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How to use your
Freestyle 520 Plus cordless handset
Using the intercom
You can use the cordless handset and base unit
as an intercom while the phone line stays free
for incoming calls.
To call the base unit from the cordless
handset
At the cordless handset:
• Press the INTERCOM button.
• The display will show
INT.
• Speak when the person at the base unit
answers.
• To end the call, press the
INTERCOM button.
At the base unit:
• The base unit rings and the display shows
INT CALL and the number of the handset
that is calling (for example
1).
• To answer, simply pick up the corded
handset.
• To end the call, put the handset back on the
base unit.
You can use the INTERCOM facility during an
outside call by following the steps shown above.
During the intercom conversation the caller on
the outside line will hear a series of short beeps to
let them know they have not been cut off.
You can contact the emergency services using this
phone by dialling 999 or 112.
Emergency calls
Low-battery indicator on the cordless
handset
When the handset battery pack runs low, the
display shows BATT and the handset beeps. After
another 10 seconds, any phone or intercom call
you are making will be cut off.
To recharge the battery pack, leave the cordless
handset on the cradle charging unit for at least
24 hours.
Your Freestyle 520 Plus is a radio system and is
powered from the electricity mains, so there
are certain situations where you may find you
cannot make an emergency call from the
cordless handset.
These situations are as follows:
• If there is interference from other sources
such as cordless phones, radio station
transmitters, CB radios and so on.
• If the cordless handset battery pack fails.
• If there is a power cut and the base unit has
no battery fitted.
