User Guide
BT Hudson 1500
Offices worldwide
The services described in this publication are subject to availability and may be
modified from time to time. Services and equipment are supplied subject to
British Telecommunications plc’s respective standard conditions of contract.
Nothing in this publication forms any part of a contract.
© British Telecommunications plc 2009.
Registered Office: 81 Newgate Street, London EC1A 7AJ.
Registered in England No. 1800000.
Designed and produced by The Art & Design Partnership Ltd.
Printed in China / Issue 1 / ADP10-09
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Plug in
2
Charge
3
Go!
General information
For information on safety instructions,
cleaning, technical information or
connecting to a switchboard, please
refer to the ‘General Information’
section in the full user guide at
www.bt.com/producthelp
Guarantee
Your BT Hudson 1500 is guaranteed for a period of 12
months from the date of purchase.
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 BT Hudson 1500,
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 or repaired product.
The conditions of this guarantee are:
• The guarantee shall only apply to defects that
occur within the 12 month guarantee period.
• Proof of purchase is required.
• The equipment is returned to BT or its agent
as instructed.
This guarantee does not cover any faults or defects
caused by accidents, misuse, fair wear and tear,
neglect, tampering with the equipment, or any
attempt at adjustment or repair other than through
approved agents.
This guarantee does not affect your statutory rights.
For further information within and outside the 12
month guarantee, please refer to the full user guide at
www.bt.com/producthelp
Product disposal instructions
The symbol shown here and on the product
means that the product is classed as Electrical or
Electronic Equipment and should not be disposed with
other household or commercial waste at the end of its
working life.
The Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(WEEE) Directive (2002/96/EC) has been put in place
to recycle products using best available recovery and
recycling techniques to minimise the impact on the
environment, treat any hazardous substances and
avoid the increasing landfill.
Product disposal instructions for residential users
When you have no further use for it, please remove
any batteries and dispose of them and the product as
per your local authority’s recycling processes. For more
information please contact your local authority or the
retailer where the product was purchased.
Product disposal instructions for business users
Business users should contact their suppliers and check
the terms and conditions of the purchase contract
and ensure that this product is not mixed with other
commercial waste for disposal.
Warning
This equipment is not designed for making
emergency telephone calls when the power fails.
Alternative arrangements should be made for
access to emergency services.
R&TTE Directive & Declaration of Conformity
This product is intended for use within the UK for
connection to the public telephone network and
compatible switchboards.
This equipment complies with the essential
requirements for the Radio Equipment and
Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive
(1999/5/EC).
If you would like a copy of the Declaration of
Conformance, go to
www.bt.com/producthelp
Setting up is easy. Just follow the simple steps in this guide.
If you need further assistance, please visit our website
www.bt.com/producthelp
to view our advanced user guide or call our helpdesk on
0808 100 6556
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2
C
harg
e
1
R
emove the prot
ective films from the
handset screen and the base lens and
activate the batt
eries by pulling the plastic
tab away from the back of the handset.
2
Place the handset on the base t
o charge.
3
Af
ter 24 hour
s, plug the telephone line
cord int
o the telephone wall sock
et.
Important
: Charge the handset batt
eries for 24 hour
s
or your phone may not work.
Set up your additional handsets (multipacks only)
1
F
or additional handsets and charger
s: plug the mains power adaptor with the
red
connector (it
em code 039955) into the back of the char
ger and plug the other end
into the mains wall sock
et and switch the power on.
2
. R
emove the prot
ective film from the handset scr
een and activate the batt
eries as
explained above.
3
. Place the handset on the char
ger to char
ge for 24 hour
s.
If you ever need to r
emove the batteries, simply slide open the batt
ery
compartment cover and inser
t your finger nail under the end of the batteries
to pull them out.
Your B
T Hudson 1500 is now ready f
or use.
1
The t
elephone
line cord is pr
e-installed
but
don’t
plug the other
end into the wall sock
et yet.
2
Plug in mains
power adaptor
(item code 039956).
3
Plug the other end of the
power adaptor int
o the
wall socket and swit
ch on.
Please
turn
over
Check box cont
ents
The answering machine will switch on and default t
o ‘Answer and r
ecord’ mode.
The base power light will come on.
BT Hudson
Handset
Mains
power adaptor
(item code 039956)
Telephone line cor
d
(pre-ins
talled)
2x AAA
Ni-MH 550mAh
rechar
geable batteries
(already in handset)
Base
1
P
lug i
n
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Rechar
geable batteries
alr
eady fitted
Remove this tab
and char
ge batteries
for 24 hours bef
or
e use.
Important
: Only use the cables and rechar
geable batteries supplied in this bo
x,
or this product may not work. Any r
eplacement rechar
geable batteries mus
t
be of the same type. BT accepts no r
esponsibility for damage caused t
o your
BT Hudson 1500 by using any other type of batt
eries.
BT Hudson
Handset
Charger
Mains power adaptor
(item code 039955)
2x AAA Ni-MH 550mAh
rechar
geable batteries
(already in handset)
Contents f
or each additional handset (multipacks only)