BT Quartet 1500 User Manual

User Guide

BT STUDIO 1500

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Welcome…

to your BT Studio 1500 Digital Cordless Telephone Answering Machine

12 Minutes digital recording time with a capacity for up to 59 messages.

Access your messages from any other modern telephone.

Use Caller Display to see who is calling before you pick up the phone and keep track of incoming calls with the 30 number Calls list.

Use the phonebook to store and dial up to 30 of most frequently used phone numbers.

As a Digitally Enhanced Cordless Telephony (DECT) product, your BT Studio 1500 provides digital quality call clarity.

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This User Guide provides you with all the information you need to get the most from your phone.

Before you make your first call you will need to set up your phone. Follow the simple instructions in ‘Getting Started’, on the next few pages.

Need help?

If you have any problems setting up or using your BT Studio 1500 please contact the Helpline on 0870 605 8047.

Alternatively, you may find the answer in ‘Help’ at the back of this guide.

Got everything?

BT Studio 1500 handset

BT Studio 1500 base

2 x AAA NiMH rechargeable batteries

Mains power adaptor

Telephone line cord

If you have purchased a BT Studio 1500 multiple pack you will also have the following for each additional handset:

BT Studio 1500 charger

2 x AAA NiMH rechargeable batteries

Mains power adaptor

In this guide

Getting started

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Setting up the base and handset . . . . . 6

Getting to know your phone

Handset buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Sample screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Base buttons and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Navigating the menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Menu map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Using the phone

Switching the handset power on/off . . 14

Make an external call . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Preparatory dialling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

End a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Receiving calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Call timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Earpiece volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Handset ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Secrecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Last number redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Delete a redial number . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Delete the redial list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Phonebook

Store a phonebook entry . . . . . . . . . . 18

Character map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Dial a phonebook entry . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Delete a phonebook entry . . . . . . . . . 20

Edit a phonebook entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Caller Display and the calls list

View and dial a calls list entry . . . . . . . 23

Delete a calls list entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Delete all calls list entries . . . . . . . . . . 24

Copy a calls list entry to the

phonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Handset settings

To change the external ringer melody . 26 To change the external ringer volume . 27 To change the internal ringer melody . 27 To change the internal ringer volume . 28

Key beeps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Switch key beeps on/off . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Auto answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Selecting a language . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

To switch key lock on . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Quick key lock on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

To switch key lock off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Naming a handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Base settings

To change the base PIN code . . . . . . . 33

De-register a handset from the base . . 34

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To change the ringer melody . . . . . . . . 34

To change the ringer volume . . . . . . . . 35

Reset handset and base . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Reset if you have forgotten your

PIN code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using the answering machine

Switching the answering machine

on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Set day and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Play all messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Play new messages only . . . . . . . . . . .38

Outgoing messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Select and play outgoing message . . .40 Record your own outgoing message(s) 41

Delete your outgoing message(s) . . . .41

Adjust answer delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Change the security PIN . . . . . . . . . . .42

Record a memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Memory full . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Call screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Power failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Remote access

Switch on your answering machine

from another phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Operating your answering machine

from another phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Outgoing message menu . . . . . . . . . . .48

Using additional handsets

Registering a new GAP compatible handset to your BT Studio 1500 base . 50

Internal calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Receiving internal calls . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Paging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Transferring calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Using additional bases

Registering your BT Studio 1500

handset to another base . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Selecting a base to use . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

General information

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Returning your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

How many telephones can you have? . 64

R&TTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Declaration of Conformance . . . . . . . . 65

Switchboard compatibility . . . . . . . . . . 65

Switchboard external line

access code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

To insert a pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Recall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Dialling mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Temporary change to dialling mode . . . 67

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Getting started

WARNING

Do not place your BT Studio 1500 in the bathroom or other humid areas.

Handset range

The BT Studio 1500 has a range of 300 metres outdoors when there is a clear line of sight between the base and the handset. When there is no clear line of sight between the base and the handset, e.g. base indoors and handset either indoors or outdoors, the range could be reduced to 50 metres. Thick stone walls can severely affect the range.

