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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 2012.
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Registered in England No. 1800000.
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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 Studio Plus 5500 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 Studio Plus
5500, 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).
For a copy of the Declaration of Conformity
please refer to www.bt.com/producthelp
2
C
harg
e
1
R
emove the prot
ective film from the handset
screen and the base lens and activat
e the
batteries by pulling the plas
tic 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 each additional handset and charger: plug the mains power adapt
or (item code
048610) into the sock
et on the back of the charger
, secure the cable behind the
retaining clip and plug the other end int
o the mains wall socket and swit
ch the
power on.
2
R
emove the prot
ective film from the handset scr
een and activate the batt
eries as
shown above.
3
Place the handset on the char
ger to
charge f
or 24 hours.
If you ever need to r
emove the batteries, simply slide open the batt
ery
compartment cover and using the finger holes grip the batt
eries and pull them out.
Your B
T Studio Plus 5500 is now r
eady for use.
Please
turn
over
Important
: Only use the mains power adaptor
s, cables and rechar
geable batteries
supplied in this box, or this pr
oduct may not work. Any replacement r
echargeable
batteries mus
t be of the same type. BT accepts no r
esponsibility for damage
caused to your B
T Studio Plus 5500 by using any other type of batt
eries.
Check box cont
ents
Handset
Handset
Charger
Mains power adaptor
(item code 048611)
Mains power adaptor
(item code 048610)
Telephone line cor
d
(pre-ins
talled)
2x AAA NiMH 500mAh
rechar
geable batteries
(already in handset)
2x AAA NiMH 500mAh
rechar
geable batteries
(already in handset)
Base
Contents f
or each additional handset (multipacks only)
1
P
lug
in
1
The t
elephone line cord
is pre-ins
talled but don
’t
plug the other end into
the wall socket yet.
3
Plug the other end of
the power adaptor
into the wall sock
et
and switch on.
2
Plug in the mains power
adaptor with the blue
ring on the connector
(item code 048611).
Secure power adapt
or
cable behind retaining
clip on back of base.
Rechar
geable batteries
already fitted
Remove this tab
and charge batteries
for 24 hours bef
ore use.
1
Plug in
2
Charge
3
Go!
If you’d like further help, or to view the full user guide, please visit our website
bt.com/producthelp or call our helpdesk on 0800 218 2182*
* Calls made from within the UK mainland network are free. Mobile and International call costs may vary.
User Guide
For a Better Future
We’re always looking to make our products last longer
and use less power, so we don’t have such a big impact
on the environment.
To find out about what we are doing, visit
bt.com/betterfuture
BT Studio Plus 5500
Digital Cordless Phone with Answering Machine
Setting up is easy. Just follow the simple steps in this guide.
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