AT&T 972 user manual Program Home Area Code, Select Primary Line, Set Automatic Line Selection

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INSTALLATION

9Program Home Area Code.

You must program your area code so your phone can properly recognize and dial calls.

If for calls within your own area code

You dial	Enter
7 digits	Your area
(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.
	LOCAL1	LOCAL2
If Automatic Line Selection is off, the
	Change which
primary line (preset to Line 1) is the
	area code?
line that will be selected when you lift
	HOME	DONE
the handset, press S, or press
hif 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.

11Set 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.

12Select 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.

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