BT 1200 Changing the telephone settings

Using your Freestyle 1200 telephone

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Changing the telephonesettings

To set the base unit ringer volume

(Located on the underside of the

base unit)

You can set the base unit ringer

volume to HI, LO or OFF. If the base

unit ringer is switched to OFF, the

handset will still ring provided the

handset ringer is not switched to OFF.

To set the tel mode switch

(Located on the underside of the

base unit)

The TEL MODE switch selects tone

or pulse dialling and earth or time

break recall:

•T-TB– Your Freestyle 1200 is

preset to this position. Most

modern exchanges use tone

dialling and time break recall for

faster dialling, and for services

such as BT Select Services and

telephone banking.

RINGER

VOLUME

HI

LO

OFF

•T-E – This setting is for use if you

are connected to a tone dialling

PBX (Private Branch Exchange)

that uses earth recall.

•P-E – If you dial a number when

your Freestyle 1200 is set to T-TB

or T-E and you continue to hear

the dialling tone, you may be

connected to an older pulse

dialling exchange. Set the switch

to P-E (pulse dialling).

To switch from pulse to tone

dialling during a call

If you are connected to a pulse

dialling exchange, you can still use

services such as phone banking

that require tone dialling.

•Call the telephone number you

require in pulse mode as usual.

•When you have been connected,

press the ✱button on the keypad

to set your telephone to tone

dialling for the duration of the call.

•When you hang up, your

Freestyle 1200 will automatically

switch back to pulse dialling.

MODE

T-TB

T-E

P-E

✱

Contents

Main Page At a glance Freestyle 1200 In this guide I ntr oducti on been designed for ease of use and made to the very high standards set by BT. Sett in g u p Freestyle 1200 ready for use. 3 Insert battery in base unit 1 Handset aerial 2 Check your telephone wall socket 4 Plug the power cable into the back of the base unit 5 Connect the base unit three-pin adaptor to a power socket 6 Charge the handset 7 Plug the phone into the BT socket 8 Extend the base unit telescopic aerial 9 To wall mount your product Making and receiving calls Using your Freestyle1200 telephone Last number redial Using the memory to store and dial numbers # Page Using the Secrecy button Using the Intercom Page Changing the telephone settings Page Using your Freestyle 1200 answering machine Base Unit message display Display Definition Recording your outgoing message Setting the day and time Additional pre-set messages Switching the answer ing machine o n and off Recording a memo Playing messages and memos Page Page Call screening and intercep t Adjusting the speaker volume Answer delay Message alert Resetting the answer Operating the answering machine from the handset Remote access allows you to switch on and operate your answering machine from another phone. Accessing the answering Switching the answer ing machine o n Operating the answering Call Waiting BT Select Services Call Return (1471) Other services Freestyle 90/130/1200 Additional Handsets Registering your handset Setting the handset number Basic use of Freestyle additional handsets Transferring calls between handse ts Hel p Freestyle 1200, this section will give you the most common, easy-to-follow solutions. Page Page 40 Answer machine problems Possible cause Solution Need more help? Technical information Page Page Maintenance Page Page Index At a glance Introduct ion Settin g up Using Your Freestyle 1200 telephone Using Your Freestyle 1200 answering machine Remote access BT Select Servic es Wall mounting Fre estyle 90/130/1200 Additional Handsets Help Wall mounting Page Page APPROVED 504388 Offices in Europe, North America, Japan and Asia Pacific.