AT&T Trimline TR1909 User manual

User’s manual
TR1909
Trimline® telephone
with caller ID/call waiting

Model #: TR1909
Product name: Trimline telephone with caller ID/call waiting
Serial #:
(found on the bottom of the telephone base)
Purchase date:
Place of purchase:
Congratulations
on purchasing your
new AT&T product.
Before using this AT&T product, please
read the Important product information
on pages 29-30 of this manual.
Please thoroughly read the user’s
manual for all the feature operations
and troubleshooting information necessary to install
and operate your new
AT&T product. You can also visit our
website at www.telephones.att.com
or call 1 [phone].
In Canada, dial 1 [phone].
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AT&T and the AT&T logo are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P. d/b/a
AT&T Intellectual Property licensed to Advanced American Telephones, San Antonio, TX 78219.
Trimline® is a registered trademark of Advanced American Telephones.

Save your sales receipt and original packaging in the event warranty service is
necessary.
Your telephone contains the following items:
User’s manual Handset
Parts checklist
Telephone base with mounting
bracket attached for tabletop
position (telephone line cord
installed)
Coiled handset cord
Getting started
Mounting bracket
(attached)
Directory card
(stuck on the cover of the
battery compartment)
Quick start guide

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User’s manual
TR1909
Trimline telephone with
caller ID/call waiting
Getting started
Product overview ..................................... 1
Handset layout .......................................... 2
Screen display messages ..................... 3
Screen icons.......................................... 3
Screen display messages................ 3
Installation preparation......................... 4
Battery installation.................................. 5
Telephone installation ........................... 6
Installation options.................................. 7
Wall installation .................................. 7
Tabletop installation ......................... 8
Telephone settings
About the feature menu....................... 10
Feature summary...................................... 10
Contrast ........................................................ 11
Home area code ....................................... 11
Local area code......................................... 12
Time and date............................................ 13
Call waiting ................................................. 14
Language...................................................... 15
Tone/pulse................................................... 15
Telephone operation
Basic telephone operation .................. 16
Make and answer a call .................. 16
Last number redial............................. 16
Adjust ringer volume ........................ 16
Adjust listening volume................... 16
Options while on calls........................... 17
Flash.......................................................... 17
Mute .......................................................... 17
Temporary tone dialing ................... 17
Telephone memory
Memory operation (one-touch) ......... 18
To store a number in
one-touch............................................... 18
To review a number in
one-touch............................................... 18
To dial a number in one-touch.... 18
Memory operation (two-touch) ......... 19
To store a number in
two-touch............................................... 19
To review a number in
two-touch............................................... 19
To dial a number in two-touch.... 19
Directory card ............................................ 19
Caller ID operation
Caller ID overview.................................... 20
About caller ID..................................... 20
How caller ID works.......................... 21
Caller ID special messages............ 22
How call log works............................ 22
Reviewing the call log........................... 23
To review the call log....................... 23
To dial the displayed number....... 23
Deleting call log entries ....................... 24
To delete a call log entry............... 24
To delete all call log entries......... 24
Copying a call log entry
into memory.......................................... 25
Appendix
Troubleshooting ........................................ 26
Maintenance................................................ 28
Important product information.......... 29
Safety information.............................. 29
Especially about corded
telephones ............................................. 30
Especially about telephones
answering systems............................. 30
FCC and ACTA information.................. 31
Part 15 of FCC rules............................... 33
Limited warranty....................................... 34
Technical specifications ........................ 37
Index...................................................38
Table of contents

1
Getting started
Product overview
This AT&T TR1909 trimline with caller ID/call waiting can be used either in
tabletop or wall installation position, and requires four AA alkaline batteries
(not included) for battery-powered functions. The telephone can still operate
with limited features when there are no batteries installed.
The TR1909 also features a 13-number memory for fast dialing and has a call
log which can store up to 80 additional numbers with names. This telephone
has a caller ID feature which supports caller ID with call waiting service.
(Caller ID services are subscriber services available from your local telephone
companies for a fee.)
This user’s manual contains detailed instructions for installing and operating
your AT&T TR1909 trimline with caller ID/call waiting. Please follow the
instructions carefully.

