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Freestyle 70
User Guide
This equipment is not designed for making emergency telephone calls when the power
fails. Alternative arrangements should be made for access to emergency services.
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l e e l a n m i d n k At a glance At a glance Handset Base unit Telephone line Mains power cord socket socket PHONE LINE POWER LINE In Use/Battery Low light Aerial Comes on when the handset is Does not extend, in use or, if the handset is on do not pull out. standby, to indicate the battery see page 5 needs recharging. see page 6 Talk button Base unit telescopic aerial Activates your Freestyle 70 ready to make or receive a call. Volume control button see page 8 Adjusts the handset ringer volum
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Contents At a glance 1 Introduction 4 Setting up 5 Safety instructions 7 Using your Freestyle 70 telephone 8 Help and advice 12 Technical information 14 Maintenance 16 Wall mounting 17 Index 19 3
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l e e l l a a n m i i d d n k k 0 1 2 3 4 u c c a i i u u l h o Q Q Unpacking your Freestyle 70 Introduction Check that your Freestyle 70 is complete. When you unpack, you should have: Your Freestyle 70 is designed for ease of use and made to the high standards set by BT. •Freestyle 70 handset. Thank you for making the right choice. You can expect your Freestyle 70 to provide many years • Freestyle 70 base unit with of quality service. Please read the instructions carefully before use and keep
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WARNINGS Setting up 1 Your Freestyle 70 should not be fitted in wet or damp conditions, for example in a Follow these steps to set up your bathroom. Also, the handset should not be left out in the rain. Freestyle 70 ready for use. 2 There is a slight chance that your phone could be damaged by an electrical storm. 1 Handset aerial We recommend that you unplug the base unit from the mains during storms. Connect the base unit three-pin 6 4 adaptor to a power socket When the power is switched on
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Extend the base unit telescopic PLEASE NOTE 6 aerial When fully charged and in good condition, the handset battery will provide up to 7 hours continuous talk time or 72 hours standby. If the handset battery is running low, the IN USE/BATTERY LOW light will flash every 10-15 seconds. If you are making a call and the handset battery is running low, the phone will beep every 10-15 seconds. Place the handset on the base unit to recharge. PHONE LINE POWER LINE BATTERY CARE Extend the base unit
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Safety instructions Use only the power adaptor Do not use your Freestyle 70 supplied and the handset in damp, humid conditions battery pack supplied. such as bathrooms. There is a slight chance that Do not expose the equipment your phone could be to fire or water. damaged by an electrical storm. We recommend that you unplug your Freestyle 70 from the mains power and telephone line socket during storms. The Freestyle 70 base station, handset and charging units produce a small amount of heat duri
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l e e e n m m n PLEASE NOTE Using your The handset range is up to 200 metres from the base unit in ideal conditions. If you start to go out of range while using the phone, you will Freestyle 70 hear warning beeps. If you do not come back in range, your call will be disconnected. telephone PLEASE NOTE Making and receiving calls An Inductive Coupler has been built into the handset to improve sound quality for people using hearing aids. Switch your hearing aid to To make a call T and adjust th
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e l l l a a a m i i i d d d k k k Press the QUICKDIAL button. You hear To adjust the speech volume a confirmation beep. The number is stored. During a conversation you can adjust Repeat these steps for any other 0 9 the volume of the incoming caller’s numbers you want to store, using a voice, by pressing and releasing the different 0-9 location code for each one. VOLUME button on the handset. It has 2 settings, High, and Low. PLEASE NOTE Storing a number in the memory Last number redial auto
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l l l l l l l l l a a a a a a a a a i i i i i i i i i d d d d d d d d d k k k k k k k k k To dial a stored number of more To dial a memory number than 20 digits Press the TALK button. Press the TALK button. Press the QUICKDIAL button. Press the QUICKDIAL button, then the first 0-9 location code number. The Press the 0-9 location code under 0 9 number begins dialling automatically. 0 9 which the number you want is stored. The number is dialled automatically. When the first part of the number has
