BT PARAGON450 User Manual
BT Paragon 450 – Edition 05 – 02.11.04 – 5995
User Guide
BT PARAGON 450
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Answering machine with up to 36 minutes digital recording time.
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Play back messages privately over the handset or listen on the
loudspeaker.
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Record memo messages for other users.
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50 Name and number phonebook.
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Three one-touch buttons for easy dialling of your most important
numbers.
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VIP ringing helps you identify important callers.
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Caller Display lets you see who is calling and helps keep track of
unanswered calls. (Subscription to a Caller Display Service required.
A quarterly fee is payable.)
Welcome…
to your BT Paragon 450 corded telephone
and answering machine
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This User Guide provides you with all the
information you need to get the most from
your phone.
You must first set up your machine before you
can use it. This doesn’t take long and is easy
to do. Just follow the simple instructions on
the next few pages.
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Need help?
If you have any problems setting up or using your BT Paragon 450,
contact the Helpline on 0870 240 1051.
Alternatively, you may find the answer in ‘Help’ at the back of this
guide.
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Hearing aid?
Your BT Paragon 450 has an inductive coupler in its handset, to
improve the sound quality for people using hearing aids.
Got everything?
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BT Paragon 450 telephone
answering machine
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Handset and cord
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Mains power adaptor
and cord
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Telephone line cord
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Wall mounting plugs and
screws
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Stand - for desk mounting
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Getting started
Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Getting to know your phone
Base buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Display icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Navigating the menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Menu map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using your phone
Headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Making calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Preparatory dialling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Ending calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Call timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Receiving calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Adjust volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Secrecy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Redial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Two-way recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
M1-M3 one-touch buttons
Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Phonebook
Entering names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Writing tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Set VIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Delete entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Delete all entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Caller Display
Caller Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Calls list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
New calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Delete entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Delete entire list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Services
Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Add . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Accept a Call Waiting call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Call Divert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Answering machine
Switch on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Loudspeaker volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Message indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Outgoing messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Answer and Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Answer only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Select outgoing message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Male or Female voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Record outgoing message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Memo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Message playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Delete all messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Memory full . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Answer delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Call screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
VIP ringing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Switch VIP on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Applying VIP status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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Remote access
Change security code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using your answering machine via
remote access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Operating the answering machine
from another phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Additional settings
Ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Ringer melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Helpline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
General information
Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Returning your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
How many telephones can you have? . . . . . . . . . . 40
Connecting to a switchboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Access code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Recall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Dialling mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Wall mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Getting started
WARNING
Do not place your BT Paragon 450 in the
bathroom or other humid areas.
Setting up
Insert back-up battery (optional)
We recommend fitting an LR61 alkaline battery. If the mains power
fails, this will provide up to 10 hours back-up and ensure your messages
are saved (provided you are using a good quality battery).
Make sure your BT Paragon 450 is not connected to the telephone line.
1. Lift the battery compartment cover. Insert one LR61 battery (not
supplied).
The battery compartment cover must be fully closed for the battery to work.
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Battery low warning
Displayed when the battery power
is low.
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Connect handset cord to base
1. Plug the handset cord into the socket marked HANDSET on the
underside of the base.
Connect the telephone line cord
1. Plug the telephone cord into the socket marked LINE on the underside
of the base. Then plug the other end into the telephone wall socket.
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HANDSET
LINE
9V DC
T
TB
HEADSET
If you plan to use the phone on a table or
similar flat surface, route the line cord as
shown.
If you plan to wall-mount the phone, route
the cords in the opposite direction.
HANDSET
LINE
9V DC
T
TB
HEADSET
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Check the dial mode setting
1. The switch on the underside of your BT Paragon 450 should be set to TB
for tone dialling. P is for Pulse dialling which may be required if you are
connected to certain types of switchboard. See page 40-41.
Connect the power cord to the phone
1. Plug the power supply into a mains socket which is near the product and
is easily accessible and switch on.
Your BT Paragon 450 will start up automatically. The screen displays
INITIALISING
. When ready, the display shows the time and number of
messages.
