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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE (CALLER ID)
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The Caller ID LCD | Check the power connections. | |
panel is blank |
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Check the telephone line cord connections. | ||
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| Check the batteries for proper installation. | |
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| The handset LCD panel will only start displaying | |
| information after the first call is received. | |
The Caller ID LCD | The Caller ID unit will not function until you have Caller | |
panel does not show | ID service provided by your local phone company. Call | |
the caller’s name and/ | your local phone company to have Caller ID installed on | |
or phone number | your telephone line. | |
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| Check your telephone line connections. Make sure all | |
| connections are secure and connected. | |
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| If you have a telephone answering device (TAD) | |
| connected with the unit, set the TAD to answer after two | |
| rings or more. | |
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| If it is a blocked call or an | |
| name and/or phone number will not appear on the | |
| display. | |
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| If only the caller’s phone number appears on the display, | |
| it may be a Single Data Message Format (SDMF) call, | |
| as opposed to a Multiple Data Message Format (MDMF) | |
| call. | |
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Random characters | On rare occasions, the Caller ID information sent by the | |
and/or “DATA ERROR” | telephone company may have an error during the | |
on the LCD panel | transmission. This is not the fault of your Caller ID unit. | |
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Cannot erase call | The DEL/CHAN button must be pressed and held for at | |
records in memory | least two seconds. | |
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Cannot get Call Waiting | Subscription to Caller ID Call Waiting (CIDCW) is | |
identification on the | required from your local phone company for the CIDCW | |
LCD panel | function to operate properly. Call your local phone | |
| company for details. | |
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