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Installation guide
4-Line small business system
1080 with digital answering system and
caller ID/call waiting
1070 with caller ID/call waiting
1040 speakerphone
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Congratulations on purchasing your new AT&T product. Before using this AT&T product, please read the Important product information in your User’s manual. Please thoroughly read the installation guide for all the installation and troubleshooting information you need to install and setup your new AT&T product. You can also visit our website at www.telephones.att.com or call 1 (800) 222-3111. In Canada, dial 1 (866) 288-4268. The form on the next page helps you to inventory your new sets. Plea
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4-line small business system Model, Location Serial number, Purchase date and place (circle one) (found on the bottom of the telephone base) 1080 1070 1040 1080 1070 1040 1080 1070 1040 1080 1070 1040 1080 1070 1040 1080 1070 1040 1080 1070 1040 1080 1070 1040 1080 1070 1040 1080 1070 1040 1080 1070 1040 1080 1070 1040 1080 1070 1040 1080 1070 1040 1080 1070 1040 1080 1070 1040
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STOP! Do you receive DSL (digital subscriber line) service for high- speed Internet access through your telephone line(s) from your telephone company? If so, you will need to add either DSL splitters and/or microfilters to your installation. See page 9. For customer service or product information, visit our website at www.telephones.att.com or call 1 (800) 222-3111. In Canada, dial 1 (866) 288-4268. CAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire or injury to persons or damage to the telephone, read an
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Table of contents Planning your system .......................................................................................................................1 System planner ....................................................................................................................................4 Parts checklist (1040/1070/1080) ...........................................................................................5 Important information for DSL users .............................
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REMOTE CODE ..............................................................................................................................59 MESSAGE LENGTH.......................................................................................................................60 MESSAGE ALERT ..........................................................................................................................61 CALL SCREENING .................................................................
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Planning your system Your system can have up to 16 telephones (models 1040, 1070 or 1080, purchased separately) and up to 19 telephone numbers. Your system can have all the system features (intercom call, voice page, call transfer, multiple telephone conference call, DTAD mailbox, and auto-attendant). To set up a small business system Purchase your telephones (model 1040, 1070 or 1080), arrange for your telephone lines, and purchase any line outlet adapters and additional telephone line cor
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Planning your system Continued from previous page • If your establishment has single-line phone jacks (page 11), you must purchase two-line adapters (model 16598, part number 89-0071-00). If you have two or three phone lines, you will need one two-line adapter for each phone. If you have four phone lines, you will need two two-line adapters for each phone. If you have one-line phone jacks, and four phone lines, you will also need to purchase one short telephone line (model 51920, part nu
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Planning your system Continued from previous page • All extensions that share the same line should share the same line group number (4-15). • You can connect fax machines or other non-system devices to AUXL3 or AUXL4 on the back of the telephone (also called data ports), so they can access line 3 or 4. • See Optional spare battery, page 84 for information about installing spare batteries to maintain basic telephone features in case of a power failure. • Refer to the Feature menu section, pag
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System planner 4
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Parts checklist (1040/1070/1080) Save your sales receipt and original packaging in case it is necessary to ship your telephone for warranty service. The box should include: Telephone base with wall Handset mount bracket attached User’s manual Quick reference guide 1080 1080 4-Line small business 4-Line small business system with digital system with digital answering system and answering system and caller ID/call waiting caller ID/call waiting Installation guide User's manual Quick referenc
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Important information for DSL users Do you receive DSL (digital subscriber line) service for high-speed Internet access through your telephone line(s) from your telephone company? If so, add either DSL splitters and/or microfilters to your installation. Without these DSL splitters and/or microfilters, your telephone service will interfere with your data reception, and your data reception will interfere with your telephone sound quality and the advanced features that work by sending data si
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Important information for DSL users Continued from previous page Use splitters to separate the high-frequency DSL signals from the low- frequency signals used by the telephone equipment. Although some splitters can be installed by end users, most DSL splitters are installed by the telephone company. You can use microfilters at each individual phone jack or telephone set. Telephone service providers typically supply them for free to self installers. However, if you install more than three mic
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Important information for DSL users Continued from previous page AT&T cannot supply the DSL splitter. Please contact your DSL service provider or professional contractor for details about obtaining and installing a DSL splitter. Your DSL service provider may require you to bear any installation costs. AT&T and the manufacturer of this product have no affiliation with your DSL provider and the type or quality of services they offer. Installation must be performed at your own expense. AT&T ca
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Professionally installed splitter for DSL lines DSL telephone lines that are used in the system must have either DSL splitters or microfilters. If you are using the DSL line for line 1, or if you have more than three telephones, or if you have an alarm system, you probably need a DSL splitter. Install this splitter (also known as the network interface device or NID) near where the telephone lines enter the building. This will allow the DSL telephone line to be split into two different lines
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Table/desktop installation 1. Connect the two long telephone line cords to the telephone. How you connect the telephone line cords to the wall is determined by your telephone service. Determine if you have one or two-line telephone wall jacks and if you receive DSL (digital subscriber line) service. If one or more of the telephone lines has DSL service, see Important information for DSL users, pages 6-8. Use only the line cords that come with the phones. If you need additional cords, visit
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Table/desktop installation NOTE: If one or more of your telephone lines is using DSL service, see Important information for DSL users, pages 6-8. A: Two 2-line wall jacks Line 4 + Line 3 Line 2 + Line 1 Electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch Power adapter B: Four one-line wall jacks with two 2-line adapters. Line 4 Line 3 Line 2 Line 1 Two-line adapter Electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch Power adapter In this installation, four-conductor telephone line cord (RJ 14)
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Table/desktop installation C: Four one-line wall jacks with one 2-line adapter using the telephone AUX jacks. Line 4 Line 3 Line 2 Line 1 Two-line adapter Electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch Power adapter In this installation, four-conductor telephone line cord (RJ 14) is gray. The long cords supplied with the phone are four-conductor cords. 2. Connect the power adapter to the telephone. Plug the small end of the power adapter into the jack labeled POWER on the back of the pho
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Table/desktop installation 3. Check the extension number. Once you have attached the Line 1 telephone line and AC power to the set and the wall outlets, the set automatically assigns the next available extension number, and shows it in the second line of the display. Plug in the phones in the same order as the extension numbers you assigned on the system planner, (see page 4). 4. Connect the handset cord. Plug one end of the coiled handset cord into the HANDSET jack on the left side of the
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Wall mounting The telephone base comes with the bracket mounted for table/desktop use. To mount the telephone on a wall, you will need a telephone outlet wall mounting plate with mounting studs. This mounting plate is available for Getting started purchase from many hardware and consumer electronics retailers and may require professional installation. Spare battery installation 1. Press on the tabs in the direction of the arrows and pull the bracket away from the telephone base. You do no
