UK’s best selling phone brand*
User Guide
BT Big
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2 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 numberredial – 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
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This User Guide provides you with all the |
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Hearing aid friendly |
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The BT Big Button 200 is fitted with an inductive |
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If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789† or go to bt.com/producthelp
4 In this guide
Getting started |
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Location.................................................. |
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Activate the batteries............................... |
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Connect the telephone line....................... |
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Getting to know your phone ..................... |
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Using the phone |
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Make a call ............................................ |
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End a call............................................... |
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Receive a call......................................... |
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Adjust the handset volume..................... |
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Handsfree ............................................. |
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Make a call in handsfree mode................ |
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Answer a call in handsfree mode............. |
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Adjust the handsfree volume .................. |
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Last number redial................................. |
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Adjust the ringer volume........................ |
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Adjust the ringer tone ............................ |
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Adjust the incoming and outgoing handset |
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Boost the incoming and outgoing |
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1571 Message waiting........................... |
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To listen to your voice mail messages....... |
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One-touch memory |
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Store a one-touch number ..................... |
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Dial a one-touch number ....................... |
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Delete a one-touch number ................... |
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Dial a quick dial memory number............ |
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Delete a quick dial number ..................... |
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Help ...................................................... |
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General information |
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Safety ................................................... |
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Cleaning................................................ |
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Product disposal instructions.................. |
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Guarantee ............................................. |
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Returning your phone............................ |
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How many telephones can I have? .......... |
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Switchboard compatibility...................... |
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Switchboard external line access code..... |
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To insert a pause .................................... |
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Recall.................................................... |
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R&TTE ................................................... |
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Declaration of Conformance ................... |
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User Guide formats ................................ |
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If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789† or go to bt.com/producthelp
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.
If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789† or go to bt.com/producthelp
6 Getting started
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.
If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789† or go to bt.com/producthelp
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Ringer tone
(R1, R2, R3)
Lets you set the tone of the ringer: High, Mid or Low.
Loud
Use to increase the handset volume level of your caller’s voice (Hearing) or your
voice (Voice).
If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789† or go to bt.com/producthelp
8 Getting to know your phone
Quick dial
Use to store and dial telephone numbers in the memory.
Redial
Press to redial the last number called.
1571 (with LED indicator)1
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.
1 To use the 1571 feature, you must subscribe to your network provider’s network answering service and batteries must be installed.
If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789† or go to bt.com/producthelp
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Incoming call LED indicator2
Red LED flashes to indicate an incoming call.
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 and dial one-touch telephone numbers in the memory.
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.
2Please 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.
If you need some help, call us on 0800 145 6789† or go to bt.com/producthelp