TROUBLE SHOOTING
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| The Caller ID unit will not function until you have sub- | ||
The Caller ID display does not | scribed the Caller ID service from your local telephone | |||||
company. Call your local telephone company to have | ||||||
show the caller’s information | ||||||
Call Waiting Caller ID service installed on your phone | ||||||
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| line. Check your phone line connections. Also, fresh | ||
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| batteries MUST be installed. Make sure all your phone | ||
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| line connections are secure and corrected. | ||
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| If it is a private call or a blocked call, the caller’s name | ||
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| and/or phone number will not appear on the display. | ||
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| (You will see time & date of call plus some dashes or the | ||
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| words “ OUT OF AREA ” or “ PRIVATE CALL”.) | ||
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No dial tone |
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| Is any plug disconnected from the modular phone | |||
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| Is any jack improperly wired? Use another phone to | ||
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| test the jack. | ||
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Phone does not work |
| Are all cords connected properly? Are all 4 “AA” bat- | ||||
| teries installed? Make sure they are installed accord- | |||||
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| ing to the polarity shown. | ||
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Phone does not ring |
| RINGER switch may be set to OFF? | ||||
| Slide the switch to ON position. | |||||
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Cannot dial |
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| Check the TONE/PULSE switch setting. | |||
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| You may only have PULSE service. Set the TONE/ | ||||
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| PULSE switch to PULSE position. | ||
Display | showing erroneous | Reset the phone. Make sure the phone has hung up, |
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use a pointed object like a straightened paper clip and | ||||||
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| stick it into the small hole on the bottom of the phone | |||
No dial tone or low dial tone OR | (marked RESET) for 2 seconds. The display will be- | |||||
Can not dial out |
| come blank for about one second, then resume to | ||||
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| the previous display. | ||
Cannot | store | numbers | into | No batteries are installed or batteries are weak or |
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memory |
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Caller ID does not work |
| Make sure the Caller ID service is active. | ||||
| Check if the phone is connected to a working wall jack. | |||||
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| Check if all line cord connections are correct and secure. | ||
The Caller ID display gets dim | Reset the contrast level of the LCD display. |
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Or is blank |
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| Check if batteries are properly installed. | |||
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| Check if you have received the first Caller ID record. | ||
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| If you have received the first Caller ID record, your | ||
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| batteries may be weak. | ||
Static noise on line or cannot hear | Make sure the handset cords connected properly. Or, | |||||
calling party or calling party cannot | replace the COILED HANDSET CORD. Any phone store | |||||
hear you |
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| has these cords in different lengths. After some time the | ||
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| cord may have become overstretched or damaged. | ||
REDIAL does not work |
| Check if shows in the display. Since the REDIAL/PAUSE | ||||
| button has combined function (pause function), the phone | |||||
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| may have been paused. Just press the HOOK switch. | ||
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Feedback or | squealing | when | Volume is too high. educe the SPEAKERPHONE | |||
using SPEAKERPHONE |
| VOLUME control setting. | ||||
NOTE: This phone will also work on regular (not Call Waiting) Caller ID service or if you don’t like Caller ID service, you may use this as a regular telephone.
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