BT Freelance XD 8500 User Manual page 2

Your phone
Handset
Soft key: Use with icons displayed
on the screen above the key.
Opens menu.
Selects menu options.
Display Redial list and
move up menu options.
Increase volume.
Make/receive phone calls.
Display Call list and
move up menu options.
Decrease volume.
Replay message.
Press and hold to turn
ringer on/off.
Used when connected to a
switchboard/PBX, and with some
BT Calling Features.
The answer machine handset controls on buttons
work when a message is being played on the handset.
Base
Find Ans.
Delete Stop
on off
Page/locate Delete messages Stop message
Switch answering
a handset. during playback. during playback.
machine on/off.
Find
Delete
Green In use
LED indicator
Message display Red battery
showing number of charging LED
messages and answering indicator
Play messages.
Adjust speaker
machine status.
volume during
Digits flash when there
playback.
are new messages.
3 Go!
Set time and date
Open phonebook.
Press to open the main menu.
Press to scroll to hs settings and press
Soft key: Use with icons displayed
Press to set tiMe and press
on the screen above the key.
using the 24hr format and press
During a call press to mute
your voice so your caller
Press , set dAte is displayed. Press
cannot hear you.
dd-mm-yy format and press
Making calls
End a call.
Press and hold for 5 seconds
Press then dial the phone number. Press
to turn handset on/off.
Answering calls
If you have subscribed to Caller Display, the caller's details will be displayed before you answer
Stop playback of current message.
(see below and also the full user guide online at www.bt.com/producthelp for details).
Lift the handset from the base or charger to answer incoming calls. If the handset is
Delete message.
not on the base or charger, press
Mute
Skip to next message.
Press the soft key during a call to activate Mute mode, if you want to prevent the caller
hearing anything from your end. Press the
Press and hold to lock/
Redial (up to last 10 numbers called)
unlock keypad.
Press to open the list of most recently dialled numbers. Press
through the list.
Make internal calls.
Press to redial the number displayed or press
Press and hold to insert a Pause
Phonebook
in number to be dialled.
Storing new phonebook entries (up to 50)
and will only
Press to open the phonebook. The first entry (or list eMPty) is displayed.
Press the left soft key, Add is displayed, press
the keypad, enter the name, then press
a few times until the letter you want is displayed. For example, press
or twice for B. nuMBer is displayed, enter the phone number for the entry and press
If you make a mistake, press
Repeat current Skip Press or
message.
press to confirm. Press
Dialling a phonebook entry
Press . Scroll
Or, search alphabetically using the keypad to enter the first letter of the name you want
then scroll or
Caller Display and the Call list
You must subscribe to a Caller Display service for this feature to work. Your network
provider may charge you for this service.
Ans.
View and dial from the Call list
Stop on off
Press , then
The indicates new missed calls. The number of New Calls to the handset is shown on the
Skip standby screen until they have all been viewed in the calls list.
The icon is displayed when the phone number is too long to be fully shown on
the screen. Press
Press to dial the number displayed.
Copy a Call list number to the phonebook
Skip
Press , then
Press until stOre nuMBer is displayed and then press
Skip forward during
Enter a name using the keypad and press
message playback.
You will hear Melody 1 played, press
played when this caller rings you and then press
soft key. dAte & tiMe is displayed, press
soft key. Enter 2 digits for the hour and 2 for the minute
soft key. You will hear a confirmation tone.
. Enter the day, month and year using the
. You will hear a confirmation tone.
to end the call.
.
soft key again to resume your call.
or
to access the options menu.
. nAMe is displayed. Using the letters on
. You may need to press the same button
once for A,
to delete the last digit or letter entered.
to select a ringtone you want to be played when this caller rings you and
to return to standby.
or to the entry you want. Press to dial.
to the exact entry and press to dial.
or to scroll through the last 40 incoming calls.
to allow you to scroll through the rest of the number.
or to the entry you want and press .
. nAMe is displayed.
. The number is displayed, press
or to choose a ringtone you want to be
.
Answering machine
Your answering machine is on and ready to record messages. The controls are shown
in the base diagram to the bottom left and the features can also be accessed via the
handset Ans MAchine menu.
Recording your own outgoing message
. Press . The display shows Ans MAchine, press
Press to scroll to Ans settings and press
Press to scroll to OutgOing Msg and press
Press or to select either Ans & recOrd or Answer Only and press
Press to scroll to recOrd Msg and press
When prompted, speak your message into the handset. When finished press
Your message will be played back to you. Press
Set the answer delay
To set the number of rings that are played before the answer machine picks up:
Press . The display shows Ans MAchine, press
Press to scroll to Ans settings and press
Press to scroll to Answer delAy and press
Press or to select the number of rings before the answer machine answers: 2-9
rings or time saver and press .
to scroll
For detailed instructions on all the answering machine features see the full
user guide online at www.bt.com/producthelp
Help
Most problems can be fixed with a few simple checks.
Problem Solution
No dial tone Only use the cables and batteries supplied.
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Make sure both the mains power adaptor cable and
telephone line cord are plugged into the correct sockets.
Poor speech quality Make sure the product is not located too close to other
electrical appliances. This can also help improve the
handset range from the base.
Battery icon flashing The battery charge is very low. Make sure you charge the
and scrolling digits batteries for 24 hours before use to ensure maximum
battery performance.
Using broadband on the same Make sure you plug the phone
phone line? into the wall socket via an ADSL
microfilter (not supplied), otherwise
you may have problems with this
product and your broadband service.
Answer machine not Check the answer machine is on and set to Answer &
answering calls Record. Also check that the ring delay is set to answer
before any voicemail service (e.g. 1571) on the line.
Find out more
• New Frequently Asked Questions available at www.bt.com/producthelp
• If you need more detailed instructions, a full user guide is available to
download from www.bt.com/producthelp
• If you cannot find the answer to your problem in the full online user guide,
then please call our free Helpline on 0800 218 2182* . Our dedicated
advisors are more likely to be able to help you than the retailer where you
to confirm.
made your purchase.
• This document is also available in other formats, such as Large print, Braille
and Audio CD. If you would like a copy, please call 0800 218 2182*.
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to record your message.
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if you want to delete the message.
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ADSL
microfilter