Quartet 2000 Cordless Additional Handset & Charger 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.
Please open this page for an ‘at a glance’ guide to your Quartet 2000 Additional Handset and Charger.
At a glance In use light Lights up when ringing or a new message is waiting. Aerial Extendable. Display screen/Message Centre Shows number of stored messages and all status displays. Options Earpiece volume control Increase or decrease volume during a call. For navigating through the menu. Talk For making and ending calls. Command buttons Used in conjunction with Display screen options. Keypad Keys 0 - 9 plus ✱ and #. Recall Directory To call and store up to 20 names and numbers.
In this guide At a glance 1 Introduction 4 Setting up 5 Registering your handset 7 Using Additional Handsets 9 Wall mounting 11 Help 12 Technical advice 14 3
Introduction Your BT Quartet 2000 Additional Handset and Charger is for use with the Quartet range of cordless products and is made to BT’s high standards. This guide shows you how to register your Additional Handset and use the basic functions of your Quartet system. To use the full range of features, see your original Quartet User Guide. Unpacking your Quartet 2000 Additional Handset and Charger Check that your Quartet Additional Handset is complete.
Setting up Follow these steps to get your Quartet Handset and Charger ready for use. Situating your Additional Handset and Charger Plug your Quartet charger into 1 the mains power socket You can stand your Additional Handset and Charger on a desk or any flat surface. Make sure your Quartet Additional Handset and Charger can be wall mounted (see page 11 for instructions). Before wall mounting make sure it is: •within range of the Quartet base unit. •within 2 metres of a mains power socket.
Battery Low Indication When the batteries need re-charging, the display will show a ‘battery low’ symbol. Replace the handset on the charger to re-charge. 3 Aerial Extend the aerial on the handset for optimum performance. You are now ready to register your Additional Handset with your Quartet base unit.
Registering your handset All Additional Handsets must be registered with the Quartet base unit before you can use it. You can have up to 3 Additional Handsets registered to your Quartet base unit, plus the original handset purchased with the base unit. To register an Additional Handset Press buttons in order shown Press the BLACK button on the base unit. BLACK BUTTON A double beep sounds and the display returns to standby. Your handset is now registered to the Quartet base unit.
To register your handset to another Quartet unit Press buttons in order shown If you want to re-register your Additional Handset with a different Quartet unit, the handset needs to be reset. Redial Press the VOLUME button and the REDIAL button together until the display shows RESET. OK Press OK to confirm. VOL The handset shows REGISTER. OK Press OK. This display shows PRESS BASE BUTTON. Press the BLACK button on the base unit. BLACK BUTTON A double beep sounds and the display returns to standby.
Using Additional Handsets Your Quartet 2000 Additional Handset, once registered to your Quartet base unit, will operate in exactly the same way as your existing Handset(s). For instance, if you have a Quartet 2015, you can use your Handset to operate the in-built answering machine as well as the telephone features. Any registered Handset is capable of accessing/operating the settings of the base unit, such as base ringer tones etc.
To transfer a call to another handset You can transfer incoming calls between handsets registered to your Quartet system. When you have answered the call TRANS Press TRANS. The display shows and TRANSFER X, (X is the number of one of the handsets). KEYPAD Enter the number of the handset to which you want to transfer the call. OK Press OK. The display shows your handset number and . Press TALK or replace the handset on the charger. Your call is transferred to the other handset which will ring.
Wall mounting Your BT Quartet 2000 can be wall-mounted using the screws and wall plugs provided. Before you wall-mount your Quartet 2000 charger check that: • The wall can support the weight of the equipment. • The position you choose leaves enough space for the Charger and Handset to clear any obstruction on the wall when the aerial is extended. • Your Additional Handset is within range of the base unit and has a clear signal.
Help If you have any difficulty using your Quartet Additional Handset, look in this section first for solutions to the most common problems. Handset beeps You have new messages recorded on your answering machine. Play them and the beeping will stop. Phone does not ring Check that the handset ringer volume is not switched off. Your handset may be out of range and you will need to move closer the the base unit. Check that no other connected phones are off hook.
Emergency services The emergency services can be contacted in the UK by dialling 999. You may also dial 112, which is valid in any country that is a member of the European Community. In certain situations you may not be able to make an emergency call: • If the telephone line is disconnected. • If there is a line fault, whether on your phone or in the network. • If there is a power failure.
Technical advice Environment Your BT Additional Handset and Charger should be kept free of dust, moisture, high temperature and vibration, and it should not be exposed to direct sunlight. It should not be used in bathrooms or near water. Your Additional Handset and Charger is designed to be operated in a normal office or domestic environment only, where the relative humidity is no more than 60%. Telephones provided by BT have a REN of 1, unless otherwise stated on the underside of the phone.
Guarantee If you own your BT Additional Handset and Charger and it is under BT’s guarantee, BT guarantees the product for one year, provided that: For details of BT’s recommended repair agents, please call BT free of charge on Freefone 0800 800 150, or visit your nearest BT shop. The goods have only been used for their intended purpose, and have not been subjected to misuse or been wilfully or accidentally damaged.
Offices in Europe, North America, Japan and Asia Pacific. The telecommunications services described in this publication are subject to availability and may be modified from time to time. Services and equipment are provided subject to British Telecommunications plc’s respective standard conditions of contract. Nothing in this publication forms any part of any contract. Touchtone™ is a registered trade mark of British Telecommunications plc in the UK. © British Telecommunications plc 1998.
