BT 1200 Using your Freestyle 1200 answering machine

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Using your Freestyle1200 answering machine

You can operate your Freestyle 1200 answering

machine from the handset the base unit or from

another telephone.

Your Freestyle 1200 can digitally

record up to 14 minutes of

messages, with each incoming

message lasting a maximum of 3

minutes. Your Freestyle 1200 gives

you two message mailboxes so that

you can separate your incoming

messages. This is basically the

equivalent of three answer machines

in one unit, where callers are

prompted to select the relevant

mailbox in which to leave their

message.

Using the standard setting

Your Freestyle 1200 has a preset

outgoing message that callers will

hear. You can use this preset

message or record your own

message for a more personal

greeting; see page 20.

The pre-set message is “Hello, your

call cannot be taken at the moment

so please leave your message after the

tone.”

Using the message mailboxes

Your Freestyle 1200 has two message

mailboxes. For example, mailbox 1

could be for business messages and

mailbox 2 for personal messages.

Equally you could allocate one

mailbox to a colleague or someone

else in your family.

In your outgoing message you can

tell callers which mailbox they

should use. The caller simply

presses 1or 2on their phone’s

keypad after the tone. This selects

either mailbox 1 or 2.

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.