BT AQUA User manual

BT Aqua
User Guide
Please notethe Helpline number
has changed to0871 594 1200*
*Calls cost6pence plus 10 pence per minute from a BT residential landline. See www.bt.com/pricing for details. Mobile and other providers’ costs may vary.

Section
•Wall mountable freedom base – all handsets fully cordless for locating
anywherewithin range.
•1.4” colour display.
• Slide up handset to answer and end calls.
• 250 Name and number phonebook .
• Copy phonebook entries between other handsets or your mobile phone
SIM card.
• Screensaver clock display when handset is shut.
• Answering machine with 11 minutes digital recording time.
• Send and receive text messages.1
•Caller Display shows you who’s calling and see details of the last 30 callers
in a Calls list.2
• Register up to 5 handsets to a single base and register each handset with
up to 4 different bases.
• Make internal calls, transfer external calls, hold 3-way conversation
between two internal callers and an external caller.
1 You mustsubscribe to your network provider’s Caller Display Service for text messaging to
work and you mustnot withhold your telephone number. A quarterly fee may be payable.
Some other network provider lines may not be compatible with this text messaging service.
2 You must subscribe to your network provider’s Caller Display or Call Waiting service for these
features to work. A quarterly fee may be payable.
Please note that this equipment is not designed for making emergency telephone calls when
the power fails. Alternative arrangements should be made for access to emergency.
Welcome…
to your BT Aqua Digital Cordless
Telephone Answering Machine

Section
This User Guide provides you with all the
information you need to get the most from
your phone.
Before you make your first call you will
need to set up your phone. Follow the
simple instructions in ‘Getting Started’, on
the next few pages.
Need help?
If you have any problems setting up or using your BT Aqua
please call the Helpline on 0870 605 8047, or email
[email protected]
Alternatively, you may find the answer in the ‘Help’ section
at the back of this guide.
IMPORTANT
Only use the telephone line cord supplied.
Got everything?
• BT Aqua handset & charger
• BT Aqua base
• 2 x AAA NiMH
rechargeable batteries
•Mains power adaptor for the
base (item code 028771)
• Small mains power adaptor for
the charger (item code 036684)
• Telephone line cord
• Wall mounting screws
and wall plugs
If you have purchased a
BT Aqua multiple pack you will
also have the following items
for each handset:
• BT Aqua handset & charger
• 2 x AAA NiMH
rechargeable batteries
• Small mains power adaptor for
charger (item code 036684)

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In this guide
Getting started
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Setting up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting the handset and charger . . . . . . 8
Set date and time manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Getting to know your phone
Handset buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Standby screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Display icons..........................11
Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Navigating the menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Menu map/character map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the phone
Switch the handset on / off..............16
Makeacall ...........................16
Preparatory dialling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
End a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Receive a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Earpiece/receiver volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Secrecy ..............................17
Makeahandsfree call ..................17
Answer a call handsfree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Switch to handsfree during a call . . . . . . . . . 18
Redial the lastnumber called ............18
Redial a number from the redial lists . . . . . . 18
Save a number from the redial list to
the phonebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Delete a / all redial number (s) . . . . . . . . . . . 18
To lock the keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Paging/Find handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
250 Name and number phonebook . . . . . . . 19
Store a name and number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
View an entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Dial an entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Edit a name and number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Edit ringtone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Delete an entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Delete entire phonebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Copy an entry to another handset . . . . . . . . 22
Copy the entire phonebook to
another handset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Copy an entry to a SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Copy all entries toor from a SIM card. . . . . . 24
Change the dialling code................25
Handset settings
Handset ringtone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Handset ringer volume .................26
Receiver volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Handset name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Display language ......................27
Wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Menu colour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Screensaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Light timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Display contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Autotalk .............................30
Key beep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Redial length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
PABX access code......................31
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Base settings
Base ringtone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Base ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Dialling mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Ring priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Recall mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
First ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
System PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Restore default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Clock & alarm
Date & time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Set alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Alarm on /off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Time format ..........................37
Switch off alarm ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Agenda
Add a new event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Switch off agenda ring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Show agenda details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Edit agenda ..........................39
Send agenda as a textmessage ..........40
Delete agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Delete all agendas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Calls lists
Caller Display / Calls lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
View new missed calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
View and dial fromacalls list ............43
Copy a Calls list number to the phonebook . 43
Send a text message to a Calls list number. . 44
Delete an entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Delete all entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
BT Services
BT Aqua Helpline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
BT 118500 (Directory Enquiries) . . . . . . . . . 48
Call Diverton/off/check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Call Waiting on/off/check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Add or edit an entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Dial a stored entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Deletean entry........................50
Delete all entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Answering machine
Switch the answering machine on / off . . . . 51
Answer delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Switch message alert beep on / off . . . . . . . 51
On-screen alert .......................52
Record your own outgoing message . . . . . . 52
Check or delete your outgoing message . . . 53
Select outgoing message mode . . . . . . . . . . 54
Record a memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Call screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Message playback .....................55
Delete all old messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Remote access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Switch remote access PIN On or Off . . . . . . . 56
Change the remote access security PIN . . . . 57
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Switch your answering machine on remotely. . . 57
Play messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Text messaging
Subscribe to the text messaging service. . . . 59
Cost of the fixed line service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Send a text message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Receiving and reading text messages. . . . . . 61
Read a new message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Read, forward, delete, view and save numbers
of texts in the Inbox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Edit or send texts in the Drafts box. . . . . . . . 63
Forward or delete texts in the Outbox . . . . . 64
Edit templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Deleting texts .........................66
Service Centre numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Add or change Service Centre numbers . . . . 66
Set send centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Message alerttone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Set message size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
User areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Add a user mailbox.....................69
Open and read a mailbox text . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Edit a user mailbox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Delete a user mailbox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Set common mailbox sub address. . . . . . . . . 72
Using additional handsets
Registering an additional handset . . . . . . . . 73
Select a base. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
De-register a handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Internal calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Call another handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Transfer a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
3-way conference call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Help .................................77
General information
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Cleaning .............................84
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Product disposal instructions ............85
Guarantee............................85
Returning your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
How many telephones can I have? . . . . . . . . 86
R&TTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Declaration of Conformance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Connecting toaswitchboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Inserting a pause ......................86
Recall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Wall mounting template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
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If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 605 8047 or email [email protected]
Getting started
WARNING
Do not place your BT Aqua in the
bathroom or other humid areas.
Handset range
The BT Aqua has a range of 300
metres outdoors when there is a clear
line of sight between the base and
handset. Any obstruction between the
base and handset will reduce the range
significantly. With the base indoors
and handset either indoors or
outdoors, the range will normally be
up to 50 metres. Thick stone walls can
severely affect the range.
Signal strength
The icon on your handset indicates
when you are in range. When out of
range of the base, the out-of-range
tone will sound every minute. This
tone is repeated until you move back
into range.
Which power adaptor?
The larger mains power adaptor is for
the large base unit and the smaller one
is for the charger unit.
IMPORTANT
The base station mustbe plugged into
the mains power at all times. Do not
connect the telephone line cord into
the wall socket until the handset is
fully charged. Only use the power and
telephone cables supplied with the
product.
Location
You need to place your BT Aqua base within 2 metres of the
mains power socket and telephone socket so that the cables
will reach.
Make sure it is at least 1 metre away from other electrical
appliances to avoid interference. Your BT Aqua works by
sending radio signals between the handset and base. The
strength of the signal depends on whereyou sitethe base.
Putting it as high as possible ensures the best signal.
To wall mount your BT Aqua base, see Wall Mounting
template, page 87.
Setting up
Connecting up the large base
1.

