BT Essential Phone Single - Core Phone Operations; Making and Receiving Calls

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Using the phone
Switching the handset on and o
Press and hold
until the handset
turns on or o.
Making an external call
1. Press
.
2. When you hear the dial tone, type
the number. When the call begins, the
light on the phone’s base will ash.
Preparatory dialling
1. This lets you type in the number
rst, to avoid mistakes before the call
is connected. If you make a mistake,
press
to delete the last digit.
2. Press
to dial.
End a call
Press
.
Receiving a call
When you get a call, your phone
will ring and the
icon will ash on
the display.
If you’ve got a caller display service,
the caller’s number will show on the
display. Press
to answer the call.
If you switch the phone o
and on again, the phone
will need to be charged
for some time, before the
true charge status can be
recalculated by the phone
and accurately displayed.
Call timer
Your handset will
automatically time your
outgoing and incoming
calls. The handset shows
the length of time both
during and for a few
seconds after your call.
When you make a call, the
In use light on the base
LED will ash.
Auto Hang-Up
If auto hangup is set to On
you can end a call by
placing the handset back
in the base.
If Auto Hang-Up is set to
O, you’ll need to press
to end the call.
Auto Hang-Up On is
the default setting.
See page 46.