On-Air 2100 SMS user guide ~ Edition 3 ~ 29th July ’02 ~ 4641

Registering additional handsets

If you purchase new handsets to use with your current BT On-Air 2100 SMS, they will not be pre-registered to a base station. You will need to do this before you can use them.

To register a handset to a base station (if you have not changed the System Code from 0000)

Note

After a few seconds the handset will be registered and display:

Base 1

Handset 2

To register a handset to a base station (if you have changed the System Code from 0000)

Please note that when you register a handset in the following way any previous base that the handset has been registered to will be deleted. To prevent the deletion of other registered bases please register using the process opposite even if you have not changed the system code from 0000.

If you have registered your handset to more than one base you can prioritise which base you want your handset to use. For instructions on base station priority, see page 22.

COK

At the base:-

Press and hold down the PAGE button on the base until it starts to flash.

On the handset:-

Use the UP button to scroll to Base.

Press the OK button to confirm.

The display will show Register.

COK

Press the OK button to confirm.

COK

COK

COK

At the base:-

Press and hold down the PAGE button on the base until it starts to flash.

On the handset:-

Use the UP button to scroll to Base.

Press the OK button to confirm.

The display will show Register.

Press the OK button to confirm.

Use the UP or DOWN button to scroll to Automatic.

Press the OK button to confirm.

The display will show

Searching for base.

COK

COK

COK

CODE

COK

Use the UP or DOWN button to scroll to Custom.

Press the OK button to confirm.

Use the UP or DOWN button to scroll to the required base number.

Press the OK button to confirm.

At this stage if you require you can edit the base name.

Press the OK button to confirm.

Enter the System Code using the keypad.

Press the OK button to confirm.

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BT SMS manual Base Handset, Registering additional handsets

SMS specifications

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