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BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 B T F r eestyle 2 5 0 U ser Guide.
Section BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 • Digital call clarity with up t o 300m r ange out door s and up to 50m indoors (in ideal conditions). • Answering machine with up to 15 minutes recor ding time. • Direct ory – lets you store up to 50 names and numbers for easy dialling.
Section BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 This U ser Guide provides you with all the inf ormation you need to get the most from your phone. Y ou must fir st set up your phone befor e you can use it. This doesn ’t take long as it is easy to do.
4 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com In this guide Getting star ted Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Delete a list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Call the sender’ s phone number . . . . . . . . . . 32 Send/edit/delete text messages in the outbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Message aler t beep on/off .
6 In this guide BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Caller Display Calls lis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Getting star ted 7 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com WARNING Do not place your BT F reestyle 250 in the bathroom or other humid areas.
2. Batteries will come inser ted in the battery compar tment. Pull the plastic tag as instructed to activate the batteries. 3. Place the handset on the base to charge the batteries f or at least 16 hours. The main handset is pre-r egistered to the base as –1– (Handset 1).
9 G etting star ted BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com The charge capacity of rechar geable batteries will reduce with time as they wear out, so reducing the talk/standby time of the handset.
Under no circumstances use non- rechargeable batteries. Only use NiMH rechargeable batteries with a capacity of 600mAh or higher . Using inappropriate batteries will invalidate your guarantee and may damage the telephone.
2. Batteries will come inser ted in the battery compar tment. Pull the plastic tag as instructed to activate the batteries. 3. Place the handset on the charger and charge f or at least 16 hours. Y our BT Freestyle 250 multiple pack is now ready f or use.
12 3 45 6 78 9 ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ 0 R Clr Menu Getting to know your phone 12 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.
Handset display icons These are the symbols you will see on your handset’ s display . 13 G etting to know your phone BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.
14 Getting to know your phone BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Base Find Pr ess to ring the handset(s), to help you find it if it is missing, page 22.
Navigating the menus Y our BT F reestyle 250 handset feat ures an easy to use menu system. Have a look at the menu map on the next page. When the handset is switched on and in standby: 1. Press to open the main menu and select the function you want by pressing the or button.
Handset menu map 16 Getting to know your phone BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Menu navigation Pr ess or to scroll thr ough the menu options.
U sing the phone 17 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 Make a call 1. Press . Enter the telephone number and the number is dialled. Preparat ory dialling U se pr eparatory dialling to see and check the number on the display bef or e you dial out.
The earpiece volume can only be changed when you are on a call. Earpiece volume During a call: T o increase the volume Press . T o decrease the volume Press . Handsfree Hands free lets you talk to your caller without holding the handset. It also enables other people in the room t o listen t o your conversation over the loudspeak er .
Answer a call in handsfree When the phone rings: 1. Press and the call is transf erred to the loudspeak er . Switch t o handsfree during a call During a call: 1. Press . The call is transferred t o the loudspeaker . 2. Press to toggle between Handsfree and the handset.
If a redial number is stored in the Directory , the caller’ s name will be displayed instead of the number . If there are no r edial numbers stored, Empty will be displayed. If you dial the same number on more than one occasion, only the most recent call details will be stored, any previous occurrence will be deleted.
T o delete a number from the redial list 1. Press , to open the main menu. 2. Press or until the display shows Redial , press to display the redial list. 3. Press or to display the number you want and press to select. 4. Press or to display Delete entry and pr ess to select.
Y ou cannot answer the ringing as you would a call. Stopping the ring at a handset stops the ring at that handset only . When the keypad is lock ed incoming calls can still be answered. Once the call has ended, the keypad lock is re- activated. IMPORT ANT Emergency calls CAN be made when the keypad lock is on.
Making internal calls If you purchased a B T Fr eestyle 250 multi-pack, you can make internal calls between handsets. 1. Press then or until the display shows Internal . 2. Press and enter the number of the handset you want to call. The other handset will ring and display your handset number t o let the handset user know who is calling.
T o put an external call on hold during a conference, pr ess Int/Ext call will be displayed. Pr ess t o confirm. T o take the external caller off hold, press . Conference will be displayed, press to confirm. Menu Menu Menu Menu T ransferring calls If using a BT F reestyle 250 multi-pack, you can transfer an external call to the other handset.
4. Press , the display shows Conference . Press to confirm. The external call, and the two internal handsets are all connected to the conf erence. 5. Any caller can leave the conference by pr essing . S witching a handset off 1. Pr ess then or until the display shows Switch off .
