VTech 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: tcpsupport_au@vtech.com

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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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2.

3.

4.

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6.

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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.

1.

2.

3.

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.



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.

1.

Switch hook

Handset tab

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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.

2.

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.

3.

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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 

A

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.

6.

A DSL



is required if

you have DSL

high-speed

Internet

service.

The DSL



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.

1.

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.

2.

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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.

4.

Switch hook

Handset

tab

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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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5.

6.

If you have ADSL

high-speed Internet

service, a ADSL



is required.



Power adapter

Mains power

wall socket

TEL LINE

POWER

 for

maximum visibility.

7.

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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.

0-9

to skip to set the minute.

0-9

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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