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BT Aqua – Edition 3 - 24.04.07 – 8131
BT Aqua
User Guide
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BT Aqua – Edition 3 - 24.04.07 – 8131 Section Welcome… to your BT Aqua Digital Cordless Telephone Answering Machine Wall mountable freedom base – all handsets fully cordless for locating • anywhere within range. • 1.4” colour display. • Slide up handset to answer and end calls. • 250 Name and number phonebook . • Copy phonebook entries between other handsets or your mobile phone SIM card. • Screensaver clock display when handset is shut. • Answering machine with 11 minutes digital recording tim
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BT Aqua – Edition 3 - 24.04.07 – 8131 Section Got everything? This User Guide provides you with all the • BT Aqua handset & charger information you need to get the most from • BT Aqua base your phone. • 2 x AAA NiMH rechargeable batteries Before you make your first call you will • Mains power adaptor for the base (item code 028771) need to set up your phone. Follow the • Small mains power adaptor for simple instructions in ‘Getting Started’, on the charger (item code 036684) the next few pages.
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BT Aqua – Edition 3 - 24.04.07 – 8131 4 4 In this guide Getting started Paging/Find handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 250 Name and number phonebook . . . . . . . 19 Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Store a name and number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Connecting the handset and charger . . . . . . 8 View an entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Set date
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BT Aqua – Edition 3 - 24.04.07 – 8131 In this guide 5 Base settings Send a text message to a Calls list number. . 44 Base ringtone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Delete an entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Base ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Delete all entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Dialling mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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BT Aqua – Edition 3 - 24.04.07 – 8131 6 In this guide Switch your answering machine on remotely. . . 57 Using additional handsets Play messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Registering an additional handset . . . . . . . . 73 Select a base. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Text messaging De-register a handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Subscribe to the text messaging service. . . . 59 Internal calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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BT Aqua – Edition 3 - 24.04.07 – 8131 Getting started 7 WARNING Location Do not place your BT Aqua in the bathroom or other humid areas. You need to place your BT Aqua base within 2 metres of the mains power socket and telephone socket so that the cables Handset range will reach. The BT Aqua has a range of 300 metres outdoors when there is a clear Make sure it is at least 1 metre away from other electrical line of sight between the base and handset. Any obstruction between the appliances to avo
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BT Aqua – Edition 3 - 24.04.07 – 8131 8 Getting started Plug the large mains power cable into the socket marked Battery low warning If the icon flashes in the external on the underside of the base and plug the other end into the display you will need to recharge the mains power wall socket and switch the power on. handset before you can use it again. During charging, the icon will scroll in the display. Connecting the handset and charger Battery performance If you have purchased a multiple pack
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BT Aqua – Edition 3 - 24.04.07 – 8131 Getting started 9 Date and time Providing you have subscribed to your network’s Caller Display service, the date and time is set automatically for all handsets when you receive your first call. The date and time is recorded with each answering machine message you receive. If you do not have a Caller Display service you can set the date and time manually. Set date and time manually 1. Press Menu and scroll or to Clock&Alarm then press Select. 2. Date&Time i
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BT Aqua – Edition 3 - 24.04.07 – 8131 10 Getting to know your phone Handset buttons Option button (left) Press to open the Menu. Press to select options displayed on screen. Option button (right) Press to open the phonebook menu, page 19. Redial/Up Press to select options displayed on screen. In standby, press to open and scroll through the Redial list, page 18. End call/ Power on/off In talk mode, press to adjust volume. Press to end a call, page 16. In menu mode, press to scroll In menu mode
