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Freestyle 90
User guide
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Please open this page for an ÔAt a glanceÕ guide to your Freestyle 90.
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Z S O Y R C F I V L X N H Q E B U K W M G D A P T J At a glance Aerial Does not extend, do not pull out. Channel seeker button Selects the best alternative Volume control buttons radio frequency if interference Adjusts the handset ringer volume occurs during a call. and earpiece speech volume. see page 11 see page 11 Battery low light Recall button Flashes when the handset BATT LOW For use with PBXs and battery is low. R Select Services. see page 8 TALK SECRECY see page 16 Secrecy button 1 23
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Telephone line Mains power 12V AC cord socket PHONE LINE socket see page 7 see page 7 Base unit telescopic aerial see page 9 Back-up battery In use light compartment Comes on when the Holds 1 x PP3 handset is in use. alkaline battery. see page 10 see page 6 PAGE IN USE POWER Page button Power light Press to page the Lights up red when the CHARGING handset mains power is on. see page 14 see page 7 Charging light Comes on when the handset batteries are being charged. see page 7 Battery charging c
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In this guide At a glance 1 Introduction 4 Setting up 5 Using your Freestyle 90 10 BT Select Services 17 Freestyle 90/130/1200 19 Additional Handsets Help 22 Technical information 25 Maintenance 28 Index 31 Wall mounting 33 Hints and tips boxes In this user guide, we’ve included helpful tips and useful notes. They are shown in a grey box. 3
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Introduction Your Freestyle 90 has been designed for ease of use and made to the very high standards set by BT. We thank you for making the right Emergency calls choice and expect that you will have The emergency services can be many years of quality service. contacted in the UK by dialling 999. You may also dial 112, which is valid Please read the instructions carefully in any country that is a member of the before use and keep this user guide European Community. for future reference. As the Fr
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Setting up Follow these steps to get your Freestyle 90 ready for use. Check that your Freestyle 90 is Important complete. When you unpack, you As this product is rechargeable, it is should have: normal that a certain amount of heat will be produced in its day-to-day • Freestyle 90 handset. operation. While this is entirely safe, • Freestyle 90 base unit with we advise against placing this product telephone line cord attached. on antique, veneered or wooden surfaces as damage may occur. • Mains p
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Setting up Like all cordless phones, your Freestyle 3 Insert battery in base 90 handset will need charging for 24 unit (for back-up only) hours before use. 1 Handset aerial 9V 6 To fit the back-up battery, release the retaining clips, lift off the battery compartment cover and insert one new PP3 alkaline battery Your Freestyle 90 uses a compact (not supplied) as shown in the aerial which does not pull out. diagram above. Replace the battery compartment cover. 2 Check your telephone A good qualit
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Setting up 4 Plug the power cable 5 Connect the base unit into the back of the three-pin adaptor to a base unit power socket POWER When the power is switched on at 12V AC PHONE LINE the mains, the red POWER light on the base unit will light up. Mains power adaptor The Freestyle 90 must only be used with the adaptor supplied. Using any other adaptor will result in non-compliance with EN60950:1992, and will invalidate the approval given Plug the adaptor cable into the to this apparatus. socket on
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Setting up • The charging light will remain 7 Plug the phone into the constantly lit while the handset is BT socket placed on the base unit. As a rule, placing the handset on the base unit overnight will keep the battery fully charged for all normal use. When fully charged and in good You can now use the phone, store condition, the handset battery will numbers in the memory and provide up to 5 hours continuous talk change some of the settings as time or 72 hours standby. desired. If the handse
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Setting up 8 Extend the base unit 9 To wall mount your telescopic aerial product Extend the base unit telescopic (See ‘Wall mounting’, page 33.) aerial on your Freestyle 90 (as To plan the location of the base unit shown below) to ensure the best Your Freestyle 90 works by sending possible signal and reception. and receiving radio signals between the base unit and the handset. The strength of the signal depends on where you site the base unit and how the aerial is deployed. The higher the base
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Using your Freestyle 90 To end a call Making and receiving TALK calls The handset range is up to 250 • Press the TALK button. metres from the base unit in ideal Or conditions. If you start to go out of • Replace the handset on the base unit. range while using the phone, you will hear warning beeps. If you do To receive a call not come back in range, your call When the phone rings: will be disconnected. • If your handset is on the base unit, To make a call simply pick it up to answer the call.
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Using your Freestyle 90 To adjust the speech volume To use the channel seeker button VOLUME CHANNEL SEEKER During a conversation you can Your Freestyle 90 automatically adjust the volume of the incoming scans the available radio channels caller: for quality of reception, and selects the best one to use. • Press the + button (on the side of the handset) to increase the If you experience interference speech volume. during your call, press the • Press the - button to decrease the CHANNEL SEEKER but
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Using your Freestyle 90 Quickdial directory label Using the memory to Use the handset’s Quickdial directory store and dial numbers label to keep a record of which Your Freestyle 90 handset can store 0-9 location code you have used for up to ten separate phone numbers. each number. You can then dial each number by You can take out the label by removing pressing just two buttons. the handset battery compartment cover and sliding out the label’s clear To store a number in the memory plastic cover
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Using your Freestyle 90 To dial a stored number To dial a stored number of more than 20 digits QUICKDIAL QUICKDIAL • Press the TALK button. • Press the TALK button. • Press the QUICKDIAL button. • Press the QUICKDIAL button, then • Press the 0-9 location code under the first 0-9 location code which the number you want is number. The number begins stored. The number is dialled dialling automatically. automatically. • When the first part of the number has been dialled press the To store a number o
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Using your Freestyle 90 Using the Secrecy button Paging the handset During a call, you may want to say You can page the handset from the something to another person nearby base unit to let the handset user without your caller hearing you. know they are wanted. You cannot hold a conversation between the SECRECY base unit and the handset. • Press the SECRECY button. The To page the handset TALK light flashes. You can hear the caller, but they cannot hear PAGE you. • Every 7 seconds the handset bee
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Using your Freestyle 90 • T-E – This setting is for use if you Changing the telephone are connected to a tone dialling settings PBX (private branch exchange) To set the base unit ringer volume that uses earth recall. (Located on the underside of the base unit) • P-E – If you dial a number when RINGER your Freestyle 90 is set to T-TB HI or T-E and you continue to hear LO OFF the dialling tone, you may be connected to an older pulse You can set the base unit ringer dialling exchange. Set the switc
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Using your Freestyle 90 To insert a pause REDIAL With some switchboards, after dialling the access code you may have to wait for a moment while the switchboard picks up an outside line. If so, press the REDIAL button to insert a pause before keying in the telephone number. To use the recall button R This button signals either time break recall or earth recall depending on the setting of the TEL MODE switch. If you are connected to a PBX (Private Branch Exchange), contact your PBX supplier for fu
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BT Select Services If you are connected to a digital To withhold your own number exchange, you can subscribe to a Dial 141 before you dial the number range of BT Select Services. If you you want. You will need to do this even wish to subscribe to any of these if you are ex-directory. services contact us on Freefone 0800 800 152 business, 150 residential, 8am to 6pm, Monday to Call Waiting Friday. If an incoming call arrives while you are already engaged on a telephone Call Return (1471) call you
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BT Select Services • When you have spoken to the second caller you can return to the first caller by pressing the RECALL button again. You can switch back and forth between the two calls without disconnecting either if you wish. The second caller will only be charged for their call from the moment you answer and not while they are waiting for your initial contact. Other services • Call Barring • Call Diversion • Call My Bill • Charge Advice • Reminder Calls • Three-way Calling For more informat