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l l a a i i d d k k To switch from Pulse to Tone dialling Paging the handset during a call You can page the handset from the base unit to let the handset user know they are wanted. You If you are connected to a pulse dialling cannot hold a conversation between the base exchange, you can still use services unit and the handset. such as phone banking that require tone dialling. To page the handset KEYPAD Call the telephone number you require in pulse mode as usual. When you have been connected, p
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Help and advic Help e If you have any pr If you have any problems using your Fr oblems using your Freestyle 70, this section eestyle 70, this section will give you the most common, easy-to-follow solutions. will give you the most common, easy-to-follow solutions. Telephone problems Possible cause Solution • No dialling tone. Telephone not connected to Replace the handset on the base telephone line. unit for 10 seconds and try again. • Telephone will not dial out. If this does not work, disconn
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Telephone problems Possible cause Solution • Callers are faint. The base unit telescopic aerial is not Extend the base unit telescopic • Interference. extended as high as possible. aerial as far as possible. • Buzzing. You are moving out of range. Move closer to the base unit. • Whooshing. Radio channel interference. Press the CHANNEL button on the handset, to select a clearer channel. • Echoing. Radio channel interference. Press the CHANNEL button on the handset, to select a clearer channel. •
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Technical information Approval for use How many phones can you have? Your Freestyle 70 is tested and approved for All items of telephone equipment have a Ringer connection to public networks, provided it is Equivalence Number (REN), which is used to used in accordance with the guidelines in this calculate the number of items which may be user guide. connected to any one telephone line. Your Freestyle 70 has a REN of 1. A total REN of 4 is You may connect it: allowed. If the total REN of 4 is ex
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Transmission frequencies In the event of a power failure In the event of a mains power failure you will not This cordless telephone has been designed to be able to make or receive calls from your operate on radio frequencies which have been Freestyle 70. Alternative arrangements should assigned to the exclusive use of cordless be made for access to emergency services. telephones. As the use of cordless telephones becomes more widespread, the quality of service obtained from this apparatus may le
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Replace the handset on the base unit • Maintenance and charge for a full 24 hours. The battery pack must be recycled or • Installing a handset battery pack disposed of properly. and recharging Do not burn or puncture as it could • release toxic material which may cause injury. The handset battery compartment is located at the back of the handset at the lower end. Care of rechargeable battery pack To change the handset battery pack When you first setup the Freestyle 70, • Replacing the handset o
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Wall mounting 4 Your Freestyle 70 can be wall-mounted by using Clip the bracket onto the base unit as shown the bracket provided. You can use the bracket below. as a template to mark where the screws should go into the wall. Before you wall-mount your Freestyle 70, check that: • the wall can support the weight of the base unit and handset. • the position you choose leaves sufficient space so that the base unit (which is larger than the bracket) is clear of any obstruction on the wall, such as a
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Wall mounting template 102 mm 18
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Index Adaptor 5 Paging the handset 11 Aerial Pause 11 base 6 Power adaptor 5 handset 5 Power failure 15 Pulse dialling 11 Base Unit 2 Quickdial memory Battery change a number 10 care 6, 16 clear a number 10 changing 16 dialling numbers 10 charging 5 directory label 9 Calls storing numbers 9,10 ending 8 Recall 11 making 8 Receiving calls 8 receiving 8 Redialling last number 9 Channel button 8 Ringer equivelance number Cleaning 16 (REN) 14 Dialling mode 11 Safety instructions 7,15 Directory label
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Offices in Europe, North America, Japan and Asia Pacific. CE compliant to 89/336/EEC The telecommunications services described in this publication (EMC Directive) & 73/23/EEC are subject to availability and may be modified from time to time. Services and equipment are provided subject to British (Low Voltage Directive) Telecommunications plc’s respective standard conditions of contract. Nothing in this publication forms any part of any contract. TouchToneª is a registered trade mark of APPROVED
