BT Digital Cordless Telephone manual Getting started, Location, Setting up

Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644

Getting started 7

Location

Your BT Elements phone comes with a base which

you will need to place within 2 metres of a mains power socket and telephone socket so that the cables

will reach.

The charger can then be located wherever you want in your house, provided it is within reach of a mains power socket. The handset can be charged using the charger.

Make sure the base is at least 1 metre away from other electrical appliances to avoid interference.

Your BT Elements phone works by sending radio signals between the handset and base. The strength of the signal depends on where you site the base. Putting it as high as possible ensures the best signal.

Setting up

1.At the handset: Make sure the battery ribbon is laying flat inside the battery compartment and insert the 2 x AAA NiMH rechargeable batteries supplied observing the polarity markings (+ and -).

Handset range

The BT Elements phone has a range of up to 1000 metres outdoors when there is a clear line of sight between the base and the handset. When there is no clear line of sight between the base and the handset, e.g. the base is indoors and the handset either indoors or outdoors, the range could be reduced 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 you move out of range of the base, the out of range tone will sound every minute and the icon will flash on the handset display. This is repeated until you move back into range.

Talk/Standby time

In ideal conditions, fully charged handset batteries should give about 10 hours talk time or 100 hours standby time on a single charge. The base must remain plugged in to the mains and switched on at all times. Please note that if you are using the torch feature, the talk/standby times will be reduced.

Note that new batteries do not reach full capacity until they have been in normal use for several days.

If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 605 8047 or email bt.helpdesk@suncorptech.com