AT&T 146 User manual

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Printed in China. 850005059 Issue 1AT&T 12/00
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USER’S MANUAL
Part 2
INSTALLATION
Please also read
Part 1 – Important
Product Information.
Design Line®
Telephone
146
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4 Pull phone down
onto mounting
studs as shown.
5 Follow Steps 3-5
in Table/Desk,
above.
Table/Desk
Wall
3 Press the cord into the channel as shown,
and connect to the free end of the line cord
to the modular wall jack.
2 Connect the short line cord to the telephone.
1 Reverse the handset tab as shown.
1 Connect the long line cord to the telephone.
2 Press the cord into the channel as shown,
and connect the free end of the line cord
to the modular wall jack.
3 Set the dial mode switch to TONE if you have
touch tone service or to PULSE if you have
dial pulse service.
4 Connect the handset to the base using
the coiled cord. Hang up the handset.
5 Lift the handset and check
for dial tone.
Dial mode
switch
b
c
a
NOTE: If you do
not reverse the
handset tab, the
handset will not
stay in the cradle
when used on a
wall. If you later
move this phone
to a table or desk,
be sure to reverse
the handset tab
again.
Dial
mode
switch

IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY
If you have difficulty operating this
phone, try the suggestions below.
For Customer Service, visit our
website at www.telephones.att.com
or call 1 800 222-3111. Please
retain your receipt as your proof
of purchase.
No Dial Tone
• Make sure all plugs are connected
properly. Inspect the line cord
connections at the modular jack
and at the telephone. Also
inspect the coiled handset cord
connections at both ends.
• Unplug the telephone and connect
it to another modular jack. If it
still does not work, try another
telephone; if neither telephone
works the problem is not in this
telephone. Contact your
telephone service provider.
Calls Cannot Be Dialed or Are
Dialed Slowly
Check the dial mode switch; make
sure it is set for your type of dialing
service (TONE or PULSE).
Telephone Does Not Ring or
Rings Too Softly
• Make sure the RINGER switch is
not set to OFF.
• You may have inadvertently turned
off the ringer when selecting a
ringer tone. Press ,
#,6, to turn the
ringer back on.
• You might have too many
extension phones on your line
to allow all of them to ring.
Try unplugging some of them.
You Can Hear Other Party but
Other Party Can’t Hear You
The Mute feature might be activated.
Try pressing . If this
doesn’t work, try pressing
again.
OPERATION
Select Ringer Tone
You can select from three different
ringer tones. The phone comes set
to Tone 2.
1Press .
2Press #.
3Press 3for Tone 1
— OR —
Press 6for Tone 2
— OR —
Press 9for Tone 3.
4Press to save your
selection.
Store Memory Numbers
This phone can store 10 telephone
numbers, each up to 21 digits long.
1Lift the handset.
2Press .
3Press m.
4Enter a memory location (0 - 9)
where the number is to be stored.
5Enter the telephone number.
You’ll hear a click each time you
press a button.
6 Press .
7Hang up.
8Repeat Steps 1 to 7to store
another number.
Dial Memory Numbers
1Lift the handset and listen for a
dial tone.
2Press m.
3Press the memory location
(0 - 9).
Erase Memory Numbers
To erase any number from memory,
store another number in its place.
NOTE: Memory numbers and
redial memory will be lost if the
phone is unplugged from wall
jack for more than 30 minutes.
Directory Card
A directory card is provided for your
convenience to record numbers
stored in memory.
OPERATION
Adjust the
volume of what
you hear through
the handset from
NORMAL to LOUD.
Adjust the volume
of the ringer from
OFF to LO to HI.
Dial the last number
called from this phone
(up to 31 digits).
To erase redial memory,
lift the handset, press
any digit, then hang up.
Access special
telephone company
subscriber services
such as Call Waiting.
Change from dial
pulse to tone dialing
during a call.
1Dial the number.
2Press *.
All buttons
pressed after this
send tone signals.
3After you hang
up, the phone
returns to dial
pulse service.
While on a call,
press to prevent
the other party
from hearing you
(you can still hear
the other party).
Press again to
return to two-way
conversation.
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