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- Page 1 Block up to 100% of Nuisance Calls Quick Set-up and User Guide BT8600 Premium Nuisance Call Blocker Digital Cordless Phone with Answering Machine You need a Caller Display service from your network provider to use Call Guardian and other Caller Display...
- Page 2 For BT 1571 do not set the answer delay to more than 5 rings. • Visit bt.com/producthelp for more information and Troubleshooting tips. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
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Page 3: Check Box Contents
Any replacement rechargeable batteries must be of the same type. BT accepts no responsibility for damage caused to your BT8600 if you use any other type of batteries. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Blocked and Allow lists ....28 Delete selected or all contacts ....39 To add a number to the block list ..... 28 View/dial a contact ......... 40 If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... - Page 5 If you forget to switch on your answer machine ......51 If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
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Page 6: Menu Map
Time and date Time AM/PM by pressing Allow number Date Block number Time format 12 Hours or 24 Hours Delete call Send text Delete all * Only offered if caller left a message on the answer machine. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 7: Quick Set Up Guide
If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... - Page 8 2. The BT logo will appear on the screen, followed by the set up wizard screen displaying Please set the time and date to start using your telephone. Place your handset on the base to charge first. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
- Page 9 Hide you connect the phone line cord in Step 4. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
- Page 10 If you ever need to remove the batteries, place your fingers in the groove at the bottom of the handset and lift the cover up to release it. Then, gently ease the batteries out. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
- Page 11 AM or PM. HH:MM 4. Press enter the date in the format AM/PM DD/MM/YYYY. Save Back 5. Press Save. Saved is displayed. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
- Page 12 Call Guardian is already set to On. If you wish to switch it Off, see page 22. 7. Press BT Call Guardian Your phone’s set to announce unknown caller’s names when you answer so you... If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
- Page 13 Do Not Disturb mode, add it to your VIP list. See page 32 for instructions. 9. Select , and follow the prompts. Set up Do you have Caller Display? If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
- Page 14 15. Your message will be played back to you. 16. Select OK (or Delete if you want to replace it). 17. Select Done, to continue with the set up wizard. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
- Page 15 Press then to select a ringtone. 21. Select Save when you’ve finished. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
- Page 16 Please read the rest of this User Guide for Please read the instructions on how to use the most popular quick start features of your BT8600 phone. guide. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
- Page 17 2. Activate the batteries as explained on page 8. Once you’ve set the time and date on the first handset then it will be shared with all other handsets in your multi pack after you activate the batteries. 3. Place the handset on the charger to charge for 24 hours. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp...
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Page 18: Getting To Know Your Phone
40. Press and hold to turn handset ringer on/off. Press and hold to lock/unlock keypad. Toggle between upper/lower case characters. Press to enter a space. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 19: Base
Flashes when the line is in use, screening volume during idle. registration is taking place or you’ve received a text message. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 20: Finding Your Way Around Your Phone
If no buttons are pressed for 60 seconds, the handset returns to the home screen automatically. Use the to access the BT Call Guardian settings. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 21: Bt Call Guardian
BT Call Guardian You need Caller Display This will help you get the most out of your BT Call Guardian. You can get this from your phone service provider. Charges may apply. Your BT8600 has four Guardian modes that allow you to easily manage incoming calls in different ways: •... -
Page 22: Switch Bt Call Guardian On/Off
5. Press , or , on and follow the voice prompt and press Save. Select Record name 6. If you are happy with your recording, press If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 23: How Do You Accept, Block Or Send A Call To The Answer Phone
BT Call Guardian How do you accept, block or send a call to the answer phone? 1. BT Call Guardian answers a call for you and asks the caller to say (“announce”) who they are. 2. Your BT8600 then rings you with the Announced call on the display and announces the caller’s name when you pick up the phone. -
Page 24: The Block Button
BT Call Guardian, the person you are calling is not accepting your call. Please hang up”. Added to blocked numbers list If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 25: How Do I Change The Different Bt Call Guardian Modes
BT Call Guardian Select 4. Scroll to Guardian mode and then use the to select the one that you want to change (e.g. International) and press Save If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 26: Custom Mode
Blocked / Allowed / International / Withheld / Payphones / Mobile / Unavailable /All other numbers. And for each of these, you have the choice to: Block / Ans.phone / Allow / Announce. 7. Select Save If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 27: What Happens When You Allow A Number (Caller)
• You’ll see the caller’s number (if available) in the Calls list with . This means that BT Call Guardian is blocking the call without you having to do anything. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 28: How To Add Numbers Straight To Your Blocked And Allow Lists
5. Add number is highlighted, press Select or 6. Enter the telephone number you want to block (make sure you enter the full dialling code) and press Save. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 29: To Block Numbers By Area Code
When in the Block and Allow number menu’s above, you also have the choice to delete the whole list. Remember, if you do this, all calls previously blocked and allowed, will now come back through your BT Call Guardian settings. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 30: Call Control Settings
When set to On, the idle screen will display instead of the DO NOT DISTURB handset name. For more information and general advice on handling unwanted calls please go to bt.com/unwantedcalls If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 31: Set Outgoing Calls Control
The default for all settings Outgoing calls Allowed If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 32: Assign Vip Status To A Contact
If you’ve already added contacts to your VIP’s, the list will be displayed when you enter the VIP list menu. You can then select to add Options further VIPs, remove VIPs or assign a VIP ringtone. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 33: Change The Access Pin