Dir ector y 26 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If there are no stor ed entries, Empty will be displayed. If you try to store a new entr y and the directory is full, you will hear an error tone and Full will be displayed. Pr ess to delete an incorr ect digit.
Dial/view a number 1. Press to open the directory . The firs t entry is displayed. 2. Press or to scroll thr ough the directory to the entr y you want. Or , search alphabetically , using the keypad to enter the first letter of the name you want, then scroll to the exact entry using the and buttons.
See page 26 for help with entering names. 5. The name is displayed followed by a flashing cursor . Edit the name using to delete incorrect char acters and enter new ones using the keypad, then pr ess to save. 6. Saved is displayed. Press and hold to r eturn to standby mode.
SMS text messages 29 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 W elcome to the B T SMS Service on your BT Fr eestyle 250. The ser vice is provided by B T . Y our BT F reestyle 250 can send and receive SMS messages from participating mobile networks and compatible landline telephones in the UK.
Y our BT F reestyle 250 can only hold ten messages, in the Inbox, Outbo x or a combination of both. When full the display will show SMS mem. full. No more messages can be received until you delete old messages, see Delete a t ext message or Delete a list (page 32).
Receiving and r eading text messages When you receive new text messages, you will hear the message aler t beep and the display will show New SMS msg . 1. Press , SMS messages will be displayed, press . 2. Scroll to Inbox and press . 3. Scroll or , if required, to the message you want to r ead firs t and pr ess .
Delete a text message 1. Press , SMS messages will be displayed, press . 2. Scroll to Inbox or Outbox and press . 3. Scroll or to the message you want to delete and press . 4. Scroll to Delete entry and pr ess . 5. Press to confirm or to cancel. Delet ea list 1.
Send/edit/ delete text messages in the outbox 1. Press , SMS messages will be displayed, press . 2. Scroll to Outbox and press . 3. Scroll or to the message you want and press . 4. Press to r ead the message or press or to choose from: Send t o Press to view the phone number , then either , or t o send t o or t o edit.
Message aler t beep on/off When you have new messages, your handset will beep. The default setting is on. Y ou can switch the setting off . 1. Press , SMS messages will be displayed, press . 2. Scroll t o SMS settings and press . 3. Scroll t o New msg alert and pr ess .
Adding or changing SMS Ser vice Centre numbers Y our BT F reestyle 250 is pre-set t o send using Ser vice Centre 1 and receive using Service Centre 2. 1. Press , SMS messages will be displayed, press . 2. Scroll to SMS settings and press . 3. Svce centres is highlighted.
Handset settings 36 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 Ringer melody There ar e 6 different ringer melodies t o choose from. 1. Press to open the main menu. 2. Press or until the display shows Setup h/set and press . 3. Ring melody is displayed, press to select.
5. Press to save. Y ou hear a confirmation tone and Saved is displayed. 6. Press and hold to r eturn to standby . Handset tones on/ off Y our BT F reestyle 250 has a series of tones designed to alert you t o cer tain situations.
Y our B T Freestyle 250 is not GAP compatible and registration is therefor e generally limited to other BT F reestyle 250 or 250 handsets. The R egis tration and De-r egistration menu's ar e theref ore "hidden" and can only be accessed after entering the code .
6. The handset will temporarily display Registered then will display Handset and will be automatically assigned the next handset number . De-registering a handset Y ou can de-register any handset from a base using any of the handsets that ar e r egistered to it.
Restor e default settings Y ou can reset your B T Fr eestyle 250 handset to its default (original) settings. 1. Press to open the main menu. 2. Press or until the display shows Setup h/set and press . 3. Press or until Reset is displayed and pr ess . 4.
Base settings 41 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 Ringer volume 1. Press , scroll or to Setup base and press . 2. Scroll to Ringer volume and press . 3. Scroll or to the volume level then press . 4. Press and hold to r eturn to standby .
T one is the default setting for the UK. Y ou should only have to change this if connected to a switchboard that requires Pulse dialling. 4. Enter the existing PIN code using the keypad and press . New PIN is displayed. 5. Enter a new 4 digit PIN code using the keypad and pr ess .
Restor e default settings Y ou can reset your B T Fr eestyle 250 base to its default (original) settings. 1. Press to open the main menu. 2. Press or until the display shows Setup base and press . 3. Press or until Reset is displayed, pr ess t o select.
