User manual BT FREESTYLE 1200

[. . . ] Freestyle 1200 User guide Please open this page for an `At a glance' guide to your Freestyle 1200. At a glance Volume control buttons Adjusts the handset ringer volume and earpiece speech volume. see page 10 Intercom button (and light) Enables communication between the handset and base unit. see page 14 Keypad Allows you to operate the answering machine from the handset. Quickdial button Allows you to store and dial up to 10 numbers in the memory. [. . . ] The machine announces "All messages deleted" followed by a confirmation beep. Using your Freestyle 1200 answering machine Answer delay You can adjust the number of times your Freestyle 1200 will ring before the answering machine takes the call. You can change this to any number of rings between 2 and 9 or to TIME SAVER. Time Saver is used to save you time and the cost of a phone call when ringing your machine from another phone to pick up your messages. Your Freestyle 1200 answers after 2 rings if you have new messages or after 6 rings if you don't. So you can choose to hang up if you hear more than 2 rings. To set the answer delay Call screening and intercept When the answering machine is switched on, you can listen to a caller leaving their message over the loudspeaker. SCREEN You can also listen at the handset by pressing the SCREEN button. Press the TALK button on the handset to interrupt the call and speak to the caller. Adjusting the speaker volume The volume level ranges from 0 to H, where 0 is the lowest volume and H the maximum. The display shows the level when you press the VOLUME button. To adjust the loudspeaker volume VOLUME · Press and hold down the | button. The machine announces the current setting and then starts giving you the alternative settings. For example, if you select Time Saver, you will hear: "Answer delay: Time Saver", or for 6 rings, "Calls will be answered after 6 rings. " · Press the large speaker on the VOLUME button to raise the sound level. You hear a beep increasing in volume as you continue to press the volume button. 26 Using your Freestyle 1200 answering machine · Press the small speaker on the VOLUME button to lower the sound level. Although you use the same button to adjust the level, the intercom volume is set separately (and only during an intercom call) from the message/ memo playback volume. Resetting the answer machine · Remove the battery cover lid to access the RESET button. RESET Message alert When new messages have been received, your Freestyle 1200 will beep every 10 seconds. The volume of the beep is at the volume you have set for the loudspeaker. To switch the message alert on or off Pressing the RESET button resets the microprocessor but will not affect any of the numbers you have stored in the memory, messages recorded or your PIN code. When the answering machine is switched off: · Press and hold the | button. The machine announces, "Message alert off/on" as appropriate. 27 Using your Freestyle 1200 answering machine Operating the answering machine from the handset You can listen to your messages and operate a number of answering machine functions from the handset. To operate the answering machine from the handset SCREEN To skip back through your messages G 4 · Press the 4 button. To skip forward through your messages M 6 · Press the 6 button. To delete the current message JK HI NO · Press the SCREEN button. · The handset beeps, the keypad lights up and the TALK light flashes. · Once you hear the second confirmation beep you may continue with the following options. To play/pause messages AB 5 · Press the 5 button. To delete all messages JK L L 5 2 C · Press the 5 button after the announcement "End of messages. " · Press the 2 button. You hear the announcement, "You have `x' messages" and starts to play them. · Press the 2 button to play messages again. 28 Remote access Your Freestyle 1200 has a security PIN code which must be entered when remotely accessing the answering machine. This ensures your messages are private and can be accessed only by the users who know the security code. Your Freestyle 1200 answering machine has a preset security code of 0 0 0 . To change the security code · Remove the battery cover lid to access the CODE/SET button. CODE/SET Your Freestyle 1200 allows you to switch on and operate your answering machine from another phone. · Press the | or | button to change the number until you hear the number you want for the second digit of the code. The machine will announce "(Number) set" and then "Third digit" · Press the | or | button to change the number until you hear the number you want for the third digit of the code. [. . . ] Charging contacts should be cleaned with a dry cloth or for heavy soiling a pencil eraser can be used. · Do not clean with a wet cloth. · Do not clean with abrasive materials or solvents as these may damage the unit. · Do not spray aerosol cleaners onto the base or handset. Extended periods of non-use Freestyle 1200, or replace the battery pack, the handset must be fully charged for 24 hours before use. · To maintain optimum charge and battery condition, the handset should be allowed to fully discharge about every four months. It is recommended that you: · Disconnect the base unit from both mains supply and telephone line. [. . . ]