BT Big Button 200 Instruction manual

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User Guide

BT Big Button 200

Corded Phone

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Welcome ….

to your BT Big Button 200 telephone

• Large buttons – for easy, accurate and more comfortable dialling

• 3 one-touch memory buttons – for easy dialling of your 3 most
important numbers

• 10 number quick dial memory – so you can store a further 10 useful
telephone numbers

• Handsfree – make and receive calls without having to lift the handset

• Last number redial – easy, one touch dialling of the last number called

• Amplify feature – boost the incoming and outgoing handset sound levels

• One-touch 1571 button – for easy access to your network answering service

• Ringer volume and tone control options

Welcome …. 3

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 200 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 200, please refer to the Help section
on page 19. Additional answers to Frequently
Asked Questions are also available from

bt.com/producthelp

Got everything?

BT Big Button 200
telephone with
handset attached

Telephone line cord
(pre-installed)

4 x AA batteries
(pre-installed)

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In this guide

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Getting started

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

Activate the batteries ............................... 5

Connect the telephone line ....................... 6

Getting to know your phone .....................7

Using the phone

Make a call ............................................ 10

End a call............................................... 10

Receive a call ......................................... 10

Adjust the handset volume ..................... 10

Handsfree ............................................. 10

Make a call in handsfree mode ................ 11

Answer a call in handsfree mode ............. 11

Adjust the handsfree volume .................. 11

Last number redial ................................. 11

Adjust the ringer volume ........................ 11

Adjust the ringer tone ............................12

Adjust the incoming and outgoing handset

volume.................................................. 12

Boost the incoming and outgoing

handset volume ..................................... 13

1571 Message waiting ........................... 13

To listen to your voice mail messages ....... 14

One-touch memory

Store a one-touch number ..................... 15

Dial a one-touch number .......................16

Delete a one-touch number ................... 16

Quick dial memory

Store a number in the quick

dial memory ..........................................17

Dial a quick dial memory number ............ 17

Delete a quick dial number .....................18

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

General information

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

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

Product disposal instructions .................. 21

Guarantee ............................................. 22

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

How many telephones can I have? .......... 23

Switchboard compatibility ...................... 23

Switchboard external line access code ..... 23

To insert a pause ....................................23

Recall .................................................... 24

R&TTE ................................................... 24

Declaration of Conformance ................... 24

User Guide formats ................................24

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Getting started

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Location

You need to place your BT Big Button 200 within
3 metres of a telephone line socket so that the cable
will reach.

Activate the batteries

1. Activate the batteries by pulling the plastic tab
away from the underside of the phone.

Warning

Do not place your telephone
in the bathroom or other
humid areas.

Battery low warning

When the batteries are low
and in need of replacing the
Batteries low LED indicator
on the top right of the base
will flash.

Removing the batteries

If you ever need to remove
the batteries, firstly
ensure that the phone is
disconnected from the
phone line and then turn
the phone over and remove
the battery compartment
cover by pressing in on the
plastic clip and lifting the
cover off. Pull the ribbon to
remove the batteries.

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Getting started

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IMPORTANT

Only use the telephone
line cord supplied
otherwise your telephone
may not work.

Using broadband on the
same phone line?

To avoid problems with
your broadband or noise on
your phone line, you might
need to plug it into the
wall socket via a microfilter
(not supplied).

If your main phone
socket has a single
socket, as shown,
you’ll need to use
microfilters.

You don’t need to
use microfilters if
your main phone
socket has two
separate sockets,
like these:

Connect the telephone line

1. Plug the telephone line cord into the telephone
wall socket.

Getting to know your phone

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Underside of base

Ringer tone
(R1, R2, R3)

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

Ringer Volume

Lets you set the ringer volume:
High, Low or Off.

Loud

Use to increase
the handset
volume level
of your caller’s
voice (Hearing)
or your
voice (Voice).

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Getting to know your phone

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Use to store and dial telephone numbers in the memory.

Redial

Quick dial

Press to redial the last number called.

1571 (with LED indicator)

Press to automatically dial 1571 to easily access your BT 1571 or
Call Minder service. The green LED will flash when you have new

messages waiting on your network’s answering service.

Quick dial memory card

Use to make a note of your quick dial numbers.

- Vol

Use to decrease the handset or loudspeaker volume.

Call Handsfree (with LED indicator)

Press to use handsfree mode. The green LED illuminates

when the handsfree function is in use.

Vol +

Use to increase the handset or loudspeaker volume.

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To use the 1571 feature, you must subscribe to your network provider’s

network answering service and batteries must be installed.

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Getting to know your phone 9

Incoming call LED indicator

Red LED flashes to indicate an incoming call.

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Batteries low LED indicator

Flashes when the batteries are low and need replacing.

One-touch memory card

Use to make a note of your one-touch memory numbers.

R (Recall)

Used with switchboard services and certain BT Calling Features.

One-touch memory buttons

Use to store a nd dial one-tou ch telep hone num bers in the mem ory.

Microphone

When using handsfree your voice is projected through the
base microphone.

Loud

Use to boost the incoming or outgoing handset volume level,
see page 13.

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Please note that the Incoming Call LED indicator will flash once every time the telephone line is taken

or released by your BT Big Button 200 or any other phone connected to the same phone line.

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