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BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03
User Guide
BT BIG BUTTON +
*You must subscribe to BT Answer 1571 or
Call Minder and install 2x AAA batteries (not
included) before the Message Waiting indication
feature will work. A quarterly fee is payable.
This product is intended for connection to analogue
public switched telephone networks and private
switchboards in the UK.

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  • Page 1 BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 User Guide BT BIG BUTTON + *You must subscribe to BT Answer 1571 or Call Minder and install 2x AAA batteries (not included) before the Message Waiting indication feature will work. A quarterly fee is payable.

  • Page 2: At A Glance'

    BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 Please open this page for an ‘at a glance’ guide to your BIG Button +...

  • Page 3: Big Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03

    BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 Handset hook S (secrecy) button At a glance When the phone has been Press to speak to someone in the same room wall-mounted it keeps the without the person on the other end of the line handset in place.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 In this guide At a glance Introduction Unpacking your BIG Button + For your records Safety information Setting up your BIG Button + Using your BIG Button + Making and receiving calls Secrecy Redial One-Touch memory...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    This user guide is available in the following formats:– • Large Print. • Braille. • Tape recording. If required, please ring BT on Freefone 0800 800 150 (0800 243 123 for textphone users only). Hints and tips boxes In this user guide we’ve included helpful tips and useful...

  • Page 6: Unpacking Your Big Button

    BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 Unpacking your BIG Button + If anything is missing, please contact your place of purchase immediately. BIG Button + with telephone line cable attached Plinth Screws and wall plugs for wall mounting...

  • Page 7: For Your Records

    Date of purchase: Place of purchase: Serial number (on the underside of the base unit): Purchase price: BT accessories and replacement items For a full range of accessories and replacement items for BT products please call 0870 240 5522, or visit:...

  • Page 8: Safety Information

    BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 Safety information General Simply clean your BIG Button + with a damp (not wet) cloth, or an antistatic wipe. Never use household polish as this may damage the product. Never use a dry cloth as this may cause static shock.
  • Page 9 BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 Do not submerge any part of your product in water and do not use it in damp or humid conditions, such as in bathrooms. Do not expose your product to fire, explosive or other hazardous conditions.

  • Page 10: Setting Up Your Big Button

    BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 Setting up Follow these steps to set up your BIG Button + ready for use Plan the location of your BIG Button + The following points should be considered: Situate your product close enough to the telephone socket so that the cable will reach.

  • Page 11: Insert The Batteries

    BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 Insert the batteries Please note you will require 2 x AAA batteries to benefit from the BT Answer 1571/Call Minder message waiting indication. These are not included. Lift the battery cover and insert the batteries as shown.
  • Page 12 6 seconds. Plug your BIG Button + into the telephone socket If you do not have a modern style socket, call BT on Freefone 0800 800 150 and ask for a BT engineer to come and fit the correct socket.

  • Page 13: Ringer Volume

    BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 Ringer volume The switch is found on the base of your phone. Set the volume of the ringer to Either High, Low or Off. Note If the ringer is set to off, the call indicator light will still flash...
  • Page 14 BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 Ringer tone select The switch is found on the base of your phone. This switch allows you to select the pitch required for the ringer. R1: For a low pitched tone. R2: For a medium pitched tone.
  • Page 15 BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 Amplify selection The switch is found on the base of your phone. Choose between either incoming or outgoing settings. Incoming makes the caller’s voice louder. Outgoing makes your voice louder at the other end of the call.
  • Page 16 If you are using your BIG Button + on a switchboard you may need to move this switch to TE to transfer calls. Call BT on Freefone 0800 800 150 for details. Your BIG Button + is now ready for use.

  • Page 17: Using Your Big Button

    BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 Using your BIG Button + Making and receiving calls To make a call Lift the handset and listen for a dialling tone. Dial the number you require. To end the call, replace the handset. Hearing Aid compatibility...

  • Page 18: Secrecy

    BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 To receive a call When the phone rings the call indicator light will also flash to indicate that there is an incoming call. Simply pick up the handset and speak. Secrecy When on a call you can talk to someone in the same room without your caller hearing.

