BT DECTfax User manual

DEC Tfax
Additional Handset
User guide

Please open this page for an ‘At a glance’ guide
to your DECTfax Additional Handset
This equipment is not designed for
making telephone calls when the
power fails.
Alternative arrangements should be
made for access to emergency services.

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Hints and tips boxes
In this user guide, we’ve included helpful
tips and useful notes. They are shown in
a grey box.
At a glance 1
Introduction 4
Setting up 6
Using your handset 10
Additional functions 22
Help 28
Index 30
In this guide

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Introduction
Thank you for choosing a BT product. We
expect that you will have many years of
excellent service from it.
Your BT DECTfax Additional Handset is
designed for ease of use and built to the high
standards demanded by BT. It is designed to be
used with the DECTfax and DECTfax Plus
base stations. It may also be registered with
other GAP compatible DECT base stations,
however, this may result in the loss of certain
functions specific to the DECTfax range.
Please read these instructions carefully
before use and retain this user guide for
future reference.
For your records
Date of purchase
Place of purchase
Serial number
(on the side of the gift box)
Purchase price
For warranty purposes, proof of purchase is
required, so please keep your receipt.

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Introduction
Equipment
Check your BT DECTfax Additional handset is
complete when you unpack it. You should have:
• DECTfax Additional Handset
• Handset charger
Customer Helpline
If you have any problems with your DECTfax, call
the BT Helpline on 0845 603 1066.

1 Charging the handset
The handset is powered by a rechargeable
NiCad battery. The charger uses a fast charge
system. For example, 10 minutes of charging
will give about 10 minutes of talk time. When
fully charged the battery should give up to 5
hours talk time and up to 50 hours standby.
When the handset is not in the charger, the
charging icon indicates the current level of
charge in the battery - 4 dots means the
handset is fully charged and 1 dot means the
charge is low.
1Plug the charger into the mains.
2Place the handset into the charger. The
handset display shows the moving charging
icon.
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Setting up Follow these steps
to get your DECTfax Additional Handset
ready to use
IMPORTANT
The new handset may not be charged. It takes up to
12 hours to charge completely.
eg 50% charge

3When the battery is fully charged the
charging icons stop moving and begin to
flash.
2 Registering the handset
For the handset to interact with the base
station it must be registered with it.
To register a handset
A handset can be registered to the base station
only if the handset security code on the
handset matches the code on the base station.
The base station code is preset to 0000. If this
has not been changed, you can register the
handset using the ‘simple method’. If it has
been changed you will need to use the
‘customised method’. You will also need to use
the ‘customised method’ if you wish to register
the handset with more than one base station.
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Battery low warning
If, during a call, the battery charge is running low,
the handset beeps every 4 seconds.
Note
You can also register your handset with other makes
of DECT base stations, provided they are GAP
compatible. You will need to use the ‘customised
method’ of registration in conjunction with the
instructions for the particular base station.

The simple method
Use this method if you have only one base
station and the handset security code is 0000.
1At the handset press OK then 6. The
connection icon will flash.
2At the base station press Function then 8
then 8. The display shows 88 HANDSET--
REGI.
3Press Function.
The base unit searches for handset to be
registered. Once found, the handset is
assigned the next available handset number.
The handset display now shows the handset
number it has been assigned and the
connection icon will go out.
The customised method
Use this method if you:
Have set the base station handset security
code to a number other than 0000.
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IMPORTANT
The following instructions refer to the Function
button on the DEC Tfax base station. If you are
using a DECTfax Plus base station you should use
the Ok/Menu button.

Want to register a handset to more than one
base station.
Want to allocate a handset with a handset
number other than the next sequential one.
1At the base station press Function, then 8,
then 8, then Function again.
2At the handset press OK then 9, then use the
▲and ▼buttons to scroll to the first empty
location, indicated by a line of dashes in the
display.
3Press OK. The telephone icon flashes in the
display.
4After a few seconds the display shows four
dashes (- - - - ) to prompt you to enter the
handset security code
5Enter the code that is on the base station,
either 0000 or whatever you have changed
it to.
6Press OK and the display will show the
available handset numbers (1-4).
7Press the number you want on the keypad -
the display will show this number to indicate
that the handset is registered.
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Switching the handset on and off
Your handset must be switched on before you
can use it to make or receive calls.
To switch the handset on
1Open the cover by pressing the catch on the
left-hand side of the handset.
2Press and release the On/Off button.
The display shows the handset number. You
can now make and receive calls.
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Using your handset
Note
The new handset may not be charged. It takes up to
12 hours to charge completely.
Note
If your handset is registered with another make of
base station you will be abe to make and receive
external calls but not all the features explained in
this guide will be available.

