Telephone operation

Basic phone operation

This phone comes programmed to use line 1 (default prime line) for calls if you do not press a line button. (To change the prime line, see Prime line on page 39 of the installation guide.) When you answer a call, the phone automatically selects the ringing line.

Lit line indicators

The four indicators above the [LINE] keys will indicate the state of the corresponding phone line.

The four LINE lights have two colors:

Green is for outside calls.

a.On when the line is in use on this phone.

b.Flashes slowly when the line is on hold.

c.Flashes rapidly when there is a transferred call on the line.

d.Flashes quickly when there is an incoming auto attendant transferred call on the line.

e.Flashes rapidly when there is an incoming call on that line.

Red is for the state of the phone system.

a.On when another phone is using the line.

b.Flashes slowly when the line is held by another phone on the same system.

Making and answering calls

This phone will automatically make and answer calls in the mode (speakerphone or headset) you programmed (see automatic mode on page

39 of the installation guide). Follow the direction below to choose a mode manually. If the phone is in use on one line, any other calls made or answered will use the same mode already in use.

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AT&T 1040 user manual Basic phone operation, Lit line indicators, Making and answering calls