BT 350 Cordless Telephone User Manual


 
8 Getting started
BT Freestyle 350 – Issue 2 – Edition 01 – 08.01.07 – 7971
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2. Batteries will come inserted in the battery compartment.
Pull the plastic tag as instructed to activate the batteries.
3. Place the handset on the base to charge for at least 16 hours.
When the handset is fully charged, the battery icon on the
display shows .
4. After 16 hours charging, plug one end of the telephone line
cord into the socket on the underside of the base and the
other end into the telephone wall socket.
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.
Battery low warning
If the symbol flashes in the display
and you hear a warning beep every few
seconds, you will need to recharge the
handset before you can use it again.
During charging, the icon will scroll
in the display.
Talk/Standby time
In ideal conditions, fully charged
handset batteries should give up to
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
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 f
or the
first time, subsequent charging time is
about 6–8 hours a day.
Batteries and handset may become
warm during charging. This is normal.
Telephone line cord