Signal strength

The icon on your handset indicates when you are in range. When it flashes, you are out of range.

When you move out of range of the base, you will hear the out of range tone. This tone is repeated until you move back into range.

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The base station must be plugged into the mains power socket at all times.

Do not connect the telephone line until the handset is fully charged.

Which socket?

Power socket

Telephone line socket

If you have purchased a BT Studio 1500 multiple pack please follow instructions and

Location

You need to place your BT Studio 1500 close enough to a mains power and telephone socket so that the cables will reach.

The strength of the handset signal depends on where you site the base. Make sure it is at least 1 metre away from other electrical appliances to avoid interference.

Setting up the base and handset

1. Plug the power adaptor and telephone cable into the back of the base.

2. Plug the power adaptor into the mains wall socket and switch the power on. When connected correctly, the green Power light on the base comes on.

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3. Install the 2 x AAA rechargeable batteries supplied. Then slide the battery compartment cover into place.

With batteries installed the display will show:

STUDIO 1

The icon will flash while the handset searches for the base.

4. Place the handset in the base to charge, the red charging light comes on and the icon begins scrolling.

Talk/Standby time

In ideal conditions, the handset batteries should give about 10 hours talk time or 100 hours standby on a single charge. The base must remain plugged in to the mains and switched on at all times.

Note that new batteries do not reach full capacity until they have been in normal use for several days.

Battery symbols

– Battery fully charged

– Battery half charged

– Battery low

Battery low warning

If the battery charge becomes low during a call you will hear a warning beep every minute (provided the battery warning tone is set to on, see page 29). If the battery runs out you will be cut off. You will need to recharge the handset before using it again.

During charging, the (battery) icon will scroll in the display.

8 Getting started

Battery performance

To keep your batteries in the best condition, leave the handset off the base for a few hours at a time Running the batteries right down at least once a week will help them last as long as possible.

The charge capacity of rechargeable batteries will reduce with time as they wear out, giving the handset less talk/standby time. Eventually they will need to be replaced. New batteries are available from the BT Studio 1500 Helpline on 0870 605 8047.

After charging your handset for the first time, subsequent charging time is about 6–8 hours a day. Batteries and handset may become warm during charging. This is normal.

Handset numbers

Once registered with the base, each handset will display its handset number, , , ,

respectively.

When the handset has linked with the base the idle display will be shown:

STUDIO 1

You should charge the handset for at least 16 hours on first charge.

5. Once fully charged, plug the telephone line cord into the telephone wall socket.

BT Studio 1500 multiple pack owners only

Location

You need to place your BT Studio 1500 charger close enough to a mains power socket so that the cable will reach.

You will need to do the following for each additional handset:

Setting up the charger

1. Plug the power adaptor cable into the underside of the charger.

2. Plug the power adaptor into the mains wall socket and switch the power on.

3. Install the 2 x AAA rechargeable batteries supplied into the handset.

4. Place the handset in the charger and charge the handset for at least 16 hours. The red charger comes on.

Once the batteries are charged, the icon will flash in the handset display.

Once the handset registers with the base, the icon stops flashing.

Charging light on the

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Your BT Studio 1500 is ready for use.

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Getting to know your phone

Handset buttons

Opens the redial list, page 16.

ause when storing numbers,

Enters a P

page 18 & 66.

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Delete characters, page 18.

Delete redial numbers,

Delete calls list entries,

During a call, press to stop your

caller hearing you,

Press to make, receive and end calls,

Press and hold to switch key lock on,

Press any button then ✱ to switch off.

Switch the handset on/off, page 14.

switchboard/PBX

Power / R (Recall)

Used when connected to a

(page 65) and for

some BT Calling Features.

Redial/P

page 17.

page 23.

page 16.

Talk

page 14.

page 31.

In-use light

Comes on when you make/receive a call.

Select /Menu

Press to access and select menu options, page 13.

Calls list/Scroll/Volume

Opens the Calls list and lets you scroll through the entries, page 23. Also used to adjust the volume when on a call, page 15.

Cancel/Phonebook

Go back one level/exit the menu,

✱

page 13.

