Delete a list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Call the sender’s phone number . . . . . . . . . . 32
Send/edit/delete text messages
in the outbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Message alert beep on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
SMS Service Centre numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Adding or changing
SMS Service Centre numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Select a Send Service Centrenumber......35
Handset settings
Ringer melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Handset tones on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Handset name ........................38
Registering handsets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
De-registering a handset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Restore default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Base settings
Ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Ringer melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Change PIN code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Dial mode............................42
Restore default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
PBX access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Answering machine
Date and time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Operating from the base. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Switch on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Playing messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adjust volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Operating from the handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Switch on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Outgoing messages....................47
Recordyour own outgoing message ......48
Play outgoing message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reinstate pre-recorded outgoing message. 49
Set answer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Set answer delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Playing messages......................52
Delete all old messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Call screening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Memoryfull ..........................54
Remote access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Security PIN ..........................54
Set/change security PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Operating your answering machine from
another phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Switch answering machine on remotely. . . . 56
5Inthis guide
BT Freestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971
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