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BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528
User Guide
BT CONVERSE 425
This product is intended for connection to analogue
public switched telephone networks and private
switchboards in the United Kingdom.
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BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528 Please open this page for an ‘At a glance’ guide to your BT Converse 425.
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BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528 BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528 At a glance Display Call indicator light Shows 24 hour clock, battery low Flashes to indicate you have an indicator, phone numbers, and names. incoming call. Handset park Message Waiting indicator When the phone is wall mounted you (for compatible switchboard users only). can hang the handset here if you need to Flashes when there is Voice Mail. leave the phone during a c
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BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528 In this guide At a glance 1 Introduction 4 Unpacking your Converse 425 4 For your records 4 Safety information 4 Setting up 5 Using the telephone 7 Secrecy 8 Last number redial 8 Handsfree talking 9 Directory 10 Using the calculator 13 Data port 14 Using BT Calling Features 15 1471 Call Return 15 Call Diversion 16 1571 – Call Minder/BT Answer 16 Reminder Call 17 Other services 17 General information 18 Guarantee 18 Technical informat
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BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528 Introduction Your Converse 425 has been designed for ease of use and made to the high standards set by BT. Please read the instructions carefully For your records before use and keep this User Guide for future reference. Date of purchase: Unpacking your Place of purchase: Converse 425 Serial number (on the underside of the base unit): If anything is missing, please contact your place of purchase immediately. Purchase price: BT Con
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SETTING UP BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528 Setting up Plan the location Note When your batteries are within about Situate your Converse 425 close two weeks of total exhaustion, BATT enough to a phone socket so that the LOW will appear in the display. If you line cord will reach. do not replace the batteries and Your Converse 425 can be wall-mounted. they become totally discharged your See ‘Wall-mounting’, on page 20. Converse 425 will not display anything on the
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BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528 4 Set the time Press and hold the Clock button until the display shows TIME. Release the Clock button. Display shows 00-00. Enter the current time using the 24 hour clock, eg. 0 9 3 0 = 9.30am, 1 5 3 0 = 3.30pm. Press the button. ✔ The time is set and displayed. Your Converse 425 is now ready for use. 6 SETTING UP
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USING BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528 Using the telephone To make a call To end a call Lift the handset off the base Replace the handset. and wait for the dial tone. Dial the telephone number. To receive a call The display will show the number dialled. When the telephone rings, the Or Call indicator light will flash to indicate that there is an Preparatory dialling. incoming call. Simply pick up Without lifting the handset, the handset. dial the telephone number y
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BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528 To set the call timer Secrecy When on a call you can talk to someone You can time the duration of in the same room, without your caller each call. hearing. During a call, press the Clock button. The time of the To switch Secrecy on and off previous call will be displayed. Press the Clock button again During a call, press and release to start the timer. You can stop the Secrecy button. the time by pressing the Clock button once more.
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USING BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528 To repeat dial a number Note To cancel repeat dial before your call is answered, lift the handset or press Note the Handsfree button or press the Headset button. This feature works in handset, handsfree and headset modes. If the number you call is Handsfree talking engaged, you can set your Converse 425 to dial a number The handsfree feature allows you to repeatedly, saving you from make and receive calls without lifting conti
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BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528 Message Waiting indicator To adjust your caller’s speech volume When you have Voice Mail During a call, you can adjust the messages, the Message Waiting volume of your caller’s voice. indicator flashes at regular intervals. Press the Volume button. The display shows VOLUME and Note the current volume level. Turn the Navigator Wheel This feature works with compatible clockwise to increase the switchboards only. volume or anti-clockw
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USING BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528 Press and hold the button ✔ To store a name and number until the display shows STORE in the directory and EDIT. Press and hold the Directory Note button. Display shows STORE You can stop during any set and EDIT. of steps and return to STORE will be flashing. standby by lifting the handset or pressing the Handsfree Release the Directory button. button. Press the button. ✔ Display shows the number of You can now enter another e
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BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528 Enter the new digit above To view and dial a number the flashing cursor using the from the directory keypad or by turning the Navigator Wheel. You can view all the names Press the button. ✔ and numbers stored in your directory When you have finished changing the number press Press the Directory button and hold the button until ✔ (your handset does not need the display shows the cursor to be in the cradle). flashing under the first
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USING BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528 To store a pause in a stored To use the calculator number Press the Calculator button. A pause is sometimes required The display changes to the with some switchboards and calculator function. Network Services. Enter the number you want, A pause simply gives the i.e. 123. switchboard a few seconds to Turn the Navigator Wheel pick up the outside line before to display the function, i.e. . + dialling. Using the Redial Press the b
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BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528 Recall button Note If your Converse 425 is connected to a switchboard, you must first switch off The Recall button is for use the calculator before transferring a call. with switchboard services, e.g. to transfer calls and some BT Calling Features. To use the MRC function Five minutes memory Your calculator provides a back-up Memory Recall (MRC) function. This enables you to If you unplug your Converse put calculations in the 425
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CALLING FEATURES BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528 Using BT Calling Features 1471 Call Return Note A switchboard can provide a similar Call Return tells you the number of the range of functions to BT Calling last person who called you and the time Features. If your Converse 425 is and date the call was received. connected to a switchboard, you can simply use it as a normal extension. To access 1471 Your Converse 425 gives you easy access to the following range of BT
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BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528 Call Diversion 1571 – Call Minder/ BT Answer You can use your Converse 425 to request the network to divert incoming 1571 allows you access to network based calls to another number. answering services that take calls when you do not answer your phone or if you are already on the line. To switch Call Diversion on These services may provide Press the Handsfree button or personalised greetings and/or the time lift the handset. and date
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CALLING FEATURES BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528 Reminder Call Other services You can turn your Converse 425 into a Three Way Calling 24-hour alarm clock that rings you back Lets you speak to 2 other callers at the at the exact time you specify. same time. Charge Advice Instantly tells you the cost of your To set a Reminder Call last call. Press the Handsfree button or Call Waiting lift the handset. During a call, a discreet ‘beep’ lets you know another person is
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BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528 General information Within the 12 month guarantee Guarantee period: In the unlikely event of a defect Your Converse 425 is guaranteed for a occurring, please return the product, period of 12 months from the date of with the receipt, to the place of purchase. purchase. Subject to the terms listed below the Outside of the 12 month guarantee guarantee will provide for the repair of, period: or at BT’s or its agent’s discretion the If yo
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GENERAL INFORMATION BT Converse 425 ~ Issue 3 ~ 2nd Edition ~ 23rd July ’03 ~ 5528 BT Accessories and Technical information Replacement Items How many telephones can you have? For a full range of accessories and All items of telephone equipment have replacement items for BT products a Ringer Equivalence Number (REN), please call 0870 240 5522, or visit: which is used to calculate the number of items which may be connected to any one telephone line. Your Converse 425 has a REN of 1.5. A total RE
