BT BIG Button + manual

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 This product is intended for connection to analogue public switched telephone networks and private switchboards in the United Kingdom. Y ou must subscribe to B T Answer 1571 or Call Minder and install 2 x AAA batteries (not included) before the Message W aiting indication feature will work. A qua[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 Please open this page for an ‘at a glance’ guide to your BIG Button +[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 0 Quickdial 14 71 Redial BIG Button + 1 5 7 1 How to ST ORE numbers 1 . Press the ST ORE ke y 2. Press either one of the 3 dir ect dial memory keys or the Quickdial followed by a dialling ke y 3. Dial the number to be stor ed 4. Finally pr ess the ST ORE key again 0...9 At a glan[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 3 At a glance 1 Introduction 4 Unpacking your BIG Button + 5 For your records 6 Safety information 7 S etting up your BIG Button + 9 Using your BIG Button + 16 Making and receiving calls 16 Secrecy 17 Redial 18 One- T ouch memory 18 Quickdial memory 21 Quickdial memory label 22 T o change numbers[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 4 Y ou can expect your BIG Button + to provide many years of quality service. Please read the instructions carefully before use, and keep this User Guide for future reference. This user guide is available in the following formats:– • Large Print. • Braille. • T ape recording. If required,[...]

If anything is missing, please contact your place of purchase immediately. BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 5 Unpacking your BIG Button + BIG Button + with telephone line cable attached Plinth Screws and wall plugs for wall mounting[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 6 For your records Date of purchase: Place of purchase: Serial number (on the underside of the base unit): Purchase price:[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 7 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. Do not open the BIG Button +. This could expose you to high voltages or [...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 8 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. The emergency services can be contacted in the UK by dialling 999. Y ou may also dial 112, which is[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 9 The following points should be considered: Situate your product close enough to the telephone socket so that the cable will reach. Do not stand it on carpets or other similar surfaces that generate fibres as this may reduce the ringing sound and clog inside mechanisms. Y our BIG Button + can be[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 10 Please note you will require 2 x AAA batteries to benefit from the B T Answer 1571/Call Minder message waiting indication. These are not included. Lift the battery cover and insert the batteries as shown. 1 Insert the batteries Note Batteries are only required if you want to use the 1571 featu[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 11 2 Plug your BIG Button + into the telephone socket If you do not have a modern style socket, call B T on Free fone 0800 800 150 and ask for a B T engineer to come and fit the correct socket. This may be a chargeable service. Battery low indicator The batteries power the Message W aiting Indica[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 12 3 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 to indicate someone is calling you.[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 13 4 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: F or a low pitched tone. R2: F or a medium pitched tone. R3: F or a high pitched tone.[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 14 5 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. Note When the Amplify button is used it will increase the volume of[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 15 6 Time Break R ecall and Earth Recall selection The switch is found on the base of your phone. Y our phone will already be set to TB. If you are a residential customer this will help you to use some Network Services such as Call W aiting, as long as you subscribe to this service. If you are us[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 16 T o make a call Lift the handset and listen for a dialling tone. Dial the number you require. T o end the call, replace the handset. Using your BIG Button + Hearing Aid compatibility As this telephone is fitted with an Inductive Coupler, hearing aid wearers may benefit from switching their hea[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 17 T o 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. T o switch secrecy on and off During a call, press and release the SECRECY button. The Secrecy light will come on to show that secr[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 18 T o redial the last number dialled Lift the handset. Press the REDIAL button. The phone will automatically redial the last number dialled. Redial Y our BIG Button + has three One- T ouch memory buttons. The middle button is already programmed to contact B T’s network answering services via 1[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 19 Overwriting the 1571 code stored in the middle memory button will allow you to store a number of your own choice. T o do this, follow the ‘S T ORE’ instructions below. T o store numbers in the memory, use the S T ORE button. This is located under the memory label which is underneath the ha[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 20 T o dial a number stored in the One- T ouch memory Lift the handset. Press the One- T ouch memory button under which the phone number is stored. The phone number is dialled automatically. Note Y ou can write the name of the person with which you wish to associate the number on the label provid[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 21 Quickdial 0...9 T o store phone numbers in the Quickdial memory Y our BIG Button + also has 10 T wo- T ouch memory locations in the keypad, which are dialled by using the QUICKDIAL button. Lift the handset. Press the S TORE button. Press the QUICKDIAL button. Press the 0-9 keypad button under [...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 22 Quickdial memory label Use the memory label to keep a record of which 0 - 9 location code you have used for each number. A large print version of this is included at the end of this user guide. See ‘Quickdial memory label’ on page 37. Note Y our Big Button + is designed to retain numbers y[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 23 Using the R button This button is used with some network services OR if your phone line is connected to a switchboard. T o find out more about B T Select Services please call B T on Free fone 0800 800 150 . T o dial a number stored in the Quickdial memory Lift the handset. Press the QUICKDIAL [...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 24 T o 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. T o increase the amplification press the + button. T o decr[...]

BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 25 If you have subscribed to B T Answer 1571 or Call Minder, your BIG Button + will indicate when you have received a voice message by the message waiting indicator light flashing (provided you have batteries fitted). B T Answer 1571 and Call Minder are automated answering services located at you[...]

T o access your voice mail Lift the handset and wait for the dial tone. Press the 1571 button. Y ou will hear the phone dialling out and after a few seconds you will be connected automatically to your voice mail service. Y ou can also dial 1571 manually to access your network answering service. 1 5 7 1 T o listen to your voice messages When in 1571[...]

Important After an incoming call, or after using the handset, your Big Button + will check for any messages. When messages have been left or you replace the handset leaving messages unplayed there will be a delay of approximately 1 minute before the message waiting indicator light flashes. Note The message waiting indicator is activated by an inter[...]

General information Y our BIG Button + is guaranteed for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase. Subject to the terms listed below the guarantee will provide for the repair of, or at B T’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 fail[...]

tampering with the equipment, or any attempt at adjustment or repair other than by approved agents. • This guarantee does not affect your statutory rights. Within the 12 month guarantee period: In the unlikely event of a defect occurring, please return the product, with the receipt, to the place of purchase. Outside of the 12 month guarantee peri[...]

T echnical 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. Y our BIG Button + has a REN of 1. A total REN of 4 is allowed, if the total REN of 4 is exceeded, the telephones may not r[...]

Y our 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. Note Before you wall-mount your BIG Button +, check that: • the wall can support the weight of the phone; • you are not drilling into any hidden wir[...]

1. Drill two holes (diameter 8mm) for the screws vertically apart. Insert the wall plugs provided (if required). 2. Drive the screws into the wall, leaving about 5mm free on which to hang the phone. 3. Press the phone line cable into the groove on the base of the phone, so that the phone lies flat against the wall. W ALL W ALL PLUG SCREW 102 mm BIG[...]

4. Rotate the handset hook 180°, so that you can hang up the handset when the phone is wall-mounted. BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 33[...]

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. F eed the phone line through the bottom of the wall mounted plinth to allow the cable to rest flat against the wall. BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 34[...]

Amplify button 24 Batteries insert 10 low indicator 11 Earth R ecall 15 Emergency numbers 8 Guarantee 28 Hearing aid compatibility 16 Labels-Quickdial 37 Make a call 16 One- T ouch memory 18 change number 23 dial number 20 store numbers 18 Quickdial memory 21 change number 23 dial number 23 store numbers 21 R button 23 Receive a call 17 Redial 18 R[...]

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BIG Button + ~ 4th Edition ~ 15th April ’02 ~ 4380 Offices worldwide The telecommunications ser vices described in this publication are subject to availability and may be modified from time to time. Ser vices and equipment are provided subject to British Telecommunications plc’s respective standard conditions of contract. Nothing in this public[...]