Press to dial a phonebook entry, page 20.

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Use to make an internal call, page 51. Or to transfer a call to an additional BT Studio 1500 handset, page 52.

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Getting to know your phone

Sample screen – These are where the handset icons will appear.

Phone/Person

Envelope

Phonebook

External call

Internal call

Indicates a call is in progress, page 14.

EXT

Flashes when you receive an external call. Stays on during the conversation,

INT

Flashes when you receive an internal call. Stays on during the internal conversation,

Flashes when you have new unanswered calls in the Calls list*. On when viewing the Calls list*,

When viewing the Calls list*, indicates an answered

page 23.

call,

When viewing the Calls list*, indicates an unanswered

page 23.

call,

* For these features to work you must subscribe to your Network Provider’s Caller Display and/or Call Waiting service.

page 14.

page 51.

page 22.

Displayed when you are dialling or storing numbers in the phonebook,

Displayed when you are using the menus, page 13.

Indicates when the battery is fully charged, page 7.

Flashes when the battery is low, page 7.

Indicates when the Key lock is on, page 31.

Steady when handset is in range of the base. Flashes when out of range of the base or not registered to the base.

Indicates hidden digits (when the displayed number is longer than 12 digits).

Key lock

Signal

page 18.

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Digital Clarity

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Base buttons and LEDs

Ans On/Off

Switches the answering machine on/off, page 37.

Use when selecting/recording your outgoing message, page 40.

Page

Press to page handset(s), page 51.

Also used when registering handsets, page 50.

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Adjusts the loudspeaker volume, page 39.

Power/In use indicator

On = Power on

Flashes = During a call

When the phone rings When registering handsets

Charging indicator

On = Handset charging

Skip

Replays current message and skips back to previous messages, page 38.

Use when recording a memo, page 43.

Play

Press to play back messages, page 38.

Stop

Stops playback and recording,

Use when setting/checking day

page 39.

and time, page 37.

Cancels message deletion, page 39.

Outgoing message

Skip

Plays next message, page 39.

Use to set the answer delay, page 42.

Del

Deletes messages, page 39.

Message indicator

Flashes when messages are stored.

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Navigating the menus

Your BT Studio 1500 handset has a menu system to guide you through the handset and base options. Refer to the menu map below for the available options.

When the handset is displaying the idle screen:

1. Press to open the main menu.

2. Use and to scroll through the menu list.

3. When the menu item you want is displayed, press to select and view the sub-menus available.

Menu map

PHONEBOOK

ADD ENTRY DELETE ENTRY MODIFY ENTRY

SET UP

BASE VOLUME BASE MELODY DEL HANDSET PIN CODE DIAL MODE DEFAULT

HANDSET

BEEP INT RING VOL EXT RING VOL INT MELODY EXT MELODY AUTO ANSWER NAME LANGUAGE KEY LOCK

SELECT BASE REG BASE

Press to exit a menu. Keep pressing to return to the idle screen at any time.

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Using the phone

Dialling numbers quickly

Numbers can also be dialled using the phonebook (page 20), and from the calls list (page 23).

If you subscribe to Caller Display and your Caller's details are available, then their number will be shown, or their name if their number is stored in the directory.

Auto-answer

If you have switched auto-answer off (see page 29) then you will need to press after lifting the handset to take the call.

Switching the handset power on/off

Press and hold the button.

Make an external call

1. Press listen for the dial tone then dial the number. The display shows the icons.

Preparatory dialling

1. Enter the number first. If you make a mistake, press to delete the last digit.

2. Press to dial.

End a call

1. Press or place the handset back on the base.

Receiving calls

The base and handset will ring, the icon flashes and

CALL

is displayed.

1. Press to answer the call or, if the handset is on the base, simply lift it and speak.

If you have subscribed to your network’s Caller Display

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service, the caller’s number, or name (if an exact name/number match is found in the phonebook) will also be displayed,

See page 23.

Call timer

Your handset automatically times the duration of all calls, showing the time on the display during your call and for a few seconds after it has finished.

