Response 65
Caller Display
and answering machine
User Guide
Please open this page for an ‘at a
glance’ guide to your Response 65
Caller Display.
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In this guide
At a glance 1
Introduction 4
Setting up 5
About your Response 65
Caller Display 8
Using Caller Display 9
Using the answering machine 12
Help 21
Technical information 24
Index 26
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Introduction
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We thank you for making the right
choice and expect that your
Response 65 Caller Display will give
you many years of quality ser vice.
Please read the instr uctions
carefully before use and keep this
user guide for future reference.
For your records
Date of purchase:
Place of purchase:
Serial number:
(on the underside of the machine)
Purchase price:
For warranty purposes, proof of
purchase is required, so please keep
your receipt.
Check that your Response 65
Caller Display is complete.
When you unpack you should
have:
• Response 65 Caller Display with
telephone line cord attached.
• Mains power adaptor.
Introduction Your Response 65
Caller Display is designed for ease of use and
made to the high standards set by BT.
Setting up
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Setting up Follow these steps to get
your Response 65 Caller Display ready for use.
Have you subscribed to BT’s Caller
Display Service? To see callers’ phone
numbers on your Response 65 Caller
Display, you must subscribe to BT’s
Caller Display Service and be
connected to a digital exchange.
For more information, call BT on
Freefone 0800 800 150.
1 Plug your Response
65 Caller Display into
the phone socket
The telephone line cord r uns from
the back of your Response 65 Caller
Display.
If you do not have a modern phone
socket, call Freefone 0800 800
150 and ask for a BT engineer to
come and fit the correct socket.
This is a chargeable ser vice.
Setting up
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2 Plug your telephone
into the Response 65
Caller Display
3 Plug the mains
power adaptor cord into
the back of the machine
4 Plug the mains
power adaptor into a
convenient mains
power socket
The display shows 3 lines flashing
‘ ’ for 5 seconds, and then changes
to show ‘0’ flashing slowly. Press
any button except CALLS or INFO to
stop the ‘0’ flashing.
The date and time shown on the
caller display will be set as soon as
you receive your first call, provided
you have subscribed to the Caller
Display Ser vice.
Your Response 65 Caller Display is
now ready to take messages.
Setting up
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4 Insert battery
(for back-up only)
By following the instructions below,
open the batter y compartment on
your Response 65 Caller Display
and fit an alkaline PP3 9V batter y
(not supplied). This will provide up
to 6 hours back-up, and will ensure
that messages are not lost in the
event of a power failure.
To open the battery compartment,
inser t a screwdriver (or similar) into
the slot in the batter y compartment
cover on the underside of your
Response 65 Caller Display, and
gently press down. This will release
the latch and allow you to remove
the cover.
Inser t the battery.
Replace the batter y cover.
In the event of a power failure, the
back-up battery prevents your
Response 65 Caller Display from
losing its call information, day and
time settings, outgoing message
and any messages which have
already been recorded.
Warning
As with all telecommunications
apparatus, there is a slight chance
that your Response 65 Caller
Display could be damaged by an
electrical storm.
We recommend you unplug the
unit from the mains during
storms.
9V
About your Response 65 Caller Display
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Your Response 65 Caller Display
provides you with a digital
answering machine combined with
the added convenience of BT’s
Caller Display.
These features work independently
of each other, so be sure to read
the sections of this guide relating to
both the answering machine and
Caller Display to ensure they
function properly.
The location of the controls for
setting up and use of these features
are shown above.
About your Response
65 Caller Display