AT&T E5911 Quick Start Manual page 3

Getting started
Choose a location for your telephone
Choose a central location close to a telephone jack and a power outlet not con-
nected to a wall switch. The telephone base can be placed on a flat surface or
mounted on a standard wall plate. For optimum range and better reception, place
the telephone base in a high and open location.
Avoid placing the telephone base too close to:
• Communication devices such as: personal computers, computer routers,
television sets, VCRs, wireless routers (wireless broadband, wi-fi, or 802.11)
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.
1.
Plug one end of the telephone
line cord into the telephone jack
at the bottom of the telephone
base.
5.
Plug the other end of the
telephone line cord into a
telephone jack.
DSL filter
Optional for DSL users, (see number
four in the note section, below.)
NOTES:
1. The mounting bracket must be used for both tabletop use and wall mounting positions.
2. Use only the provided power cord. If you need a replacement, visit our website at www.tel-
ephones.att.com or call 1 (800) 222-3111. In Canada dial 1 (866) 288-4268.
3. Be sure to use an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch.
4. 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, under-
the-table or cabinet outlet.
5. If you receive high speed internet through your telephone line (commonly referred to as DSL), and
you are experiencing interference during telephone conversations and/or your caller ID features
are not functioning properly, install a DSL filter to the telephone line between the telephone
base and the telephone wall jack. Contact your DSL service provider for a DSL filter.
Telephone line cord
Power adapter
2.
Plug the small end of
the larger power adapter
into the power jack at the
bottom of the telephone
base.
3.
Route cords through
slots.
4.
Plug the large end of
the larger power adapter
into an electrical outlet not
controlled by a wall switch.