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BT Aqua – Edition 3 - 24.04.07 – 8131 Getting to know your phone 11 Standby screen Charger Range indicator Battery Flashes when out status of range or not Scrolls registered when charging Handset name/ number Display icons Displayed in standby mode to indicate Answering machine is On. handset is in range of the base. An alarm is set. Flashes if you move out of range. The keypad is locked. Shows handset battery status. Scrolls when the handset is charging. You have answering machine messages. Yo
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BT Aqua – Edition 3 - 24.04.07 – 8131 12 Getting to know your phone Base (side) Base (top) SIM card tray Power / In Use LED Answering Machine LED Insert your mobile phone SIM card here to On Power on On Answer On copy to and from the phonebook. Flashing In use Flashing New messages Incoming call Event such as new SMS text message Registration / Find handset In standby, press to ring the handset(s), page 19. Press and hold to enter registration mode when registering handsets, page 73. If you e
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BT Aqua – Edition 3 - 24.04.07 – 8131 Getting to know your phone 13 Navigating the menus Option buttons Press to select the option displayed Your BT Aqua has an easy to use menu system. on the screen. Menu Names Each menu has a list of options, which you can see on the Options menu map on the following page. When the handset is switched on and in standby: Up 1. Press Menu to open the main menu. 2. Then use or buttons to scroll through the available options. Down 3. Press the OK option button to
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BT Aqua – Edition 3 - 24.04.07 – 8131 14 Getting to know your phone Menu map Text messaging Answer machine Calls Lists Agenda Network Services Write Message Play Missed Calls “Event” BT Helpline Inbox Play All Received Calls Add event BT 118500 Drafts Answer On/Off Dialled Calls Show Details Divert on Outbox Record Memo Delete calls Edit Event Divert off Templates Outgoing Message Send as a Text C wait on Delete Messages Delete Messages Delete Event C wait off Text Settings Answer Settings De
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BT Aqua – Edition 3 - 24.04.07 – 8131 Getting to know your phone 15 Clock & Alarm Settings Registration Names menu Press Names during a call: Date & Time Set Handset Register Handset From menu in standby: Phonebook list is Alarm Ringtone Select Base displayed. Search Time Format Ringer Volume De-register Add Entry Add Entry Receiver Volume Show Details Copy Phonebook Handset Name Edit Entry Dialling Codes Language Delete Entry Memory Status Wallpaper Delete Phonebook Menu colour Screensaver Pr
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BT Aqua – Edition 3 - 24.04.07 – 8131 16 Using the phone When you make a call, the In Use light Switch the handset on / off on the base flashes. 1. In standby, press and hold to switch the handset off. If the number dialled matches an entry in the phonebook, the name is When off, press to switch back on. displayed. Make a call Call timer Your handset will automatically time 1. Open the handset and press . the duration of all external calls. The handset display shows the call duration 2. When yo
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BT Aqua – Edition 3 - 24.04.07 – 8131 Using the phone 17 Adjust the earpiece /receiver volume 1. During a call, press or to increase or decrease the volume. The display shows the level. Secrecy 1. During a call, press Secrecy. The display shows SecrecyOn Secrecy During a call, you can talk to someone and your caller cannot hear you. nearby without your caller hearing. 2. Press Off to return to your caller. Make a handsfree call 1. Dial the number then press . Handsfree Handsfree lets you talk
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BT Aqua – Edition 3 - 24.04.07 – 8131 18 Using the phone Switch to handsfree during a call 1. During a call: press to put the call on the loudspeaker. To switch handsfree off and return the call to the earpiece between, press again. Redial Redial the last number called The last 20 telephone numbers called are saved to a redial list. You can then 1. Press the last number you called is displayed. select any of the numbers to redial, delete or copy to the phonebook. 2. Press to dial. Redial number
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BT Aqua – Edition 3 - 24.04.07 – 8131 Using the phone 19 Keypad lock To lock the keypad You can lock the keypad so that it cannot be used accidentally while 1. Press and hold . The handset beeps and is displayed. carrying it around. To unlock the keypad: Important When the keypad is locked you can still 1. Press Unlock. Display shows Press#toUnlockKeys. answer incoming calls and operate the handset as normal. When the call is 2.Press . ended, the keypad lock comes on again. Paging/Find handset
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BT Aqua – Edition 3 - 24.04.07 – 8131 20 Using the phone Store a name and number 4. Enter the number and press Save. If you subscribe to a Caller Display Service and want the name of your 5. Scroll or to the ringtone you want and press Select. caller displayed instead of the number service, enter the full telephone The display shows Saved and returns to the number including the dialling code . phonebook menu. You can store multiple entries with the same name but, to prevent 6. Press Back
