BT FREEHAND, User Manual

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Technical information
Choosing a position
Your Freehand should be kept clear of dust,
moisture, high temperature and vibration and
should not be exposed to direct sunlight. Do not
install it close to radiators or air-conditioning
outlets or in excessively warm, humid or dusty
places.
Warning
The apparatus is designed to be operated only in a
normal office or domestic environment where the
relative humidity does not exceed 60%. It should
not be used in bathrooms or near water.
Connecting to the UK network
Freehand is tested and approved for connection to
the UK network, provided it is used in accordance
with the guidelines in this booklet.
How many phones you can have
Your exchange line provides only a small current
to make your telephone ring. Although you may
have any number of sockets, it is important to
limit the number of telephones and other items of
apparatus connected to the line by these sockets.
This ensures that each telephone will receive
enough current to ring.
Every telephone or item of apparatus has a Ringer
Equivalence Number (REN). In most cases a
standard line should provide enough current for
two or more telephones or items of apparatus, if
the REN’s add up to no more than 4.
Your Freehand has a REN of 1. Any telephone
provided by BT may be assumed to have a REN of
1 unless otherwise stated on the base. Even
where the number of telephones has been limited,
there is no guarantee that the different types of
telephone on the same line will ring.
While the apparatus may work initially, changes to
or modernisation of the network may result in the
apparatus being connected to a network service
with which it is not designed to be compatible.
Failure of the apparatus to work under these
circumstances may not be the responsibility of the
network operator.
In the unlikely event of such problems occurring,
the user should contact the supplier or maintainer
of the apparatus.
Approval
BABT Certificate Number/Approval for the
Freehand APPROVED for connection to
telecommunication systems specified in the
instructions for use subject to conditions set out
in them. CE compliant to 89/336/EEC (EMC
Directive) and 73/23/EEC (low voltage directive).
You may NOT connect it:
To shared service (party) lines.
This apparatus may be used on
telecommunications systems employing MF
signalling only.
Any other usage will invalidate the approval
of the apparatus if, as a result, it then ceases
to conform to the standards against which
approval was granted.
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