AT&T E2717B user manual My Caller ID

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Appendix

Troubleshooting

• If your phone is plugged in with a modem or surge protector, plug the phone (or modem/surge protector) into a different location. If this solves the problem, re-locate your phone or modem farther apart from one another, or use a different surge protector.

• Relocate your telephone base to a higher location. The phone will have better reception when not installed in a low area.

• If the other phones in your home are having the same problem, the problem is in your wiring or local service. Contact your local tele- phone company (charges may apply.)

The charge

• Clean the cordless handset and base charging contacts each month

using a pencil eraser or cloth.

light is off.

 

 

• Make sure the power and line cords are plugged in correctly and

 

securely.

 

• Unplug the unit’s electrical power. Wait for 15 seconds, then plug it

 

back in. Allow up to one minute for the cordless handset and base to

 

reset.

 

• Your phone might be malfunctioning. Please refer to the Warranty

 

section of this user’s manual for further instruction.

 

 

My Caller ID

• Caller ID is a subscription service. You must subscribe to this service

isn’t working.

from your local telephone company for this feature to work on your

 

phone.

 

• Your caller must be calling from an area that supports caller ID.

 

• Both you and your caller’s telephone companies must use caller ID

 

compatible equipment.

 

 

System does

• Make sure you subscribe to Caller ID with Call Waiting features ser-

not receive CID

vices provided by your local telephone company. Caller ID features

or System does

will work only if both you and the caller are in areas offering Caller ID

not display

service, and if both telephone companies use compatible equipment.

CID during Call

 

Waiting.

 

Common cure for electronic equipment.

If the unit does not seem to be responding normally, try putting the cordless handset in its base. If it does not seem to respond, do the following (in the order listed):

•Disconnect the power to the base.

•Disconnect the cordless handset battery, and spare battery, if appli- cable.

•Wait a few minutes.

•Connect power to the base.

•Re-install the battery pack, and place the cordless handset into the base.

•Wait for the cordless handset to re-establish its connection with the base. To be safe, allow up to one minute for this to take place.

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Contents GHz Cordless Telephone E2717B Need HELP? Information about Caller ID with Call Waiting See Table of contents GHz Cordless Telephone E2717BQuick reference guide Ashes when you have unretrieved messages waiting Press to page the cordless handsetsTelephone base Parts checklistBelt clips Power adapters Caller ID and Call Waiting Battery Pack for Cordless HandsetBefore you begin Telephone Operating RangeTelephone base installation Slide the battery door up to close Battery installation & chargingLow battery indicator Wall mounting Plug telephone line cord into telephone cord wall jackBelt clip & optional headset Set cordless handset display date and time Choose cordless handset ringer volumeChoose cordless handset ringer sound Choose cordless handset display language Choose dial modeClear Voice Mail for all cordless handsets Hands-free speakerphone calls Basic cordless handset operationMaking and answering calls Last number redialBase operation Handset LocatorOptions while on calls Call transfer Cancel the transfer function and resume the external callCall transfer Memory capacity Speed dialingTo call a Speed Dial number Speed dialingTo enter a Speed Dial number To edit or delete a Speed Dial numberOptions while entering names Entering names into directoryTo enter a name Options while entering numbers Entering numbers into directoryTo enter a number To assign a distinctive ringTo search alphabetically Directory searchTo browse through the directory To call a displayed numberTo delete an entry Changing directory entriesTo edit an entry To make an entry into a Speed Dial entryHow Caller ID works Missed calls About namesOn-Screen Message Reason To return a call To review your call logTo review your call log Other optionsExample To dial a call log entryDialing options Number displayed asTo delete all call log entries To delete call log entriesTo delete a single call log entry Call log clearedEdit number as desired To add entries to phone directoryEdit name as desired Entry added to phone directoryDisplay screen messages, lights and tones Screen display messagesIndicator lights Alert tonesTroubleshooting My phone doesn’t work at allBatteries will not hold a charge Hear other calls while using my phone Hear noise My Caller ID Important Safety Instructions Especially About Cordless Telephones Precautions for Users of Implanted Cardiac Pacemakers Pacemaker PatientsFCC Part 68 and Acta FCC Part Limited Warranty What does this limited warranty cover?Limited Warranty Please retain your receipt as your proof of purchase Technical specifications Index
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