AT&T 1040 User Manual

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Telephone operation

Basic phone operation

To switch from handset to headset or 
speakerphone, press [HEADSET] or [  SPEAKER], 
then replace the handset. (In order to use the 
headset, it must be plugged in.) 

To switch from speakerphone to handset, lift the 
handset. (Do not press 

[  SPEAKER] or the call 

will be disconnected.) 

To switch from speakerphone to headset, insert 
the headset plug into the jack on the side of the 
telephone base, and press 

[HEADSET].

To switch from headset to handset when 
the handset is in the telephone base, lift the 
handset.

To switch from headset to handset when the 
handset is off-hook, press [HEADSET] again.

To switch from headset to speakerphone, press 
[  SPEAKER].

To override automatic line selection, press 
and release a line button. This activates 
the speakerphone or headset, whichever is 
programmed as the default mode.

When you make or answer a call, the timer 
automatically starts. The screen displays the 
elapsed time in minutes and seconds for the 
first hour (up to 59:59) and then begins again. 
The timer stops automatically when you hang up 
and the recorded time is displayed for about 10 
seconds. The timer also stops when you place a 
call on hold and resets to 00:00 when you release 
the hold.

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