PBX access If your switchboard r equires a pause after the access code for an outside line, you can progr am your BT F reestyle 250 to automatically enter the pause. All the numbers in your direct or y or entered into the k eypad will need to prefixed with the access code, e.
45 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Answering machine Y ou can operate your B T Freestyle 250 answering machine from: • the base • the handset • r emotely fr om any external T ouchtone™ telephone.
Oper ating the answering machine from the base Switch on/ off 1. Press . Pla ying messages 1. Press . During playback: – press once to r epeat current message, twice to play pr evious message. – pr ess to play next message. – press to delete curr ent message.
Oper ating the answering machine from the handset Y ou can use any registered B T Freestyle 250 handset to switch your answering machine on and off , hear your messages and adjust the answering machine settings. Swit ch on/ off 1. Press scr oll t o Ans.
Answer & Recor d This invites your caller to leave a message. The pre-r ecorded message is, “Hello, your call cannot be taken at the moment, so please leave your message after the tone”. Answer Only This does not allow your caller t o leave a message.
Play out going message If the answering machine is set to Answer Only you will hear the Answer Only message. Similarly if Answer & Recor d is on you will hear the Answer & Recor d message. 1. Press scroll to Ans. machine menu and press . 2. Scroll or to Ans.
Set answer mode Set your machine to Answer & Recor d or Answer Only . 1. Press scroll to Ans. machine menu and press . 2. Scroll or to Ans. settings and press . 3. **Listen** will be displayed and you will be prompted t o ent er to hear the menu options.
Answer delay Answer delay sets the number of rings befor e your BT Fr eestyle 250 answering machine picks up a call. The default setting is 6 rings. Y ou can select an answer delay of 2, 4, 6, 8 rings or Time Saver . Time Saver can save you the cos t of a call when you want to ring in t o find out if you have new messages.
Playing messages During playback, you can repeat, delete and skip back to previous messages or f or ward to the next message. 1. Press scroll to Ans. machine menu and press . 2. Play message is highlighted, press . Y our messages are played and details of each message are displayed.
Delete all old messages Y ou can only delete messages that have been played. Any new , unplayed, messages will not be deleted 1. Press scroll to Ans. machine menu and press . 2. Scroll or to Del. all old and press . 3. Press to confirm. 4. Press to ret urn to standby .
Memory full If a caller is leaving a message when the memor y becomes full your machine will announce, “Memor y full thank you for calling” and hang up. The machine will also automatically set to Answer Only , the base indicator will flash F and the handset display will show Ans.
3. Enter the current 4 digit PIN (default setting = 0000) and press . 4. Enter the new PIN and press . 5. Enter the new PIN again and press . 6. Press to ret urn to standby . Oper ating your answering machine fr om another phone. 1. Dial your phone number .
delete the current message skip forward to the next message set answer mode, follow voice pr ompts play outgoing message recor d a new outgoing message, follow voice pr ompts swit ch answering machine on/off If you don ’t give any instructions for 8 seconds, your B T Fr eestyle 250 will hang up.
57 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.
58 Caller Display BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Instead of accessing the Calls list via the menu, you can press from standby .
59 C aller Display BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com 5. Delete? is displayed, press again to confirm. 6. Deleted is displayed.
B T Calling F eatur es 60 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com The BT Calling F eatures works in exactly the same way as the main name and number directory and can store up to 10 entries.
61 B T Calling F eatures BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Call Diver t Off 1. Press then scroll to Divert off and press or .
62 BT Calling F eatures BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com F or help with ent ering names, see page 26. Call W aiting Off 1.
63 B T Calling F eatures BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com 5. Saved is displayed. Press and hold to r eturn to standby mode.
Help 64 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.
65 H elp BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com Y our caller cannot hear you • Is the symbol displayed? If so, secrecy is switched on.
Gener al inf ormation 66 BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com IMPORT ANT The BT F reestyle 250 digital cordless telephone is not designed for making emer gency telephone calls when the power fails.
67 G eneral inf ormation BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.
68 General inf ormation BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com The conditions of this guarantee ar e: • The guarantee shall only apply to def ects that occur within the 12 month guarantee period.
69 G eneral inf ormation BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.
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BT F reestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971 Offices worldwide The services described in this publication are subject to availability and may be modified from time to time. Services and equipment are provided subject to British T elecommunications plc’s respective s tandar d conditions of contract.
An important point after buying a device BT 250 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought BT 250 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data BT 250 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, BT 250 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get BT 250 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of BT 250, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime BT 250.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with BT 250. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device BT 250 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
