V-tech T1200 User manual

For product support
please call: 1 300 369 193
Model:
VTech T1200
User Guide

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INTRODUCTION
To your VTech T1200 Corded Phone
Phonebook –The phonebook stores up to 65 entries.
Calling Number Display* lets you see who’s calling.
Your phone stores details of the last 20 callers in the
Call log.
* IMPORTANT
You need to subscribe to a Network Calling Number
Display service to be able to see the caller’s number
or name when called, or in the Call log. See page 40 for
more details.
This User Guide provides you with all the information
you need to get the most from your phone. Before you
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Follow the simple instructions on the next few pages.
NEED HELP?
PLEASE LOOK IN THE HELP SECTION AT THE END
OF THE USER GUIDE IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY
OPERATIONAL DIFFICULTIES WITH YOUR VTECH
PRODUCT, OR PLEASE CONTACT THE TECHELP
INFORMATION LINE 1300 369 193 OR CONTACT US BY
EMAIL AT: [e-mail]
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GOT EVERYTHING?
The package contains the following items:
VTech T1200 corded handset
VTech T1200 base station
Wall mount bracket
Coiled handset cord
Power adaptor
Telephone line cord and adaptor
User guide
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IN THIs GUIDE
Important safety instructions 7
Getting started 9
Location 9
Setting up 10
Installation options 12
Using your VTech T1200 phone on a broadband
ADSL line? 18
Date and time 19
Getting to know your phone 20
Telephone base buttons 20
Telephone base LCD display 24
Navigating the menus 25
Telephone base menu layout 25
Keystroke table 26
Using the phone 27
Make, answer or end a call 27
Speakerphone 27
Volume control 28
Mute 28
Redial 29
Volume boost 30
Chain dialing 31

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Line power mode (no AC power) 32
Telephone settings 33
Using the menu 33
Set date and time 34
Set contrast 34
Add a phonebook entry 35
Phonebook 35
Review phonebook entries 36
Dial a phonebook entry 36
Edit a phonebook entry 37
Delete a phonebook entry 37
Speed dial 38
Store a speed dial entry 38
Review a speed dial entry 38
Dial a speed dial entry 39
Edit a speed dial entry 39
Delete a speed dial entry 39
Telephone Network Services* 40
Calling Number Display 40
Memory match 41
Call log display screen message 42
Missed call indicator 42
Review the call log 43

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Dial from the call log 43
Save a call log entry to the phonebook 43
Save a call log entry to the speed dial entry 44
Delete an entry in the call log 44
Delete the entire call log 44
Network Voicemail 45
Call waiting 45
3-Way chat 46
Help 47
General information 53
Cleaning 53
Environmental 53
Customer service & Product warranty 54

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IMPORTANT sAfETY INsTRUCTIONs
When using your telephone equipment, basic safety
precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk
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Read and understand all instructions in the user
guide. Observe all markings on the product.
Avoid using a telephone during a thunderstorm.
There might be a slight chance of electric shock from
lightning.
Do not use a telephone in the vicinity of a gas leak. If
you suspect a gas leak, report it immediately, but use
a telephone away from the area where gas is leaking.
Do not use this product near water, or when you are
wet. For example, do not use it in a wet basement or
shower, or next to a swimming pool, bathtub, kitchen
sink, or laundry tub. Do not use liquids or aerosol
sprays for cleaning. If the product comes in contact
with any liquids, unplug any line or power adaptor
immediately. Do not plug the product back in until it
has dried thoroughly.
Install this product in a protected location where no
one can trip over any line or power adaptors. Protect
cords from damage or abrasion.
Unplug this product from the wall outlet and contact
TecHelp on 1300 369 193 under the following
conditions:
When the power supply cord or plug is damaged
or frayed.
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If the product does not operate normally by
following the operating instructions.
If the product has been dropped and the outer
casing has been damaged.
If the product exhibits a distinct change in
performance.
Avoid using a telephone during an electrical storm.
There may be a remote risk of electric shock from
lightning.
Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the
vicinity of the leak.
Use only the power adaptors supplied with this
product. Please contact TecHelp on 1300 369 193 for
replacement adaptors.
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LOCATION
Place your VTech T1200 within 2 metres of the mains
power socket and telephone socket so that the cables
will reach.
GETTING sTARTED

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sETTING UP
Telephone base installation
Plug one end of the coiled handset cord into the
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handset.
Plug the power adaptor into the POWER
bottom of the base station. Plug the other end of the
power adaptor into a mains power wall socket.
Insert one end of the telephone line cord into the
TEL LINE 
Plug the other end of the telephone line cord into
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required.
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Handset
Coiled handset cord

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Note: Ensure power adaptor is fed through slot on
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If you have ADSL
high-speed Internet
service, a ADSL
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is required.
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Power adapter
Mains power
wall socket
TEL LINE
POWER
4. Lift the handset or press SPEAKER to check for a
dial tone.
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visibility.