Getting started
2
Handset layout
MEMORY
Press to access telephone
numbers stored in the
memory (page 19).
Listening volume
Adjust the handset listening
volume to LO,MED, or HI
(page 16).
PAUSE/REDIAL
When the handset is lifted, press
to redial the last number dialed
(page 16).
When storing a number in the
memory, press to insert a 3-
second pause in the dialing
sequence.
PROG
Press to store a telephone
number in the memory (page 18).
M1, M2, M3
Press to dial a one-touch
number from the memory
(page 18).
MUTE
Press and hold MUTE to silence
the microphone to prevent the
other party from hearing you,
but you will still be able to hear
the other party. Release MUTE
to return to the original two-way
conversation (page 17).
Switch hook
When held, the telephone is in
idle mode.
When released, the telephone is
ready to make a call.
OPTION
Press to display the setting
options.
While in the option menu, press
to save the selection and move
to the next feature (page 10).
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. Also, press
FLASH to activate other telephone
company subscriber services such
as three-way calling (page 17).
IN USE
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 at the same
line is in use.
CALL LIST /
When the telephone is in idle
mode, press to display caller ID
information (page 23).
REMOVE
While viewing the call log,
press to delete entry currently
displayed, press and hold to
remove all entries (page 24).
CLEAR
Press to exit dialing, 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 (page 23).

3
Getting started
Screen display messages
CALL# Call number in the call log.
NEW New (unreviewed) call.
REP Repeat call from the same number.
The telephone line cord is not plugged into the wall
jack.
The telephone or another telephone on the same line is
in use.
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•
LOW
The battery power is low.
Screen icons
Screen display messages
REMOVE ALL? Remove all call log entries.
END OF LIST You have reached the end of the call log
entries.
Pro Program a one-touch or two-touch memory.
LIFT RECEIVER A caller ID entry is ready to be dialed by
lifting the handset.
TOTAL XX NEW XX The total and new (unreviewed) calls in the
call log.
CALL#
NEW
REP 0110 : 03AM 12/01
800-222-3111
LOW
TOTAL 12 NEW 01

4
Getting started
For customer service or product information, visit our website at
www.telephones.att.com or call 1 [phone]. In Canada, dial
1 [phone].
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire or injury to persons or damage to
the telephone, read and follow these instructions carefully:
• Use only AA alkaline batteries (not included).
• Observe proper polarity orientation between the battery and metallic
contacts.
• Do not disassemble your telephone. There are no user serviceable parts
inside. Refer to qualified service personnel for servicing.
STOP!
Installation preparation
If you subscribe to high-speed Internet service (digital subscriber line - DSL)
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.
Your product may be shipped with a protective sticker covering the handset or
telephone base display - remove it before use.
Make sure to install four
AA alkaline batteries (not
included) before using the
telephone.
See page 5 for easy
instructions.

5
Getting started
Battery installation
Before using the telephone, you should install four good AA alkaline batteries
(not included) to provide memory backup and enable the use of some features.
The four AA batteries are required for caller ID features and the IN USE light to
work. If good batteries are not installed, the display only works when you lift
the handset.
If you unplug the telephone from the wall jack, or you lose telephone service
for over 10 minutes, and good batteries are not installed, the following
information is lost: call list, numbers stored in one- and two-touch memory,
redial list, and all settings in the feature menu. It is recommended that you
initially install new batteries and change the batteries soon after the low
battery icon appears.
Press on the tab to open the cover of the battery compartment.
Install four new AA batteries (not included) in the battery compartment
according to the label + and - engraved in the compartment.
Close the battery compartment cover. Make sure it clicks into place.
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2.
3.
NOTES:
Do not mix old and new batteries and do not mix alkaline and standard
(carbon-zinc) batteries.
When the batteries are installed, the screen will show 12:00 and the clock
will begin to run. It will reset to the correct time when the first caller ID
data is received.
Always disconnect all telephone lines from the wall outlets before replacing
batteries.
Install new batteries every six months to maintain the call log and
telephone memory.
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•
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•
Press this
tab to
open.
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Getting started
6
Telephone installation
If you subscribe to high-speed Internet service (digital subscriber line - DSL)
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.
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.
One end of the telephone line
cord has been plugged into the
telephone jack on the bottom
of the telephone base. Double
check that it is plugged in firmly.
Thread the cord through the
channel and out of the mounting
area as shown.
Plug the other end of the
telephone line cord into a
telephone wall jack.
Put the handset on the
telephone base.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
DSL filter
(not included)