Installation – AT&T 972 User Manual
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INSTALLATION
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Program Home Area Code.
You must program your area code so your phone can properly
recognize and dial calls.
If for calls
You dial
Enter
within your
7 digits
Your area
own area code
(phone number, no area code)
code
10 digits
0 0 0
(area code + phone number)
— OR —
11 digits
(1 + area code + phone number)
NOTE: You must program a Home Area Code, or the screen
will continue to display the Home Area Code entry screen, and
will be unable to display Caller ID Information. If you try to
exit area code programming without entering a Home Area
Code, you will hear an error tone.
Use the softkey to select
HOME (the screen displays Enter Area
Code and ---), then use the keypad to enter your Home Area
Code. If you make a mistake, select
ERASE and re-enter the correct
digits. Use the softkey to select
DONE.
10 Select Primary Line.
If Automatic Line Selection is off, the
primary line (preset to Line 1) is the
line that will be selected when you lift
the handset, press
S, or press
h if you do not manually choose a line. If Automatic Line
Selection is on, the primary line is the line that will be selected if
both lines are idle, both are ringing, or both are busy. To select
Line 2, use the softkey to select
LINE 2, then select OK.
11 Set Automatic Line Selection.
You can choose whether the system will automatically select an
idle or ringing line when you make or answer a call. Use the
softkey to select
ON to turn this feature on, or select OFF to turn
the feature off. Then select
OK.
12 Select Automatic Mode.
You can choose whether the system will automatically select the
headset or speakerphone when the handset is not an option. This
phone comes set to speakerphone. To change the setting use the
softkey to select
SPEAKER or HEADSET, then select OK.
LOCAL1
LOCAL2
Change which
area code?
HOME
DONE
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