User guide

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If you need some help, call us on 0808 100 6556* or go to bt.com/producthelp
Remote access
Ensure that you have Remote Access turned on and that you have
set a Remote Access PIN first if you want to use this feature.
When switched on, you can call in from another phone to listen
to your messages and operate your answering machine. You are
asked to enter your system PIN so that other people cannot ring
up and listen to your messages. To change your System PIN, see
page 39.
Remote access on / off
You can switch remote access on or off. When on, you can operate
your answering machine from any other Touchtone
TM
phone.
1. Press
Menu
, scroll
Calls
Redial
to ANS MACHINE. Press
Menu
.
2. Scroll
Calls
Redial
to SETTINGS and press
Menu
.
3. Scroll
Calls
Redial
to REMOTE ACC Press
Menu
.
4. Scroll
Calls
Redial
or
Calls
Redial
to ON or OFF. Press
Menu
.
5. Press
Secrecy
to return to the previous menu level.
If you forget to switch on your answering machine
before leaving home
1. Call your number from another phone and let it ring. After 20
rings the machine will switch on and answer your call.
2. When you hear the outgoing message, press
*
and then enter
your 4 digit master PIN (original setting 0000). Play back
your messages as shown below in ‘Operating your answering
machine remotely’.
If you do not choose to switch your answering machine On, it will
switch off when the call is ended.
Operating your answering machine remotely
1. Dial your phone number. When you hear your outgoing
message, press
*
. You will hear, “Please enter your
security code”.
2. Enter your 4 digit master PIN (default 0000), see page 39 for
more information about the PIN. If you have new messages,
these will be played. Otherwise you will hear “You have no new
messages” followed by the main menu.
If you enter the incorrect PIN code
you will be allowed two further
attempts, if it is still incorrect you will
hear, “Thank you for calling”, and
your BT3710 will hang up.
If you do not press any button for
more than 10 seconds, your BT3710
will hang up.
If the
*
is not recognised it may be
because you have deactivated the
remote access feature, see above
“Remote access on / off” for details.
For more information on the master
PIN code, see page 39.