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User Guide
BT ELEMENTS
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Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644 Welcome… to your BT Elements Digital Cordless Telephone Digital call quality with a ‘Best in Class’ range of up to 1000 • metres outdoors and up to 150 metres indoors. Rugged design and sturdy composition makes your BT • Elements phone ideal for outdoor use. With a splash and dust-proof finish and also featuring a handy torch. Handsfree operation for greater flexibility when on • the phone. 50 Name and number phonebook to store all your contac
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Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644 This User Guide provides you with all the Got everything? information you need to get the most from BT Elements 1 x Belt clip • • handset your phone. Mains power • BT Elements adaptor for base • base (item code You must first set up your phone before you 028771) BT Elements • can use it. This doesn’t take long and is easy charger Mains power • adaptor for to do. Just follow the simple instructions in 2 x AAA NiMH • charger (item 550mAh ‘Getting
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Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644 4 In this guide Getting started Delete the entire redial list . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Copy a redial list number to Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 the phonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Keypad lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Getting to know your phone Switching the torch on/off . . . . . . . . .
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Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644 In this guide 5 Restore default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Service Centre numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Restore default settings without a PIN . . . .33 Adding or changing Service Centre Default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Select a Send Service Centre number . . . . .48 Date and time settings Message alert beeps . . . . . . .
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Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644 6 In this guide General information Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Product disposal instructions . . . . . . . . . . .68 Guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Returning your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644 Getting started 7 Handset range Location The BT Elements phone has a range of up to 1000 metres outdoors when Your BT Elements phone comes with a base which there is a clear line of sight between you will need to place within 2 metres of a mains power the base and the handset. When there is no clear line of sight between the socket and telephone socket so that the cables base and the handset, e.g. the base is will reach. indoors and the handse
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Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644 8 Getting started WARNING Do not place your BT Elements base in the bathroom or other humid areas. Battery low warning If the symbol flashes in the display and you hear a warning beep every minute, you will need to recharge the handset before you can use it again. During charging, the symbol will scroll in the display. Replace the battery cover: hook the two plastic clips into Battery performance To keep your batteries in the best place first, t
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Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644 Getting started 9 Power adaptor cable Telephone line cord (DO NOT connect to the wall socket until the handset is fully charged) 3. At the charger: Plug the charger power cord into the charger and the mains power wall socket. Place the handset on the base to charge for at least 24 hours. The red Charging light comes on. While the handset is charging, the symbol scrolls in the display, when the handset is fully charged the display shows the symbo
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Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644 10 Getting started IMPORTANT 3 Before you wall mount, please check that: • you are not drilling into any hidden wiring or plumbing 50 • the mains power adaptor will reach the plug socket 2. Insert the wall plugs provided into the holes and then insert BT are not responsible for any damage / injury caused while the 2 screws, one into each hole. Leave a gap between the attempting to wall mount head of the screw and the wall (approx 3mm). your p
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Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644 Getting to know your phone 11 Handset and charger Earpiece / receiver Display with orange backlight Backlight comes on when you receive a call or when any button is pressed. Secrecy / Clear / Back Torch On / Off (located on back of handset) In talk mode, press to switch secrecy (mute) Press and hold to switch the torch on, page 21. on/off, page 18. Release the button to switch the torch off, page 22. In entry mode, press to delete digits. In me
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Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644 12 Getting to know your phone Handset display icons – These are the symbols you will see on your handset’s screen EXT INT BT ELEMENTS Handset Person* Keypad lock Displayed when the line is in use. When viewing the Calls list, Displayed when the keypad is indicates an unanswered call. locked. Ext EXT Displayed when an external call is Phonebook Left arrow or Right arrow being received or in progress. Displayed when the phonebook is Indicates that
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Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644 Getting to know your phone 13 Standby display – When in standby, the display shows the handset name, handset number, the time and the range and battery icons. Time Battery status Shows the time in hours and minutes. Range Handset number Handset name HANDSET 1 Base Power / In use / Calls light / Message Indicator Illuminates when the power is connected. Flashes when receiving a call and during a call, when you have new text messages or Calls l
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Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644 14 Getting to know your phone Exit or go back one level in the menu Navigating the menus Press to go back one level. Press repeatedly to exit and Your BT Elements has an easy to use menu system. Each menu return to standby. has a list of options, which you can see on the menu map on the following page. When the handset is switched on and in standby: Menu 1. Press to open the main menu, then press or repeatedly to scroll to the menu option you w
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Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644 Getting to know your phone 15 Menu map Phonebook SMS Setup Handset Date & Time Register Add Entry Inbox Base Volume Beep Set Date Select Base Modify Entry Personal SMS Base Melody Keytone Set Time Reg Base Delete Entry Write Del Handset Low Battery Set Alarm Delete All Pin Code Out Of Range SMS Settings Dial Mode Int Ring Vol Msg Alert Recall Mode Ext Ring Vol Send Service Default Int Melody Rcv Center Ext Melody Send Center Auto Answer Terminal
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Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644 16 Using the phone Switch the handset power on/off When you make a call, the backlight To switch off: on the handset display comes on and the In Use light on the base flashes. 1. Press and hold until the display goes off. To switch on: 1. Press and hold for 3 seconds and the display will come back on. Make an external call EXT Press to enter a pause in the 1. Lift the handset and press . The and symbols are dialling sequence. displayed. You can
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Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644 Using the phone 17 Ringer volume Receive a call While the phone is ringing, you can use or to adjust the EXT When you receive a call, the phone rings, the symbol ringer volume. flashes, the keypad backlight comes on and the Calls light on EXT the base flashes. Call is displayed and the or INT Caller Display symbol flashes to let you know if it is an external or internal If you have subscribed to your network’s Caller Display service, the call.
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Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644 18 Using the phone Secrecy (mute) During a call, you can mute the microphone and talk to someone nearby without your caller hearing. Secrecy 1.Press . Mute is displayed while the microphone is muted and your caller cannot hear you. Secrecy 2. Press again to resume your conversation with your caller. Handsfree Handsfree lets you talk to your caller without holding the handset. It also enables other people in the room to listen to your conversatio
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Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644 Using the phone 19 During a handsfree call, press Switch to handsfree during a call or to change the volume. To switch handsfree off and return to During a call: Handsfree the handset at any time, press . Handsfree 1. Press . The call is transferred to the loudspeaker. 2. Press to end the call. Redial The last 10 telephone numbers called are saved to a redial To exit the redial list at any time, list. You can then select any of the numbers to
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Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644 20 Using the phone Menu 3.Press , Delete? is displayed, press to confirm. Or press to cancel. 4. Press to return to standby. Delete the entire redial list 1. Press . The last number called is displayed. Menu 2. Press and hold , Delete All? is displayed, press to confirm. Or press to cancel. 3. Press to exit and return to standby. Copy a redial list number to the phonebook 1. Press . The last number called is displayed. 2. Use or to scroll and di
