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Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096
User Guide
BT DECOR 500
This product is intended for connection to analogue
public switched telephone networks and private
switchboards in the United Kingdom.
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Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Please open this page for an ‘at a glance’ guide to your BT Decor 500
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Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Please open this page for a further ‘at a glance’ guide to your BT Decor 500
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Z S Y O R V I L F C X y H N Q B U E 1 c K e 7 G A J D T P W Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 At a glance Telephone buttons Quickdial button Allows you to dial up to ten numbers stored in the Quickdial memory at the touch of two buttons. Store button Use to store numbers in the memory and to change the ringer and pitch volume. BT Decor 500 Messages ( ) R Recall button Ans Vol on off Del For use with a switchboard/PBX and BT Calling Features. Please contact Play your switchboard supp
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Z S Y O R V I L F C X y H N Q B U E 1 c K e 7 G A J D T P W Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Answering Machine buttons Volume buttons Skip backward/ Memo button Use to adjust the answering machine Lets you skip volume. backwards through your messages and memos. Answer on/off Also lets you record button BT Decor 500 memo messages. Switches the Messages Ans answering machine Vol on off Skip forward Del on and off. button Play Lets you skip forwards through Delete button your mess
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Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 In this guide There is a detailed Index at the back of this user guide, please see page 28. At a glance 1-2 Help 23 Introduction 4 General information 25 Unpacking your Decor 500 4 Guarantee 25 For your records 4 Technical information 26 Safety information 4 Switchboard compatibility 26 Setting up 5 Wall mounting 27 Using the telephone 8 Index 28 Making and receiving calls 8 Last number redial 8 Secrecy 8 Music on hold 9 Handsfree talking 9 10 numbe
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Z S Y O R V I L F C X y H N B Q U E c 1 K e 7 G A J D T P W Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Introduction Your Decor 500 has been designed for ease of use and made to the high standards set by BT. You can expect your Decor 500 to give you many years of trouble-free service. Please read the instructions carefully For your records before use and keep this User Guide for future reference. Date of purchase: Unpacking your Decor 500 Place of purchase: If anything is missing, please cont
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Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Setting up Plan the location of your 2 Plug the adaptor into a mains power socket and Decor 500 switch on Situate your Decor 500 close enough to a phone socket and mains power socket Your Decor 500 will announce, ‘Answer so that both cords will reach. on. Calls will be answered after 6 rings’ and the message indicator light will come on. 1 Plug the power cord into the socket on the base For desk mounting, please remove the wall-mounting plinth. To p
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Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 4 Plug the telephone line Press and release the SKIP cord into the telephone or SKIP button to select the wall socket correct hour. When the correct hour is announced, press and release the STOP button. The hour you have set is announced and then the current minute setting. Press and release the SKIP 5 Set the day and time or SKIP button to select the correct minute. Your answering machine informs you of the day and When the correct minute
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Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Helpline If you have any problems setting up your Decor 500, please call the Helpline on 0870 605 8047. (Open 9am-5.30pm, Monday-Friday and 9.30am-2.30pm Saturday). Your Decor 500 is now ready for use. 7
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y c e Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Using the telephone Making and receiving calls Last number redial To make a call To redial the last number called Lift the handset and wait for the dial tone. Lift the handset. Press the REDIAL button. The Dial the telephone number. Redial last number called is dialled. A redial number can be no To end a call longer than 32 digits. Replace the handset. Secrecy When on a call you can talk to someone To receive a call in the same room without yo
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C y y y B c c c e e e A Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 You can now talk to someone Handsfree talking in the same room without your caller hearing. The handsfree feature allows you to Press and release the use the phone without picking up the S SECRECY button to return to handset, giving you more freedom your caller. when you are speaking on the phone. You can hear the caller's voice through the in-built speaker. Note When secrecy is in use and another telephone connected to the s
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F C B E A D Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 To set the ringer volume Note You can swap between using the There are 3 volume settings handset and handsfree during a call. to choose from: HIGH, LOW If using the handset, press the or OFF. The default setting is HANDSFREE button and replace the HIGH. handset to talk in handsfree mode. Ensure the handset is on the If using handsfree mode, lift the handset cradle. to talk privately to your caller and the Press the STORE button. The ha
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F C B E A D Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Press either, 1 for HIGH, 2 for 1 Store Press the STORE button. MID or 3 for LOW. 2 You will hear a confirmation Press the STORE button. 3 tone. Store You will hear a confirmation tone. To dial a number in the Quickdial memory 10 Number Quickdial memory Lift the handset and wait for the dial tone. You can store 10 of your most Quickdial Press the QUICKDIAL button. frequently used telephone numbers in the Quickdial memory. Please note Pr
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Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 BT Answer 1571 voice To delete a number in the Quickdial memory mail indication If you have subscribed to BT’s BT Ensure the handset is on the Answer 1571 or Call Minder, your cradle. Decor 500 will indicate when you have Press the STORE button. The received a voice message by the Store call indicator light will flash. message waiting indicator light flashing. Press the memory location number between 0 and 9 BT Answer 1571 and Call Minder are under
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Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 IMPORTANT After an incoming call, or after lifting the handset, your Decor 500 will check the line for any messages. You will experience about a 1 minute delay before the message waiting indicator light flashes if messages have been left. Note The message waiting indicator is activated by a stuttered dial tone which you can hear when you pick up your phone. BT Calling Features, such as Call Diversion and Call Barring use a stuttered dial tone so t
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Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Using the answering machine To switch the answering To adjust the base unit machine on and off loudspeaker volume Your Decor 500 is pre-set to The loudspeaker volume Answer On. ranges from 0-9 plus H, where 0 is off and H is the maximum Press the ANS ON/OFF button Ans on off level. The default loudspeaker to switch the answering volume is 5. machine off. You will hear, ‘Answer off’, and the message Press the VOL + button on the Vol light will turn o
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Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 To select or record your own Outgoing messages Answer and Record outgoing message The outgoing message is the message your caller hears when your Decor 500 answers a call. Press and hold the ANS Ans on off ON/OFF button. Your Decor Your Decor 500 comes with 2 500 will announce, ‘Please select pre-recorded outgoing messages to outgoing message’. choose from as follows: To select Answer and Record: Answer and record allows callers to leave a messag
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Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 After the tone, speak your Release the SKIP button to outgoing message clearly about end recording. Your Decor 500 15-30 cm from the microphone. will announce “Your outgoing The message light will flash message is…” and will play during recording. your message back to you. Release the SKIP button to end recording. Your Decor 500 To select or record will announce, ‘Your outgoing your own Answer only message is...’ and will play your outgoing mes
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Decor 500 ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th July ’03 ~ 5096 Answer delay To change the answer delay setting Answer delay sets the number of times your Decor 500 will ring before the answering machine picks up your call Press and hold down the and starts playing the outgoing SKIP button to skip through message. The default setting is 6 rings. the answer delay settings. You can change this setting to between Release the button when you 2 and 9 rings or time saver. hear the setting you want. The new answer de