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HANDSET
LINE
9V DC
T
TB
HEADSET
MODE
P
T
TB
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Helpline
If you have any difficulties setting up your
BT Paragon 450, please call the BT Paragon
Helpline on 0870 240 1051.
Fit the stand for desk mounting
If you use your BT Paragon 450 as a desk phone, fit the stand onto the
base. Route the cables through the channel to ensure the stand fits
properly.
Hold the stand as shown, making sure the two arrows are facing each
other.
Lower the stand so that the two lugs slot into the holes on the base.
Push and squeeze until the stand clicks into place.
To wall mount your BT Paragon 450, see page 42.
Your BT Paragon 450 is now ready for use and the answering
machine is switched ON.
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Date and time
Providing you have subscribed to your
network’s Caller Display service, the date,
day and time are set automatically when you
receive your first call.
You can also set the date and time manually,
see page 35.
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Secrecy
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Redial
S
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Menu
Memo
Vol
Del
Getting to know your phone
Base buttons
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Menu
Opens the main menu, page 13.
Memo
Record a memo message on the answer machine, page 29.
Vol
Adjust the earpiece and loudspeaker volume.
Handset wall mount clip
If wall mounting the phone, rotate the clip 180º so that the handset
does not fall, page 42.
Stop/Answer On/Off
Switches answering machine on and off, page 27.
Stops message playback.
Delete
Delete characters and answering machine messages page 30.
Secrecy
During a call, press to mute your voice so you can talk to someone close
by without your caller hearing, page 16.
Recall
For use when connected to a switchboard or BT Calling Features.
Redial
Redial the last 5 numbers called, page 17.
Also lets you enter a pause when storing numbers in
the memory, page 18.
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M
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Memory 1
Memory 2
Memory 3
Headset
Handsfree
Services
1
4
7
P
Q
R
S
G
H
I
2
5
8
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U
V
J
K
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A
B
C
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Handset park
When wall mounted, hang the handset here if you have to leave
the phone during a call.
Directory
Opens the 50 name and number directory menu, page 19.
Calls
Opens the Caller Display menu, page 23.
Services
Opens the network services menu, page 24.
Navigation buttons
Scroll through menu options.
Skip forward or backward through answering machine messages, page 30.
Play/Pause
Play and pause answering machine messages, page 30.
OK
Press to dial displayed phone numbers.
Select menu options displayed on screen.
M1-M3
Lets you dial a number by pressing one button, page 18.
Headset
Lets you take calls via a headset, page 15.
Handsfree
Lets you make and answer calls over the phone’s loudspeaker, page 15.
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Display
VIP
Indicates a VIP
caller is ringing.
Flashes when there are calls in
the Calls List to be viewed.
Repeat Call
Indicates the caller has
rung more than once.
Low Battery
Time
12 hour
format.
Ringer off
Date
Day/Month.
New Messages
Indicates you have had
new messages.
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Navigating the menu
Your BT Paragon 450 has a menu system which is easy to use. Each
menu button opens a list of options. Use and to scroll through
the lists and to select the option displayed.
To open the main menu, press .
To open the Directory menu, press .
To open the Calls menu, press .
To open the Services menu, press .
For example to adjust ringer volume:
1. Press . Press until the display shows
SETTINGS
, then press ,
the display shows
RINGER VOLUME
. Press to see the current setting.
2. Press or to adjust the volume and press to confirm
Exit or go back one level in the menu
If you make a mistake you can return to the previous menu heading by
pressing . Or press and hold to return to standby.
If no buttons are pressed for 20 seconds, the display reverts to standby.
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OK
Menu
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Calls
Menu
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OK
OK
MenuMenu
OK
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Menu map
button
Answer setting
Answer mode
Outgoing message
Answer delay
Security code
Settings
Ringer volume
Ringer melody
Access code
VIP On/Off
Contrast
Time settings
Set time
Set date
Set day
button
Add new entry
Edit entry
VIP
Delete entry
Delete all
button
Save number
Delete call
Delete all
Save number
Delete number
Delete all
button
BT Answer 1571
Residential directory
enquiries
Business directory
enquiries
Call divert
Call waiting
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Menu
Calls
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