AT&T EL42408 User Manual
Quick start guide
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EL42208/EL42308/EL42408/
EL42258
5.8 GHz cordless telephone/
answering system with
caller ID/call waiting
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 base and the telephone wall jack. The filter will prevent 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.
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.
Avoid placing the telephone base too close to:
• Communication devices such as: television sets, VCRs, or other cordless
telephones.
• Excessive heat sources.
• Noise sources such as a window with traffic outside, motors, microwave
ovens, refrigerators, or fluorescent lighting.
• Excessive dust sources such as a workshop or garage.
• Excessive moisture.
• Extremely low temperature.
• Mechanical vibration or shock such as on top of the washing machine or
work bench.
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Telephone base and charger 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 base and the telephone wall jack. The filter will prevent noise
and caller ID problems caused by DSL interference. Please contact your DSL
service provider for more information about DSL filters.
Install the telephone base and charger as shown below.
Telephone base installation
1. Plug the small
end of the power
adapter into the
power jack on
the underside of
the telephone
base.
5. Plug the
large end of
the power
adapter into an
electrical outlet
not connected
to a wall switch.
Charger installation
DSL filter
(available from your DSL Internet
provider)
Telephone line cord
2. Plug one end of
the telephone
line cord into the
telephone jack
on the underside
of the telephone
base.
3. Route cords
through slots.
4. Plug the other
end of the
telephone line
cord into a
telephone jack.
Plug the power
adapter into an
electrical outlet not
connected to a wall
switch.
NOTES:
1. Use only the power adapter supplied with this product or equivalent. To order a replacement
power adapter, visit our website at www.telephones.att.com or call
1 (800) 222-3111. In Canada, dial 1 (866) 288-4268.
2. This power adapter is intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor mount position.
The prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place if it is plugged into a ceiling, underthe-table or cabinet outlet.
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