AT&T 1040 User Manual

10

Telephone operation

Basic phone operation

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To make a call:

  1. Lift the handset. 
  2. Dial a number.

  To override automatic line selection, press the 

LINE button for the line you wish to select, then 
lift the handset.

To answer a call, lift the handset.

To hang up, place the handset on the base.

To make a call: 

  1. Press and release the desired 

LINE button or 

SPEAKER]. The   SPEAKER light goes on. 

   2. Wait for a dial tone, then dial the number. 

To answer a call, press

SPEAKER] or press 

the 

LINE button of the incoming call. 

To end the call, press 

SPEAKER]. 

NOTES: 

•  If 

SPEAKERPHONE is selected in the AUTOMATIC 

MODE menu (page 39 of the installation guide), 

pressing any line key will select the line and acti-

vate the speakerphone. If 

HEADSET is selected in 

the 

AUTOMATIC MODE menu and a headset is 

connected, pressing any 

LINE key will select the 

line and activate the headset.

•  If 

HEADSET is programmed as the default mode, 

you must press 

SPEAKER]. to activate the 

speakerphone. 

 

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