AT&T Trimline TR1909 User manual

Quick start guide
TR1909
Trimline® telephone
with caller ID/call waiting

Make sure to install four
AA alkaline batteries
(not included) before
using the telephone.
See page 4 for easy
instructions.
Parts checklist ..................................1
Handset layout .................................2
Battery installation.........................4
Telephone installation ..................5
Wall installation...............................6
Switching from wall
installation to desktop............8
About the feature menu..............9
Feature summary.............................9
Basic telephone operation ......10
Options while on calls...............11
Storing numbers in memory...12
Troubleshooting ............................14
Important safety
information ................................16
FCC and ACTA information......17
FCC Part 15.....................................18
Limited warranty...........................19
Technical specifications ............21
Table of contents
This quick start guide provides you basic installation and use
instructions. A limited set of features are described in abbreviated
form.
Please refer to the complete on-line TR1909 Trimline®
telephone with caller ID/call waiting user’s manual for a full set
of installation and operation instructions at
http://www.telephones.att.com/manuals/TR1909.
Before using this AT&T product, please read Important safety
information on page 16 of this quick start guide.
Introduction

1
Parts checklist
Save your sales receipt and original packaging in the event warranty
service is necessary.
Your telephone contains the following items:
Handset
Telephone base with
telephone line cord and
mounting bracket
Coiled handset cord
Quick start guide

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Handset layout
OPTION/SELECT
Press to display the
setting options.
While in the option
menu, press to save the
selection and move to
the next feature.
While reviewing the call
log, press repeatedly to
show different dialing
formats.
FLASH
When there is a call
waiting signal, press
FLASH to put the current
call on hold and connect
to the new call. Press
FLASH again to return to
the original call.
Press FLASH to activate
other telephone company
subscriber services such
as three-way calling.
IN USE light
Flashes quickly when
there is an incoming
call.
Flashes slowly when
the telephone line cord
is not plugged into a
wall jack or another
telephone on the same
line is in use.
On when the telephone
line is in use.
CALL LIST /
When the telephone
is idle, press to display
caller ID information.
CLEAR
Press to exit storing a
number in memory, to
exit the call log, or to
return to the idle screen
anytime without saving
the changes.
DISPLAY DIAL
Press to dial the number
currently displayed.
REMOVE
While reviewing the call
log, press to delete the
entry currently displayed,
or press and hold to
remove all entries.

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MEMORY
Press to access telephone
numbers stored in the
speed dial memory.
Listening volume
Slide to adjust the
handset listening volume
to LO, MED or HI.
PAUSE/REDIAL
When the handset is
lifted, press to redial
the last number dialed.
When storing a number
in the memory, press to
insert a three-second
dialing pause.
PROG
Press to store a
telephone number in
the memory.
M1, M2, M3
When the handset is
lifted, press to dial a
number from the
one-touch memory.
MUTE
Press and hold MUTE to
silence the microphone
to prevent the other
party from hearing you;
you are still able to hear
the other party. Release
MUTE to return to the
conversation.
Switch hook
When held down, the
telephone is in idle
mode.
When released, the
telephone is ready to
make a call.
Handset layout
Dialing keys
Press to dial a number.

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Before using the telephone, install four good AA alkaline batteries
(not included) to provide memory backup, and to enable features
such as caller ID and the IN USE light. If good batteries are not
installed, the display only works when you lift the handset. When
operating in this mode, the display may be dimmer than usual. It
is recommended that you install new batteries soon after the low
battery icon appears.
Follow the steps below to install batteries:
Press on the tab and lift
to open the cover of the
battery compartment.
1. Install four new AA batteries
(not included) in the battery
compartment according to
the engraved labels, +and -,
in the compartment. Place
the batteries above the
battery strap.
2.
Close the battery compartment cover. Make sure it clicks into place.3.
Battery installation
NOTES:
Do not mix old and new batteries, and do not mix alkaline and standard (carbon-
zinc) batteries.
Always disconnect the telephone line from the telephone wall jack before
replacing batteries.
Install new batteries every six months to maintain the call log and telephone
memory.
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Lift this tab
to open.
Press this tab
to release.

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If you subscribe to high-speed Internet service (DSL - digital
subscriber line) through your telephone lines, you must install a
DSL filter between the telephone line cord and the telephone wall
jack. The filter prevents noise and caller ID problems caused by
DSL interference. Please contact your DSL service provider for more
information about DSL filters.
Install the telephone as shown below:
Telephone installation
Plug one end of the coiled
handset cord into the handset
jack on the left side of the
telephone base. Plug the other
end into the handset.
1.
One end of the telephone
line cord has been installed
into the telephone jack at the
bottom of the telephone base.
Route the telephone line cord
through the slot as shown.
2.
DSL filter
(not included)
Plug the other end of the cord
into a telephone wall jack.
3.
Put the handset on the
telephone base.
4.

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Your telephone base is ready for desktop use. If you want to mount
your telephone on a wall, use the provided mounting bracket 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. You may need
professional assistance to install the mounting plate.
To install the telephone base in the wall mount position, make sure
that you first unplug the telephone line cord from the telephone
wall jack and remove it from the slot under the telephone base.
Lift the handset and place it aside. On the telephone base, pull
out the handset tab and rotate it 180 degrees. Replace the
handset tab into the grooves until it clicks into position.
1.
Wall installation
Remove the mounting bracket from the base. Hold the telephone
base with both hands and then slide the bracket upwards as the
arrows indicate.
2.

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Wall installation
Rotate the bracket 180 degrees to the wall mounting position.
Push the bracket upwards as shown until it clicks into place.
3.
Route the telephone line cord through the slot as shown and plug
the other end of the cord into a telephone wall jack. To mount
the telephone on the wall, position the mounting holes A and B
over the telephone outlet mounting studs. Slide the bracket down
firmly so the telephone is held securely on the studs.
4.
Place the handset back on the telephone base.5.
DSL filter
(not included)
A
B

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Switching from wall installation to desktop
To return the bracket from wall mount position to desktop use,
follow the instructions below:
Remove the telephone base from the mounting plate. Unplug
the telephone line cord from the telephone wall jack and
remove the cord from the slots under the telephone base.
Lift the handset and place it aside. On the telephone base, pull
out the handset tab and rotate it 180 degrees. Replace the
handset tab back to the grooves until it clicks into position.
1.
2.
Remove the bracket
from the base. Hold the
telephone base firmly
and then slide the
bracket downwards as
the arrows indicate.
3. Rotate the bracket to the desktop
installation position. Push the
bracket down as shown below until
it clicks into place.
4.
Follow steps 2-4 in Telephone installation on page 5 to install
your telephone for desktop use.
5.