BT Freestyle 350 – Issue 2 – Edition 01 – 08.01.07 – 7971

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Getting started

 

 

Battery low warning

2. Batteries will come inserted in the battery compartment.

 

If the symbol flashes in the display

Pull the plastic tag as instructed to activate the batteries.

 

and you hear a warning beep every few

 

 

seconds, you will need to recharge the

3. Place the handset on the base to charge for at least 16 hours.

 

handset before you can use it again.

 

When the handset is fully charged, the battery icon on the

 

During charging, the icon will scroll

 

display shows .

 

in the display.

 

Talk/Standby time

4. After 16 hours charging, plug one end of the telephone line

 

In ideal conditions, fully charged

cord into the socket on the underside of the base and the

 

handset batteries should give up to

other end into the telephone wall socket.

 

10 hours talk time or up to 100 hours

 

 

 

standby time on a single charge. The

 

 

base must remain plugged in to the

 

 

mains and switched on at all times.

 

 

Note that new batteries do not reach

 

 

full capacity until they have been in

 

 

normal use for several days.

 

 

Battery performance

 

 

To keep your batteries in the best

 

 

condition, leave the handset off the

Telephone line cord

 

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.

 

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.

IMPORTANT

When you connect to the telephone line, please note that your BT Freestyle 350 answering machine will be set to On.

To set the date and time, please see page 47.

Your BT Freestyle 350 is ready to use.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email bt.helpdesk@vtecheurope.com

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BT 350 manual Battery low warning, Talk/Standby time, Battery performance