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AT&T Private Pay Phone Plus
Following are the steps to perform the pre-installation power-up:
1. Remove Front Cover
February, 1988
• Using the key labeled 29A or 298, unlock the upper housing lock on the right side of
the telephone.
• Insert the T-key into the keyhole on the left side of the telephone. Unlock the front
cover of the phone by turning the T-key counterclockwise. Do not remove the T-
key.
• Gently pull the front cover from the base housing. Unplug the front cover dial
assembly plug from its socket. underneath the internal keypad within the base .
• Make sure the red static ground wire is attached to its screw on the inside floor of
the main housing.
2. Remove Coin Chute from Phone
• Loosen the mounting screw on the plastic protective cover of the chassis. Remove
the plastic protective cover by pulling the bottom of the plastic cover forward, and
then lift the plastic cover off the base.
• Remove the plastic coin relay cover.
• Unlatch and unplug the coin chute plug from its socket underneath the internal
keypad.
• Push up the coin chute latch above the coin chute. Release the spring located
above the coin chute between the coin chute and the base housing by pushing the
spring up (toward the top of the housing) with your thumb.
• Remove the coin chute.
Figure 2 Removing the Coin Chute
COIN CHUTE LATCH
COIN CHUTE
COIN CHUTE CONNECTOR
Owner Manual
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