User manual BT QUARTET 1500

[. . . ] Quartet 1500 Combined Cordless Telephone & Digital Answering Machine User Guide This equipment is not designed for making emergency telephone calls when the power fails. Alternative arrangements should be made for access to emergency services. This product is intended for connection to analogue public switched telephone networks and private switchboards in the United Kingdom. Please open this page for an `at a glance' guide to your Quartet 1500 Please open this page for a further `at a glance' guide to your Quartet 1500 At a glance Aerial Can be extended to obtain the best signal and reception available. In Use/Battery Low light Indicates when the handset rings, is in use or, if the handset battery needs recharging, see page 8. ry Low tte Ba In u se Intercom/Channel button Enables communication between the handset and base unit. [. . . ] Press VOL - on the base to decrease the volume. If you adjust the volume when the answering machine is not being used, a beep sounds at each press. When the volume reaches its highest or lowest levels two beeps will sound. Vol Note If the day and time is entered incorrectly, the prompt will announce, "Incorrect, please set again". Enter the correct setting within 15 seconds otherwise the handset will return to standby mode. If the day and time is entered incorrectly three times the handset will return to standby. 22 Incoming messages Your Quartet 1500 will automatically record an incoming message when it is connected to your phone socket and is set to `Answer on', using outgoing Message 1 or 2. Message 3 is an advisory announcement only and cannot record your caller's message. While a message is being recorded, the display on the base unit flashes r. It will stop recording if the caller stops speaking for longer than 4 seconds. The maximum incoming message length is 3 minutes. If this is reached, or the memory becomes full, the caller will hear, "Thank you for calling" and your Quartet 1500 will hang up. When the recording memory is full, the display will alternate between the number of messages and F. If the answering machine is switched on, and the memory is full, incoming callers will hear the default message "Hello, your call cannot be taken at the moment and you cannot leave a message so please call later". Note If a call comes in while you are playing back a message or memo, the playback stops and the machine is ready to take the call. Using your answering machine from the base station To playback messages Play Pause Press the PLAY button. The prompt will announce, "You have (n) messages". Your messages will be played back, starting with the first message received. At the start of each message, the number of the message is announced. The number will also be shown on the display. Note Press the STOP button at any time during playback to stop messages playing. 23 To pause a message during playback To delete an individual message Play Pause While listening to the message, press the PLAY button. You will hear a beep every 10 seconds and the message display will show P flashing. During playback: Del Press the DELETE button. The prompt will announce, "Message deleted". The message is not deleted yet, but at the end of playback when there is an 8 second countdown followed by a confirmation tone. Let the countdown reach 0 and all the selected messages are deleted and the remaining messages are saved. Play Pause Press the PLAY button again to resume playback. To skip forward and backward through messages During playback: Skip To delete all messages Press the SKIP button to skip forwards to the next message. If you press and hold the SKIP button the current message will be played at 11/2 times the speed. [. . . ] Or press the TALK button and the call will return immediately. · BATT LOW light on the handset is flashing. The handset needs recharging. Replace the handset on the base unit, ensuring that the base unit is plugged in and that the CHARGING light is on. · No CHARGING light on the base unit. Dirty contacts on base unit or handset. Clean the contacts with a dry cloth. Heavy soiling can be removed with a pencil eraser. 42 Answering machine problems · General problems. Possible cause Solution None of the answering machine functions will operate while the telephone is in use. Ensure that the telephone is not in use before operating the answering machine. · Will not record incoming messages. The answering machine is switched off. The answering machine is full. Switch the answering machine on manually or by remote control. Delete some or all of your messages manually or by remote control, to make room for new messages. [. . . ]