Using the phone

Earpiece volume

There are 8 volume levels to select from. The default is 4. You can only adjust the earpiece volume

1. Press to increase or to decrease the earpiece volume. The display shows the set volume, e.g.

during a call.

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The earpiece volume will remain at the level set for all calls until changed.

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Using the phone

The default level is 3.

Each redial number can be up to a maximum of 32 digits long.

Only the last 12 digits of the number will be displayed.

If there are no numbers saved in the redial list displayed.

EMPTY

will be

Handset ringer volume

There are 3 volume levels to select from, or you can set the volume to off.

While the phone is ringing:

1. Press to increase or to decrease the ringer volume. The display shows the set volume.

Secrecy

During a call, you can talk to someone nearby without your caller hearing you.

MUTE

1. During your call, press .

is displayed and your

caller cannot hear you.

2. Press

again to resume your call.

Redial

Your handset automatically saves the last 5 numbers you dialled into a redial list.

1. Press .

2. Press or to scroll and display the number you want.

If a name/number match is found in the phonebook the

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name will be displayed instead of the number.

Press to toggle between the name and number.

3. Press to dial the number.

Last number redial

1. Lift the handset and press .

2. Press . The last number called is redialled.

Delete a redial number

With the name or number you want to delete displayed:

1. Press .

DELETE?

is displayed.

2. Press to confirm.

Delete the redial list

With any number from the redial list displayed.

1. Press

and hold .

DELETE ALL?

is displayed.

2. Press to confirm.

Using the phone 17

Press to exit a menu. Keep pressing to return to the idle display at any time.

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Phonebook

icon is displayed while you are

using the phonebook.

Using the phonebook with additional handsets

If you are using more than one handset, each handset has a separate phonebook, so you can store 30 entries per handset.

Deleting characters/digits

If you make a mistake, press .

Cancel storing

Press once to return to ADD ENTRY. Press repeatedly to exit.

Entering names:

For example, to enter the name Tom: Press 8 for T Press 6 three times for O. Press 6 for M. The maximum length for names is 12 characters. You cannot store a name without a number.

Inserting a Pause

You can insert a Pause in the dialling sequence. This can be useful if your phone is connected to an internal switchboard, see page 66.

Store a phonebook entry

You can use the phonebook to store up to 30 names and numbers for easy dialling. Each number can be up to 20 digits and each name up to 12 characters long.

1. Press to display

PHONE BOOK

2. Press to confirm.

3. Display shows

4. Display shows

ADD ENTRY

NAME?

character map, page 19)

5. Display shows

NUMBER?

, press .

Enter a name using the keypad (see

, then press .

Enter the telephone number,

then press .

6. Use or to select a ringer melody (

1 to 3), then

press . You hear a confirmation beep.

If you have Caller Display enabled on your line and your caller’s details are matched to an entry in the phonebook then your handset will ring with the melody selected.

Character map

Digit button

BLANK -

ABC

DE F

G H I

JKL

MN O

PQRS

TUV

WX Y Z

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Phonebook

Phonebook entries are listed alphabetically.

If the number has more than 12 digits, press again to display the remaining digits.

Dial a phonebook entry

1. Press .

2. Use or to scroll through the entries or enter the first letter of the name you want using the keypad, then scroll to the exact entry using or .

3. Press to dial the number.

Delete a phonebook entry

1. Press . Display shows

2. Press to confirm. Display shows

3. Press or to select

PHONE BOOK

ADD ENTRY

DELETE ENTRY

and press .

4. Press or to select the entry you want to delete.

5. Press to confirm.

CONFIRM?

is displayed.

6. Press to confirm. You will hear a confirmation beep.

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1. Press . Display shows PHONE BOOK.

2. Press .

3. Press or to select

MODIFY ENTRY

and press .

4. Scroll to the entry you want using or and press .

5. Use or to move through the name, and edit using

the keypad, then press .

6. Use to delete digits and enter new numbers using

the keypad, then press .

7. Select a ringer melody (

1 to 3) using or , then

press . You hear a confirmation beep.

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To delete digits

Press .

To change individual characters

Use or to move the cursor underneath the letter you want to change, then overtype the correct letter.

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