
43-5514.fm  Page 21 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 12:47 PM
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Call is noisy.  | Do not place the base near appliances or  | |
  | large metal objects.  | |
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  | Fully extend and raise the base’s antenna  | |
  | to a vertical position.  | |
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  | Move the handset closer to the base.  | |
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  | Keep the handset away from interference  | |
  | sources such as computers, remote con-  | |
  | trol toys, wireless alarm systems, wireless  | |
  | intercoms and room monitors, fluorescent  | |
  | lights, and electrical appliances. If the in-  | |
  | terference is severe, turn off the interfering  | |
  | device.  | |
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  | Press CHANNEL to switch to another chan-  | |
  | nel.  | |
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  | Hang up and redial the number.  | |
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The phone does not  | Be sure the handset’s ringer is set to ON.  | |
ring.  | 
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Be sure the phone line cord and AC adapt-  | ||
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  | er are correctly and securely connected.  | |
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  | Move the handset closer to the base.  | |
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  | There might be too many devices connect-  | |
  | ed to the phone line. Remove a device  | |
  | from the line.  | |
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The handset’s  | Fully extend and raise the base’s antenna  | |
range decreases.  | to a vertical position.  | |
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  | Return the handset to the base to re-  | |
  | charge the battery pack.  | |
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  | Be sure the base’s antenna is not touching  | |
  | a metal surface.  | |
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Receiver sound flut-  | Be sure the battery pack is charged.  | |
ter or fades.  | 
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Fully extend and raise the base’s antenna  | ||
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  | to a vertical position.  | |
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  | Move the handset closer to the base.  | |
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