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INsTALLATION OPTIONs
If you want to mount your telephone on a wall, use the
mounting bracket provided with the package to connect
with a standard dual-stud telephone wall mounting
plate. If you do not have this mounting plate, you
can purchase one from many hardware or consumer
electronic retailers. Professional assistance may be
required to install the mounting plate.
Tabletop to wall mount installation
To install the telephone base in the wall mount position,
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Put the handset aside. Hold down the switch hook
on the telephone base, then slide the handset
tab upwards to remove it from the slot. Rotate
the handset tab by 180 degrees, then replace the
handset tab into the slot until it locks into position.
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Switch hook
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Insert the protruding tab of the mounting bracket
into the groove at the centre of the telephone base.
Press down on the small tabs of the mounting
bracket and snap them into the slots at the
telephone base.
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Remove the power adapter and the telephone line
cord from the slots on the bottom of the telephone
base. Bundle the telephone line cord securely with a
twist tie.
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Plug the other end of the power adapter back into
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telephone line cord into a telephone wall 
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4.
Align the holes on the bottom of the telephone
base with the wall mounting plate, then slide the
telephone base down until it locks securely. Replace
the handset in the telephone base.
5.
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maximum visibility.
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is required if
you have DSL
high-speed
Internet
service.
The DSL
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plugged into
the telephone
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Wall mount to tabletop installation
To change the telephone base from the wall mount
position to tabletop position, follow the steps below.
Slide the telephone base upwards, then remove it
from the wall mounting plate.
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Unplug the power adapter and the telephone
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bundled cords, if necessary. Route the power
adapter and the telephone line cord through the
slot on the bottom of the telephone base.
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Put the handset aside. Hold down the switch hook
on the telephone base, then slide the handset
tab upwards to remove it from the slot. Rotate
the handset tab by 180 degrees, then replace the
handset tab into the slot until it locks into position.
3.
Press on the small tabs of the mounting bracket,and
then pull the mounting bracket up to detach it from the
telephone base.
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Switch hook
Handset
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Plug the power adaptor into the base station, plug
the other end of the power adaptor into a mains
power wall socket.
Insert one end of the telephone line cord into the
base station and the other end of the telephone line
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6.
If you have ADSL
high-speed Internet
service, a ADSL
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is required.
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Power adapter
Mains power
wall socket
TEL LINE
POWER
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maximum visibility.
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IMPORTANT
Check for a dial tone by lifting the handset or pressing
SPEAKER. If you hear a dial tone, the installation is
successful.
WARNING
Do not place your VTech T1200 in the bathroom or other
humid areas.
IMPORTANT
The base station must be plugged into the mains power
socket at all times. Only use the power adaptor and
cables supplied with the product.
UsING YOUR VTECH T1200 PHONE ON A
bROADbAND ADsL LINE?
If this product is to be used on a broadband ADSL line,
then you must ensure that it is connected via an ADSL
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your Broadband service.

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DATE AND TIME
If you have subscribed to a Network Calling Number
Display service, the date and time are set automatically
with each incoming call.
If you have not subscribed to a Network Calling Number
Display Service you can set the date and time manually.
Set the date and time manually:
Press MENU when the phone is not in use. The
screen displays DATE/TIME and USE # FOR AM/PM
alternatively.
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to skip to set the day.
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to skip to set the hour.
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to skip to set the minute.
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Press #AM or PM.
Press SELECT to save your setting.
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TELEPHONE bAsE bUTTONs
GETTING TO kNOw YOUR PHONE
INCOMING CALL LIGHT
Flashing when there is an incoming call.
REDIAL/PAUSE
While using the handset or speakerphone, press to
dial the last number dialed.
While the telephone is idle, press to display the
last number dialed.
While entering numbers, press to insert a three-
second dialing pause.
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