BT RESPONSE 15 PLUS User Manual

User Guide

Digital Answering Machine

This product is intended for connection to analogue public switched telephone
networks and private switchboards in the United Kingdom.

Please open this page for an ‘at a glance’
guide to your Response 15 Plus.

Battery Low

Lights up if the
battery is not
installed or the
back-up battery
needs replacing.

Stop

Use to record and
check your
personal outgoing
message.

Stops message
playback,
recording of
memos and your
outgoing message.

Delete

Lets you delete
individual
messages or
all messages.
Also lets you set
and check the
day and time.

Volume

–

+

Adjusts the volume
of message
playback, OGM
and voice prompts.

Microphone

For recording
your outgoing
message
or memo.

Answer on off

Switches the
answering
machine on
and off. Also
lets you set
the number of
rings before
calls are
answered.



Skip

Skips backwards
through your
messages
during playback.

Skip



Skips forward
through your
messages
during playback.

Play

Lets you play
back messages.
Also lets you
record a memo
message.

Message Counter

Indicates when the
machine is on or
off, the number of
messages that have
been left or when
the memory is full.

At a glance

1

Note

On the underside of the unit you will find
a quick reference guide which you can
swing out, giving you instructions on some
of the products most useful features.

Answer

on/off

Skip

Play

Skip

2

18 minutes recording capacity

Offers the benefits of digital recording.

Message counter

Allows you to see if the machine is on or
off, how many messages have been left,
or when the memory is full.

8 step electronic volume control

Lets you set the loudspeaker volume for
message playback, outgoing message
and voice prompts.

Remote access

You can ring your Response 15 Plus
from another phone and switch it on or
operate it to play back your messages.

Time & day stamp

Announces the time and day each
message was received.

Answer delay

Allows you to set the number of rings
before calls are answered.

Time saver

You can set your Response 15 Plus
so that it will answer after 2 rings if
messages have been left. If there are
no new messages it will answer after 6
rings. During remote access this allows
you to hang up before your Response 15
Plus answers, therefore avoiding the
cost of a call.

Call screening

You can hear who’s calling you through
the loudspeaker and decide whether to
answer the call in person or let your
Response 15 Plus record a message.

Voice prompts

Helps you to follow instructions
more easily.

Key features

3

In this guide

At a glance 1

Key features 2

Introduction 4

Setting up 5

Safety instructions 7

Using your Response 15 Plus 8

Answer machine controls 8
Outgoing message (OGM) 9
Receiving messages 11
Call screening 13

Remote access 14

Your security code 14
Menu for remote access 15

Help 16

Guide to the display 18

General information 19

Guarantee 19
Technical information 20
Switchboard compatibility 20
Wall mounting template 21

Index 23

Please note

In this user guide we have included
helpful tips and useful notes. They are
shown in a white box like this.

4

For your records

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

Keep a reference of your Remote access
Security Code here:

See Using Remote access, page 14.

Date of purchase:

Place of purchase:

Serial number (on the underside of the unit):

Purchase price:

Introduction

Your Response 15 Plus has been designed for ease of use and made
to the high standards set by BT

You can expect your Response 15 Plus
to give you many years of trouble-free
service.

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

Unpacking your
Response 15 Plus

If anything is missing, please contact
your place of purchase immediately.

●

Response 15 Plus
digital answering
machine

●

Plug mounted,
13 amp mains
adaptor

●

Screws and
wall plugs for
wall mounting

Before inserting the back-up battery you
must ensure that your unit is connected
to the mains power.

BT recommends that you insert an
alkaline PP3 9V battery (not supplied) to
provide up to 6 hours back-up. This will
ensure messages are saved in the event
of power failure.

4 Insert the back-up battery

5

Plan the location of your
Response 15 Plus

Situate your Response 15 Plus close
enough to the phone and mains power
sockets so that both cables will reach.

Setting up

Follow these steps to set up your Response 15 Plus ready for use

If you do not have a modern phone
socket, call Freephone 0800 800 150
and ask for a BT engineer to come and
fit the correct socket. This is a
chargeable service.

TELEPHONE

USE ONLY APPROVED

9V DC ADAPTOR

1 Check your telephone

wall socket

2. Plug the mains power cord

into the back of the machine

The display will flash for 20 seconds.
It will then show the normal ‘no messages’
display. The display will flash slowly until
any button is pressed.

3 Plug the adaptor into

a mains power socket

6

Place the back-up battery in the
compartment on the underside of your
Response 15 Plus.

You will now be able to use your
telephone as normal.

Your Response 15 Plus is now ready
to use.

Use the template on page 21 to drill holes
in the wall. Leave a small gap between
the screw heads and the wall.

Place your Response 15 Plus over the
screw heads and slide down.

7 Wall mounting your

Response 15 Plus

6. You can now plug your

telephone into your
Response 15 Plus

Please note

Your Response 15 Plus battery low light,
located beside the display, indicates
back-up battery strength.

The LED will light up when the battery
is low. It also remains lit when no
back-up battery is inser ted.

TELEPHONE

USE ONLY APPROVED

9V DC ADAPTOR

5 Plug your Response 15 Plus

into the telephone socket

BATTERY

WALL PLUG

WALL

SCREW

72 mm