User guide
BT Studio 500/Studio 500 Twin – 3rd Edition – 14th August ’03 – 5464
Your BT Studio 500 answering machine uses voice
prompts to guide you simply through its operation.
You can operate your answering machine from:
The base.
Remotely, from any other Touchtone
®
telephone, see
page 30.
Before first using your answering machine you should
set the correct date and time.
Switching the answering machine on/off
1. Press . The machine announces “Answer on” or
“Answer off”. The messages light comes on when the
answering machine is switched on.
Set date and time
You will need to set the date and time so that you know
when each message was received.
Once a message has been played back, the machine will
announce, for example, “Tuesday, four fifty, pm.”
1. Press and hold until you hear the current setting.
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Ready to record
The answering machine is pre-set to
ON, so it’s ready to record messages
as soon as the base is plugged in.
(Remember to charge the handset
for at least 16 hours first).
Using the answering machine
Default date and time
The default date and time is
Saturday, 12.01pm. If the power
to the base is lost, the date and
time will revert to this default
setting. Your messages will be
unaffected.
To check current date and time
setting
Press the button.
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