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User Guide
BT PARAGON 450
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to your BT Paragon 450 corded telephone and answering machine
nAnswering machine with up to 36 minutes digital recording time.
nPlay back messages privately over the handset or listen on the loudspeaker.
nRecord memo messages for other users.
n50 Name and number phonebook.
nThree one-touch buttons for easy dialling of your most important numbers.
nVIP ringing helps you identify important callers.
nCaller 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.)
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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.
nNeed 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.
nHearing aid?
Your BT Paragon 450 has an inductive coupler in its handset, to improve the sound quality for people using hearing aids.
Got everything?
nBT Paragon 450 telephone answering machine
nHandset and cord
nMains power adaptor and cord
nTelephone line cord
nWall mounting plugs and screws
nStand - for desk mounting
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4In this guide
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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6Getting started
WARNING
Do not place your BT Paragon 450 in the bathroom or other humid areas.
Battery low warning
Displayed when the battery power is low.
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).
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The battery compartment cover must be fully closed for the battery to work.
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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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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.
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8Getting started
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.
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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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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.
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.
Helpline
If you have any difficulties setting up your
BT Paragon 450, please call the BT Paragon
Helpline on 0870 240 1051.
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10 Getting to know your phone
Base buttons
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.
Menu
Memo
Vol
Stop
On Off
Secrecy
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Redial
De
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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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12Getting to know your phone
Display
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VIP |
Time |
Ringer off |
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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
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Exit or go back one level in the menu
If you make a mistake you can return to the previous menu heading by pressing Menu . Or press and hold Menu to return to standby.
If no buttons are pressed for 20 seconds, the display reverts to standby.
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14Getting to know your phone
Menu map
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Answer setting |
Add new entry |
Save number |
Save number |
BT Answer 1571 |
Answer mode |
Edit entry |
Delete call |
Delete number |
Residential directory |
Outgoing message |
VIP |
Delete all |
Delete all |
enquiries |
Answer delay |
Delete entry |
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Security code |
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