ways:

Please note

Make sure you test your phone before you finally fix it in position.

8 Setting time and date

(with Caller Display)

If you have already subscribed to a Caller Display network service, the time and date on the display will be set automatically when the first incoming phone call is received. For more information about BT Calling Features, call BT on Freefone 0800 800 150.

• Flat on a table or desk.

• Raised position on a table or desk using the base stand.

• Wall-mounted using the base stand.

9 Setting time and date (manually)

If you have not subscribed to a Caller Display service, you can set the time and date manually.

To set the time and date manually

Your BT In Touch 2000 uses the 12-hour clock.

Lift the label surrounding the Quickdial memory buttons to reveal the Setup button.

Setup

Lift label

See ‘Desk and wall-mounted phone positions’ on page 16.

Setup

Press the Setup button.

Enter 5 then 0 using the keypad. The display shows: (the hour flashes)

12:00 AM 01 JAN

Enter the hour using the keypad.

Setup

Press the Setup button (minutes flash).

Enter the minutes using the keypad.

Setup

Press the Setup button (

AM/PM

flashes).

Press the

button to set AM.

✱

Press the

Setup

Press the Setup button (month flashes).

Press the -/+ on the Volume button to

button to set PM.

select the month.

Setup

Press the Setup button (day flashes).

Enter the day using the keypad.

Setup

Press the Setup button to confirm the setting.

Using the telephone

Handsfree

Making and receiving calls

To make a call

Lift the handset and listen for a dialling tone.

Dial the number you require.

To end the call, replace the handset.

To dial a Quickdial memory number

Lift the handset, or press the Handsfree button.

Press the required Quickdial memor y button, for example M1, M2 or M3.

The number stored on that Quickdial memory button is dialled.

To receive a call

When the phone rings, either:

Pick up the handset and speak.

Press the Handsfree button.

Using handsfree

The handsfree feature allows you to use the phone without picking up the handset, giving you more freedom while you are speaking on the phone. You can hear the caller’s voice through the built-in speaker.

You can adjust the speaker volume with the handsfree speaker volume control on the front of the phone.

To adjust the speaker volume

Handsfree

Redial

Press – to reduce the volume.

Press + to increase the volume.

To make a handsfree call

Handsfree

Press the Handsfree button.

The handsfree light comes on and you can hear the dialling tone.

Dial the number you require.

Redial

To redial the last number dialled

Lift the handset or press the Handsfree button.

Press the Redial button.

The phone will automatically dial the last number dialled.

Calls button and Calls List

Now speak to your caller through the microphone.

You can lift the handset at any time during the conversation.

Handsfree

To end your call, either replace the handset (if lifted) or simply press the Handsfree button.

To answer a call in handsfree

Handsfree

When the phone rings, press the Handsfree button and speak.

For your BT In Touch 2000 to function fully you should subscribe to your network’s Caller Display service. A quarterly fee is usually payable.

Your BT In Touch 2000 can store up to 30 incoming numbers with the time and date of each call. If you have stored the name of the person in the Directory, then the name will be displayed, rather than the number. Your calls will be listed in date/time order. When a new call has been received, the red incoming call indicator light will flash to let you know.

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