Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 Response 123 Plus Digital Telephone and Answering Machine User Guide This product is intended for connection to analogue public switched telephone networks and private switchboards in the United Kingdom.
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Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 At a glance Handset park To rest the handset during a call when the Response 123 Plus is wall mounted OGM Handset clip R 123 Plus Must be used to retain the handset if wall mounted. Use to record and check your personal outgoing message. Stop Directory label Stops message playback, or sets the number of rings. Lets you note down the numbers stored in the memory.
Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 Key features Remote Access You can ring your Response 123 Plus from another phone to switch it on or play back your messages. Time saver This means that your Response 123 Plus will answer after 2 rings if messages have been left. If there are no new messages, it will answer after 6 rings. During remote access this allows you to hang up before your Response 123 Plus answers, avoiding the cost of a call.
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Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 Introduction Your Response 123 Plus has been designed for ease of use and made to the high standards set by BT. You can expect your Response 123 Plus to give you many years of trouble-free service. Please read the instructions carefully before use and keep this User Guide for future reference. For your records Date of purchase: Unpacking your Response 123 Plus Place of purchase: If anything is missing, please contact your place of purchase immediately.
Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 Safety information General • Simply clean your Response 123 Plus with a damp (not wet) cloth, or an antistatic wipe. Never use household polish as this may damage the product. Never use a dry cloth as this may cause static shock. • Only use the power supply included with the product. Using an unauthorised power supply unit will invalidate your guarantee and may damage the answer machine. The item code for the power supply unit is 871036.
Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 Setting up Follow these steps to set up your Response 123 Plus for use. Plan the location of your Response 123 Plus Situate your Response 123 Plus close enough to the phone and mains power sockets so that both cords will reach. 1 Check your telephone wall socket If you do not have a modern phone socket, call Freephone 0800 800 150 and ask for a BT engineer to come and fit the correct one. This is a chargeable service.
Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 3 Plug the adaptor into a mains power socket 5 Insert the back-up battery The back-up battery (9v 6LR61 not supplied) ensures that all settings and messages are saved for up to 6 hours in the event of a power cut. The message indicator will flash eight times, and your Response 123 Plus will announce, “Calls will be answered after six rings”. 4 Set the ringer switch The ringer switch is on the back of the base. There are two settings.
Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 7 Wall-mounting your Response 123 Plus 1 Pull out and turn around the handset clip to prevent the handset from falling when the product is wall-mounted. 4 Fit your wall mounting bracket to the base of the phone. 5 Place your Response 123 Plus over the screw heads and slide down. 8 Handset park When wall-mounted, if you move away from the phone during a conversation, you can park the handset on the top of your Response 123 Plus.
Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 Using the telephone Enter the number you want to store. Using the memory to store and dial numbers Store Press the STORE button again. Press keypad number (any number from 0-9) under which you want to store the phone number. Your Response 123 Plus can store and dial up to 10 phone numbers, each up to 16 digits long, which can be dialled by pressing just 2 buttons. Replace the handset.
Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 To dial a stored number To use the secrecy function During a conversation, you can speak to another person in the same room without the caller hearing. Lift the handset. Quickdial Press the QUICKDIAL button. Press the button under which the number you want is stored. The number is dialled. Secrecy Secrecy To change a stored number Repeat the steps for storing a number. The new number will replace the existing stored number.
Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 Using the answering machine To switch the answering machine ON and OFF on off Answer p PLAY Press the ANSWER ON/OFF button to turn the answer functions on or off. You will hear “Answer on” or “Answer off”. When on, the message indicator on the PLAY button lights up. Your Response 123 Plus comes with a pre-recorded outgoing message. “Hello. Your call cannot be taken at the moment, so please leave your message after the tone”.
Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 To check your outgoing message OGM Press and release the OGM button. Your outgoing message will be played back to you. Receiving messages After following the set-up procedure your Response 123 Plus is ready to receive messages. Callers can leave messages of up to 3 minutes long. To change your outgoing message You can change your outgoing message at any time by recording a new message as described on page 12.
Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 To set the number of rings Your Response 123 Plus is set to answer a call after 6 rings. You can change the number of rings before your Response 123 Plus will answer a call. You have a choice of between 2-9 rings and Time Saver. The Time Saver setting can avoid you the cost of a call when accessing your machine remotely from an external telephone.
Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 When you reach the last message you will hear, “End of messages, to delete all messages, press delete”. To record a memo message You can use your Response 123 Plus to record a memo which can be played back by another user. A memo can be any length up to the maximum recording time available. Memo Press and hold the MEMO button. You will hear, “Please speak after the tone. To end recording release the MEMO button”. Speak your memo.
Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 Call screening You can let your Response 123 Plus answer an incoming call and hear the caller's voice through the loudspeaker, so you can decide whether or not to take the call in person. on off Answer Volume Ensure the answer machine is switched on. Make sure the volume is set to an audible level. When the phone rings, let the machine answer the call and wait until the caller begins to leave their message.
Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 Remote access You can switch on and operate your answering machine from another TouchToneTM phone to play back your messages and memos. Your security code To help keep your messages private, your Response 123 Plus requires you to enter a 3-digit remote access security code before you can play back your messages. The pre-set code is 012. This can only be changed using your Response 123 Plus telephone. To check your security code Press the DELETE button.
Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 To switch on your answering machine from another phone This is useful if you forgot to turn on your answering machine before going out. 0 Ring your Response 123 Plus phone number. After 20 rings your machine will then answer the call. To switch on your answering machine, press the 0 button on the phone during remote interrogation (see page 19). You now have 8 seconds to enter any other instructions before your Response 123 Plus hangs up.
Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 Menu for remote access To hear the main menu. 1 AB C 2 DE F 3 Plays all messages. Plays new messages. During playback: HI G 4 Skips back to previous message. During playback: JK L 5 M NO 6 TU V 8 WX 0 19 YZ 9 Current message being played will be deleted. You will hear, “Message deleted”, as confirmation. Skips forward to the start of the next message. Plays the outgoing message. To record a new outgoing message.
Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 Help If you have any problems using your Response 123 Plus, this section gives you the most common solutions. Hear dial tone or recorded Exchange messages when storing numbers This may happen when storing numbers. This does not prevent numbers from being stored. No dialling tone Check your line cord is correctly connected to the socket and the phone. You dial and nothing happens You may be connected to an exchange which has not been modernized.
Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 General information Guarantee Subject to the terms listed below the guarantee will provide for the repair of, or at BT’s or its agent’s discretion the option to replace the Response 123 Plus, or any component thereof, (other than batteries), which is identified as faulty or below standard, or as a result of inferior workmanship or materials. Products over 28 days old from the date of purchase may be replaced with a refurbished product.
Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 Technical information How many telephones can you have? All items of telephone equipment have a Ringer Equivalence Number (REN), which is used to calculate the number of items which may be connected to any one telephone line. Your Response 123 Plus has a REN of 1. A total REN of 4 is allowed, if the total REN of 4 is exceeded, the telephones may not ring. With different telephone types there is no guarantee of ringing, even when the REN is less than 4.
Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 Wall-mounting template If wall-mounting your Response 123 Plus, drill two holes for the screws using this template, the top point and either of the two bottom points should be used, and insert the wall plugs provided (if required). See page 9 for further instructions.
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Response 123 Plus ~ Edition 3 ~ 5.1.01 ~ 3305 Offices worldwide 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. © British Telecommunications plc 2001. Registered Office: 81 Newgate Street, London EC1A 7AJ. Registered in England No. 1800000.
