BT Freestyle 70 - Manual (Page 12)

Help
If you have any problems using your Freestyle 70, this section
will give you the most common, easy-to-follow solutions.
• No dialling tone.
• Telephone will not dial out.
• Telephone cannot receive
calls.
• Beeps six times and drops
calls.
Telephone not connected to
telephone line.
Mains disconnected
Handset battery is discharged.
Replace the handset on the base
unit for 10 seconds and try again.
If this does not work, disconnect the
handset battery from the handset
for 10 minutes.
Plug the telephone into the
telephone line.
Connect the mains power supply.
Place the handset on the base unit
and recharge it for 24 hours
ensuring the
CHARGING light is on.
Telephone problems Possible cause Solution
• You have a dialling tone but
the telephone will not dial
out.
You may be trying to use tone
dialling on a pulse dialling exchange.
You are connected to a
switchboard/PBX and are
not dialling the access code.
See page 11 to switch from tone
to pulse dialling
Use the switchboard/PBX
access code.
• Handset does not ring.
• No lights on handset.
Handset battery is discharged. Place the handset on the base unit
and recharge it for 24 hours.
• Handset does not ring, a light
shows on the handset.
The handset ringer may be set to OFF .
Check the REN (see page 14). If you
connect too many telephones or
devices to your line they may not all
operate correctly.
If your telephone is connected to an
extension socket, it may have been
connected incorrectly.
Increase the handset ringer volume.
If the REN exceeds 4 disconnect
one or more telephones or devices.
Check with your telephone engineer
that the extension socket has been
installed correctly.
Help and advice
If you have any problems using your Freestyle 70, this section
will give you the most common, easy-to-follow solutions.
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