VTech CS6114 user manual Out of range or no pwr at base shows on the handset screen

Appendix

Troubleshooting

•Both your and the caller’s telephone service providers must use equipment compatible with the caller ID service.

•The caller ID information displays after the first or second ring.

•If you subscribe to high-speed Internet service (DSL - digital subscriber line) through your telephone line, you must install a DSL filter between the telephone line cord and the telephone wall jack. The filter prevents noise and caller ID problems caused by DSL interference. Contact your DSL service provider for more information about DSL filters.

The telephone does not receive caller ID or the telephone does not show caller ID during call waiting.

•Make sure you subscribe to caller ID with call waiting features provided by your telephone service provider.

•The caller may not be calling from an area which supports caller ID.

•Both your and the caller’s telephone service providers must use equipment compatible with caller ID service.

•If you subscribe to high-speed Internet service (DSL - digital subscriber line) through your telephone line, you must install a DSL filter between the telephone line cord and the telephone wall jack. The filter prevents noise and caller ID problems caused by DSL interference. Contact your DSL service provider for more information about DSL filters.

Out of range or no pwr at base shows on the handset screen.

•The handset may be out of range. Move it closer to the telephone base.

•Make sure the power cord is securely plugged into the telephone base. Use a working electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch.

•Reset your telephone by unplugging the power adapter from the telephone base. Disconnect the battery from the cordless handset. Wait for 15 seconds, then plug in the power adapter and install the battery again. Place the handset in the telephone base and allow up to one minute for the handset and telephone base to synchronize.

•Other electronic products such as HAM radios and other DECT phones can cause interference with your cordless phone. Try installing your phone as far away as possible from these types of electronic devices.

New voicemail and show on the handset display and I don’t know why.

•If New voicemail and appear on the handset, your telephone has received a signal from your telephone service provider that you have a voicemail message waiting for you to retrieve from them. Contact your telephone service provider for more information on how to access your voicemail.

I cannot retrieve voicemail messages.

•If you subscribe to voicemail service from your telephone service provider (charges may apply), contact your telephone service provider for more information on how to access your voicemail.

29