BT Big Button 100 User Manual

BT Big Button 100 – Issue 2 – Edition 1 – 10.02.06 – 6361

User Guide

BT Big Button 100

BT Big Button 100 – Issue 2 – Edition 1 – 10.02.06 – 6361

Welcome…

to your BT Big Button 100 phone

■ Large buttons for easy dialling.

■ Handsfree – make and receive calls using the

loudspeaker.

■ One-touch 1571 button dials your network

answering service.

■ Easy grip handset.

■ Adjustable earpiece and microphone volume .

■ 3 one-touch buttons for easy dialling of your

most important numbers.

■ Store up to 10 more numbers in the memory.

■ Last number redial.

■ Secrecy – stop your caller hearing you talk to

someone else in the room.

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Section

This User Guide provides you with all
the information you need to get the
most from your phone.

Before you make your first call you will
need to set up your phone. Follow the
simple instructions in ‘Getting Started’,
on the next few pages.

■ Hearing aid friendly

The BT Big Button 100 is fitted with an inductive coupler
so it is compatible with hearing aids.

■ Need help?

If you have any problems setting up or using
your BT Big Button 100, please refer to the Help section

page 19.

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Got everything?

■ BT Big Button 100

■ 4 x AA batteries

■ Telephone line cord

■ Desk or wall mounting

plinth

■ Wall mounting plugs

and screws

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In this guide

Getting started

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Insert batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Connect telephone line . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Connect plinth for desk mounting . . . .6

Getting to know your phone

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Underside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Using the phone

Making calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Receiving calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Incoming/Outgoing handset volume . .9

Handsfree calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Adjust speaker volume . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Secrecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

1571 Message waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Ringer tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Recall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Enter a pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

One-touch memory buttons

Store a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Dial a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Edit a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Delete a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

10 Number memory

Store a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Dial a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Edit a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Delete a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

General information

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Returning your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

How many telephones can you have? . .22

For your records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Wall mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

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Getting started

Location

You need to place your BT Big Button 100 within 2 metres
of the telephone socket so that the cable will reach.

You can also mount your BT Big Button 100 phone
on the wall using the screws and wall plugs provided.
For wall mounting instructions,

1. Install 4 x AA back-up batteries

Place batteries on top of red ribbon. The back up
batteries will enable your loudspeaker, and 1571
indication to work and keep your stored one-touch and
10 memory numbers in the event of line disconnection.

2. Connect the telephone line

Plug the line cord into the BT Big Button 100 and the
other end into the telephone line wall socket.

see page 24.

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WARNING

Do not place your BT Big
Button 100 in the bathroom.

Battery low warning

When the batteries are due
to be replaced the 1571
message indicator light will
give a short flash every 2
seconds.

If the back-up batteries are
flat or not installed, your
BT Big Button 100 will retain
stored number information
for up to 5 minutes if
disconnected from the line.

WARNING

When you change the
batteries, please ensure that
the phone is disconnected
from the telephone line.

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3. Connect the plinth for desk mounting

If you are going to place your product on a desk or table
then attach the plinth in the desk mounting position as
shown below.

Slide the plinth into the lugs marked DESK on the
underside of the product.

Lock/unlock

switch

Desk

mounting

lugs

Once correctly inserted, turn the switch to lock the plinth
into place.

Desk mounting

position

For wall mounting instructions,

see page 24.

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Redial

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Secrecy

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Messages

M1

M2

M3
M4
M5

M6

M7

M8

M9

M0

D

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Store

Getting to know your phone

Front

Store

(Button located

under the label.)

Used to store

numbers in the

memory, pages 15

One-touch buttons

Dial a stored number

Handsfree indicator

Comes on when the

speaker is switched

from hearing you.

Flashes when in use,

and 17.

by pressing one

button. page 15.

on.

Recall (R)

For use with

switchboards,

Stops your caller

page 13.

Secrecy

page 10.

Volume

Adjust the speaker volume, page 10.
Adjust the volume of your voice to
help your caller hear you, page 9.

Indicator light

**

Flashes when you have
an incoming call.

Memory

Used to dial numbers
in the 10 number
memory, page 17.

Redial

Redial the last number
called, page 10.

Messages 1571

*

Press to dial your
network answering
service. Flashes when
you have a message
or low battery power,
page 11.

Handsfree

Press to make and
receive using the
loudspeaker,

*Requires subscription to your network’s
answering or call minder service.

**Light may emit one very quick flash
every 30 minutes if you have subscribed
to a 1571 service; this is caused when
the telephone checks the line for
new messages.

page 10.

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Ringer

Tone

Ringer

Volume

Amplify

R1
R2
R3

Hi
Lo

Off

In

Out

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Ringer

Tone

Ringer

Volume

Amplify

R1
R2
R3

Hi
Lo

Off

In

Out

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Underside

Ringer volume

Set the ringer volume High, Low, Off.

Incoming/Outgoing volume
switch

Lets you adjust the volume for
your caller’s voice or your voice,
page 9.

Ringer tone

Lets you set the tone of the ringer,
High, Mid or Low.

Mode selector

Lets you interact with exchange
services. Normal setting is TB.

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Ringer

Tone

Ringer

Volume

Amplify

R1
R2
R3

Hi
Lo
Off

In

Out

Mode

TE

TB

Using the phone

Making calls

1. Lift the handset.

2. Dial the number you want. When the caller answers,
simply speak as normal.

3. To end a call, replace the handset.

Receiving calls

1. When the phone rings, lift the handset.

Incoming/Outgoing handset volume

Incoming – adjust the volume of your caller’s voice in
the earpiece.

Outgoing – adjust the volume of your voice for your
caller’s earpiece.

1. Set the switch on the underside of the base to Incoming
or Outgoing.

2. During a call, press Vol or to raise or lower
the volume.

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