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Plug the large mains power cable into the socket marked
on the underside of the base and plug the other end into the
mains power wall socket and switch the power on.
Connecting the handset and charger
If you have purchased a multiple pack, this process will need
tobe carried out for all handsets and chargers:
1. Plug the small mains power cable into the socket marked
on the underside of the charger.
2. Insertthe 2 x AAA NiMH batteries supplied intothe handset.
Then slide the compartment cover into place.
3. Place the handset on the charger to charge for at least 24 hours.
When the handset is fully charged the icon will indicate that
it is fully charged.
4. After 24 hours, plug the telephone line cord from the large
base intothe telephone wall socket.
Getting started
Battery low warning
If the icon flashes in the external
display you will need to recharge the
handset before you can use it again.
During charging, the icon will scroll
in the display.
Battery performance
In ideal conditions, fully charged
batteries should give about 10 hours
talk time or 100 hours standby time on
asingle charge.
Note that new batteries do not reach
full capacity until they have been in
normal use for several days.
To keep your batteries in the best
condition, leave the handset off the
base for a few hours at a time.
Running the batteries right down at
least once a week will help them last as
long as possible.
The charge capacity of rechargeable
batteries will reduce with time as they
wear out, giving the handset less
talk/standby time. Eventually they will
need tobe replaced. New batteries are
available from the BT Aqua Helpline on
0870 605 8047.
After charging your handset for the
first time, subsequent charging time is
about 6–8 hours a day. Batteries and
handset may become warm during
charging. This is normal.

Date and time
Providing you have subscribed to your network’s Caller Display
service, the date and time is set automatically for all handsets
when you receive your first call.
The date and time is recorded with each answering machine
message you receive.
If you do not have a Caller Display service you can set the date
and time manually.
Set date and time manually
1. Press Menu and scroll or to Clock & Alarm then
press
Select .
2.
Date & Time is highlighted. Press Select .
3. Enter the date using the format DD/MM/YY e.g. 09 06 07 for
9th June 2007. Enter the time, and you can select 12 or 24
hour time format, see page 37. Press
Save .
4. Press or
Back until you return to standby.
Your BTAqua is ready for use.
Getting started 9
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Getting to know your phone 10
Handset buttons
Option button (left)
Press to open the Menu.
Press to select options
displayed on screen.
Redial/Up
In standby, press to open and scroll
through the Redial list, page 18.
In talk mode, press toadjust volume.
In menu mode, press to scroll
through the options.
When storing an entryin
the phone book, press and hold to
enter a Pause, page 86.
Talk/Handsfree
In standby mode, press to make
and receive calls, page 16.
In talk mode, press to switch
handsfree on and off, page 17.
Left/R (Recall)
For use with switchboard/PBX
and BT Calling Features.
*
Press and hold to switch between Tone
and Pulse dialling, page 33.
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Option button (right)
Press to open the phonebook menu, page 19.
Press to select options displayed on screen.
End call/ Power on/off
Press to end a call, page 16.
In menu mode, press to return to standby.
In standby,press and hold toswitch the
handset off. When off, press to switch the
handset back on.
Right/Int
Used for internal calls, page 75.
Text
When pressed, if you have new messages will
go to the Inbox. If there are no messages will
go to the text messaging menu.
Down/Phonebook
In standby, press to open and scroll through
the Names list, page 20.
In talk mode, press to adjust volume.
In menu mode, press to scroll
through the options.
#/Lock
Press and hold to lock the keypad, page 19.
To unlock, select
Unlock and follow
the on screen instructions.
Menu Names