5In this guide
Elements – New Style – Edition 4 – 31.08.06 – 7644
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Restore default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Restore default settings without a PIN . . . .33
Default settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Date and time settings
Set the date  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Set the time  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Set the alarm  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Silence the alarm  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
BT Calling Features
Caller Display  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
View and dial from the Calls list  . . . . . . . . .38
Copy a Calls list number
to the phonebook  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Delete an entry/all entries in the 
Calls list  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Text messaging
Subscribe to the text messaging service . . .41
Cost of the fixed line service  . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Send a text message  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Standard text entry  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Writing tips for text entry  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Receiving and reading text messages . . . . .44
Service Centre numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Adding or changing Service Centre 
numbers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Select a Send Service Centre number  . . . . .48
Message alert beeps  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Using sub-addresses to keep your 
messages private  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Set a terminal number (sub-address)  . . . . .50
How callers send a text to your handset . . .51
Reading personal text messages . . . . . . . . .51
Message memory full  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Delete messages from the Inbox/ your
personal message box  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Using additional handsets
Registering a new BT Elements handset . . .53
Registering another type of handset to your
BT Elements base  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Select a base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
De-register a handset  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Internal calls  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Transferring calls  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
3-Way Call  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Help  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59