Call control settings Change the access PIN 1. In idle mode, press . 2. Enter the existing 4 digit remote access PIN. Press to highlight Change PIN and press OK. 3. Once you’ve read the reminder message, select OK then enter the existing 4 digit access PIN and select OK. -
Page 34: Using The Phone
If you’ve got a caller display service, the display shows the incoming call, caller’s number (if available) or the caller’s name. 1. Press to accept the call. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 35: Mute
From the idle screen, you can press to change the Ringer volume settings too. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 36: Make A Handsfree Call
You can also choose All handsets if you want to call all handsets registered to the base. If a handset answers, the handset name will be displayed on your screen. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 37: Transfer A Call
3. Select Join and all callers will be joined in a 3-way call. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 38: Contacts
Contact saved. To add a contact as a speed dial you need to enter the speed dial menu from the idle screen, see page 40. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 39: Edit A Contact
6. Once you have selected all of the contacts that you want to delete, press is highlighted. Options Delete Selected If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 40: View/Dial A Contact
1. From the idle screen, enter the telephone number you want to store. 2. Then, either: Press and hold the Speed dial button from that you want to store the number under. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 41: Dial A Speed Dial Entry
4. Edit the number by selecting Clear to delete digits and then enter any new digits. Select Save. Saved as speed dial x will be displayed. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 42: Delete A Speed Dial Entry
. You can clear the notification by viewing the calls list on any handset registered to the base. The icon will still be presented for missed calls in the calls list so you can differentiate between calls. See Calls list indicators on next page. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 43: View And Dial From The Calls List (Up To 50 Incoming And 30 Outgoing Calls)
List empty will be displayed.) 2. Press to scroll through and view the list. 3. To dial an entry, when the entry you want is highlighted, press If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 44: Save A Calls List Entry To Your Contacts
New contact Highlight the number type where you want to Add to contact save the number (Home, Work or Mobile) and press Select. Select Back If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 45: Delete An Entry In The Calls List, Or The Whole List
Using the phone Delete an entry in the Calls list, or the whole list 1. Press or select Calls, then if you want to delete just one entry, press to highlight the entry and select Options. To delete the entire list, simply select Options. 2. -
Page 46: Set An Alarm
Stop). You can set snooze as many times as you want until you select Stop. If an incoming call is received while the alarm is going off, the alarm notification will immediately stop and the incoming call will be shown on the display. The alarm will not resume. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 47: Answer Machine
Caller Display and a name/number match and the time and date it was received. If you have any old (already listened to) messages these will be played after your new messages. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 48: Set The Answer Delay
4. Answer delay is displayed, use to display the number of rings you want (2-10 rings or Time saver) and select Save. Saved will be displayed. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 49: Set The Message Alert On Or Off
Make sure the answer delay is set for your answer machine to answer before the voicemail service. Therefore, the answer delay should be less than on your voicemail service. For BT 1571 do not set the answer delay to more than 5 rings. Set the message alert on or off 1. -
Page 50: Remote Access
Change PIN and press Select. You will be reminded that the access PIN is used for both remote access and call control. 5. Enter your old 4 digit PIN and select OK. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 51: Turn Remote Access On Or Off
4 digit remote access PIN when prompted. You can play back your messages. If you do not choose to switch your answer machine On, it will switch off when the call is ended. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 52: Bt Calling Features
Set up. If you chose Cancel or Check status, the service will be called, follow the spoken instructions or listen for confirmation/status. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 53: Cancel Ringback
3. Press to highlight either Turn on, Turn off or Check status and press Select. The service will be called. Follow the spoken instructions or listen for confirmation/status. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 54: Settings
. Press to highlight Sounds Select Handset Tones press Select 3. Press to select for Keypad tones, then press select for Confirmation tones and select Save If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 55: Handset Display Options
Auto answer, then press select for Auto end call. Do the same steps for Auto join calls and First ring, then select Save If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 56: Base Ringtone Melody And Volume
PBX access code If you’re connected to a switchboard, you might need to enter an access code (e.g. 9) before you dial a number. Your BT8600 can store an access code which is automatically dialled before each number. We cannot guarantee that all the BT8600 features will work when connected to a PBX. -
Page 57: Change The System Pin (Different To The Call Control & Remote Access Pin)
. If it’s 0000, you’ll be taken straight to step 5. is displayed. Select Delete data on all handsets and base? is displayed. Once finished, Deleting all user data... All user data deleted is displayed. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 58: Help
• Do Not Disturb may be switched on, see page 30. • Check your BT Call Guardian settings, see page 22. • Make sure the handset is registered to the base. If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 59: General Information
This guarantee does not affect your statutory rights. To find out what to do, if your phone is in or outside of the 12 month guarantee, please look in the full user guide at bt.com/producthelp If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... -
Page 60: R&Tte Directive & Declaration Of Conformity
This equipment complies with the essential requirements for the Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive (1999/5/EC). For a copy of the Declaration of Conformity please refer to bt.com/producthelp If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789* or go to bt.com/producthelp... - Page 61 Available in other formats including braille, large print or audio CD. If you would like a copy, please call 0800 145 6789*. * Calls made from within the UK mainland network are free. Mobile and international call costs may vary. BT8600 (01/17) Issue 3...
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