To switch the handset off
•Press and hold the On/Off button until the
screen goes blank.
The handset is now switched off. When
switched off, the handset cannot receive
calls.
Making and receiving calls
When making a call, your handset must be in
radio contact with the base station; the display
will show the handset’s registration number, for
example - 1 -.
To make a call
1If the handset is not switched on, press the
On/Off button.
2Press the Talk button. The display shows the
Talk icon. The base unit display shows
HANDSET ON LINE.
3Listen for a dialling tone and then dial the
number you require.
4To end the call, press the Talk button.
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You can dial the number before pressing the
Talk button:
1Dial the number you want to call.
Use the Clr button to delete numbers to
make sure you don’t dial a wrong number.
2Press the Talk button. The number entered
is dialled after a few seconds.
To receive a call
1When your handset rings press the Talk
button.
2Press the Talk button to hang up after the
call is over.
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If you hear beeping from the handset while you are
using it, it means that the battery is running low
and needs charging.
If you hear fax tones when you answer the handset
pressing #then 7will automatically transfer the
signal to the fax machine.

Answering mode
When the handset is on the charger you can
set it to answer and finish calls in two ways. In
mode 0you must always press the Talk button
to receive and finish the call; in mode 1you
simply lift the handset to receive the call and
replace it to finish the call.
To choose the mode
1Press OK. The display shows F(function).
Then press 8. The display shows F8 and the
current mode setting (0or 1).
2Use the ▲or the ▼button to change the
mode.
3Press OK to confirm your choice. The
handset beeps.
Earpiece volume
To adjust the volume in the earpiece
1During a phone conversation, press ▲to
increase the volume and ▼to decrease it.
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Secrecy
While making a call you can stop the other
person hearing you talk to someone in the
same room as you.
1During a call, press Clr on the handset.
You can now talk without the other caller
hearing you.
2Press Clr again to switch secrecy off.
Last number redial
The handset will store your recently dialled
numbers (up to 200 digits in total).
1Press the Redial button. The display will
show the last number dialled.
2Use the ▲or the ▼button to scroll through
the numbers stored.
3When you see the number you want to call,
press the Talk button and the number will
dial automatically.
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Ring melody and volume
You can choose from five ring melodies.
To change the ring melody
1Press OK then 3. The display will show a
number from 1 to 5 and at the same time
play that melody.
2Use the ▲or the ▼button to move from
melody to melody.
3Press OK to confirm your choice.
To adjust the ring volume
Your DECTfax handset has two ring volume
settings - loud and soft.
1Press OK then 2.
2Use the ▲and the ▼buttons to choose a
loud or a soft ring.
3Press OK to confirm your choice.
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To switch off the ring tone
1Press OK then 1.
2By pressing the ▲or the ▼button you can
switch the ring tone off or on. When it is off
the display shows the RINGER OFF icon.
3Press OK to confirm your choice.
Using the handset directory
Each handset has a directory that can store up
to 20 numbers. Each number will have a two-
digit reference number, from 00 to 19.
To store a number
1Press the ▲or the ▼button. The display
shows MEM.
2Enter the two-digit number under which you
want to store the phone number, for example
00, then press OK.
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Alternatively you can use the ▲or ▼button
to scroll through the two-digit numbers.
3Enter the telephone number you want to
store using the keypad. Press the Clr button
to delete incorrectly entered digits.
4Then press OK to confirm the entry. The
handset beeps and displays the stored
number. The handset returns to standby
after about 20 or 30 seconds, or you can
use the Clr button to return to standby
immediately.
To change a stored number
1Press the ▲or the ▼button.
2Enter the two-digit memory number or scroll
through the stored numbers until you reach
the phone number you require.
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If you are on a PABX exchange (switchboard) you
may need to have a pause in the stored number. Use
the Rbutton for this. The pause is shown on the
display as .

3Press OK when you have the number
displayed then use Clr to delete the number.
4Enter the new phone number.
5Press OK again to confirm the change.
To dial a number from the directory
There are two ways to do this: you can display
either the two-digit reference number, or the
telephone number itself.
To display the telephone number
1Press the ▲or the ▼ button to access the
memory.
2Use the ▲and ▼buttons to scroll through
the telephone numbers until you see the one
you want.
3Press the Talk button and the number will
dial automatically.
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The display shows up to 12 digits. If the number
has more than 12 digits, use the ✱and #buttons to
scroll backwards and forwards through the number.

To display the reference number
1Press the ▲or the ▼ button.
2Enter the reference number you require, for
example 07.
3Press the Talk button and the number will
dial automatically.
To dial a number from the base station
directory
1Press the ibutton on the handset.
2Use the ▲and ▼buttons to scroll through
the telephone numbers until you see the one
you want. (Names will not be displayed at
the handset).
3Press the Talk button and the number will
dial automatically.
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You can dial from the memory directly by entering
the two-digit reference number followed by #. For
example 07 then #will immediately dial that
telephone number.

Keypad tones
The handset is preset to have no keypad tones.
You can set it to loud or soft tones.
To adjust the keypad tone
1Press OK then 5.
2Use the ▲button to increase the volume. The
display will show 2 dashes or one or two blocks.
3Use the ▼button to decrease the volume or
switch the tones off.
4Press OK to confirm your choice.
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