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BT digital voice handsets

Kevyn — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 15:53:34 GMT

Hopefully a simple question.

I have been migrated to BT Digital Voice and I have a BT "Advanced Digital home phone" and a BT "Essential Digital home phone".

Simple question - how do I lock the keypad on both of these devices?

I walk around the house/garden with the phone in my pocket and the keypad keeps activating, previous DECT phones I have owned had a key combination to lock the keypad to avoid inadvertent key presses?

Many thanks for your help

Re: BT digital voice handsets

imjolly — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 15:57:21 GMT

There is no keypad lock

Re: BT digital voice handsets

Kevyn — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:18:35 GMT

Thanks for your prompt reply - thats a shame, pretty basic function of most portable phones I would have said.

Re: BT digital voice handsets

Keith_Beddoe — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:24:57 GMT

@Kevyn wrote:

Thanks for your prompt reply - thats a shame, pretty basic function of most portable phones I would have said.

It may not be documented, but have you tried holding down the # key for a couple of seconds, as that works on other BT models?

Re: BT digital voice handsets

Kevyn — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 23:21:43 GMT

thanks - just tried on the digital advanced handset and didn't work, worth trying though.

Re: BT digital voice handsets

mgas3535 — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:04:37 GMT

On the Advanced Digital Home Phone there is a sort-of lock. With the display lit up and idle, press the key below 'Menu' momentarily. 'Call Features' appearswith a handset, key with a circle round them. That's it. Unfortunately putting it in my pocket inevitably touches one of the keys that can unlock it!

Why didn't BT didn't stick to a locking method used on other cordless phones...?

Incidentally I found this by pressing buttons - not in any instructions.