  • Page 19: Redial

    BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 Redial To redial the last number dialled Lift the handset. Press the REDIAL button. The phone will Redial automatically redial the last number dialled. One-Touch memory To store phone numbers in the One-Touch memory Note During all storing operations the secrecy light will flash.
  • Page 20 BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 Overwriting the 1571 code stored in the middle memory button will allow you to store a number of your own choice. To do this, follow the ‘STORE’ instructions below. Note You can store a phone number under each of these buttons and dial the number by pressing just the one button.
  • Page 21 BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 Note You can write the name of the person with which you wish to associate the number on the label provided or perhaps insert a small photo. To dial a number stored in the One-Touch memory Lift the handset.

  • Page 22: Quickdial Memory

    BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 Quickdial memory To store phone numbers in the Quickdial memory Your BIG Button + also has 10 Two-Touch memory locations in the keypad, which are dialled by using the QUICKDIAL button. Lift the handset. Press the STORE button.

  • Page 23: Quickdial Memory Label

    BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 Stored numbers can include Calling Features using the ✱ and # buttons, and switchboard services that are appropriate. Quickdial memory label Use the memory label to keep a record of which 0-9 location code you have used for each number.

  • Page 24: To Change Numbers Stored In The Memory

    Using the R button This button is used with some network services OR if your phone line is connected to a switchboard. To find out more about BT Calling Features please call BT on Freefone 0800 800 150.
  • Page 25 BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 To use the Amplify button Press the Amplify button to turn amplification on. Amplify – and + allow you to decrease or increase the level of amplification. The setting last used on Amplify will restore each time you turn amplify on.

  • Page 26: Voice Mail Indication

    Internet. Your BIG Button + also has a quick access facility to BT’s 1571 Service and you can use the 1, 2 and 3 buttons to play, save and delete your messages.
  • Page 27 BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 To access your voice mail Lift the handset and wait for the dial tone. Press the 1571 button. You will hear the phone dialling out and after a few seconds you will be connected automatically to your voice mail service.
  • Page 28 The message waiting indicator is activated by an interrupted dial tone which you can hear when you pick up your phone. BT Calling Features, such as Call Diversion and Call Barring also use interrupted dial tone so therefore will cause the message waiting indicator to flash even if no messages have been left.

  • Page 29: General Information

    Subject to the terms listed below the guarantee will provide for the repair of, or at BT’s or its agent’s discretion the option to replace the BIG Button +, or any component thereof, which is identified as faulty or below standard, or as a result of inferior workmanship or materials.
  • Page 30 We recommend that you contact BT’s approved repair agent, TecLogic on 01672 564444 or a local qualified repairer. If you have to return your BIG Button + Pack the unit securely, preferably in the original packaging.

  • Page 31: Technical Information

    BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 Technical information How many telephones can you have? All items of telephone equipment have a Ringer Equivalence Number (REN), which is used to calculate the number of items which may be connected to any one telephone line.

  • Page 32: Wall-Mounting

    BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 Wall-mounting Your BIG Button + can be wall-mounted using the screws and wall plugs provided. Use the plinth of the BIG Button + as your wall-mounting template to pencil on the wall a guide for the drill holes.
  • Page 33 BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 1. Drill two holes (diameter 8mm) for the screws vertically apart. Insert the wall plugs provided (if required). WALL PLUG SCREW WALL 102 mm 2. Drive the screws into the wall, leaving about 5mm free on which to hang the phone.
  • Page 34 BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 4. Rotate the handset hook 180°, so that you can hang up the handset when the phone is wall-mounted.
  • Page 35 BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 5. Hang the holes on the back of the phone over the screwheads and gently pull the phone downward to make sure it is securely in place. 6. Feed the phone line through the bottom of the wall mounted plinth to allow the cable to rest flat against the wall.

  • Page 36: Index

    BIG Button +_Issue 2_Edition 1_1.10.03 Index Amplify button R button Receive a call Batteries insert Redial low indicator Ringer Equivalence number (REN) Earth Recall Ringer tone Emergency numbers Safety information Guarantee Secrecy Hearing aid Setting up compatibility Store numbers 18, 21...
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  • Page 40 Nothing in this publication forms any part of any contract. © British Telecommunications plc 2003. Registered Office: 81 Newgate Street, London EC1A 7AJ. Registered in England No. 1800000. BT Big Button + Issue 2 (10/03) 1 Designed and produced by The Art & Design Partnership Ltd. Printed in China...

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