AT&T E5945B user manual My calls fade

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Appendix

Troubleshooting

I hear noise in the • Make sure the power cord is plugged in securely. cordless handset,

and none of the keys works.

My cordless handset does not ring when I receive a call.

•Make sure that the ringer is not turned off. Refer to the section(s) on ringer selection in this user’s manual.

•Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged securely into the tele- phone base and the telephone jack. Make sure the power cord is securely plugged in.

•The cordless handset may be too far from the telephone base.

•Charge the battery in the cordless handset for at least 16 hours the first time. For optimum daily performance, return the cordless hand- set to the telephone base or charger when not in use. When the bat- tery becomes completely depleted, make sure to charge it for at least 15 minutes before making a call.

•You may have too many extension telephones on your telephone line to allow all of them to ring simultaneously. Try unplugging some of the other telephones.

•The layout of your home or office might be limiting the operating range. Try moving the telephone base to another location, preferably on an upper floor.

•If the other telephones 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).

•Test a working telephone at the phone jack. If another telephone has the same problem, the problem is the phone jack. Contact your local telephone company (charges may apply).

•Other electronic products can cause interference with your cordless telephone. Try installing your telephone as far away as possible from electronic devices such as wireless routers, radios, radio towers, pager towers, cellular telephones, intercoms, room monitors, televi- sions, personal computers, kitchen appliances and other cordless telephones.

•Your telephone line cord might be malfunctioning. Try installing a new telephone line cord.

•Re-install the battery, and place the cordless handset in the tele- phone base or charger.

•Wait for the cordless handset to synchronize with the telephone base. To be safe, allow up to one minute for this to take place.

My calls fade in

• Press the CHAN button while on a call until the interference has been

and out while

eliminated.

I’m using my

• Other electronic products can cause interference with your cordless

cordless hand-

telephone. Try installing your telephone as far away from the follow-

ing electronic devices as possible: wireless routers, radios, radio

set.

towers, pager towers, cellular telephones, intercoms, room monitors,

 

 

televisions, personal computers, kitchen appliances and other cord-

 

less telephones.

 

• Microwaves operate on the same frequency as your telephone. It is

 

normal to experience static on your telephone while the microwave

 

oven is operating. Do not install this telephone in the same outlet or

 

near the microwave oven.

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Contents GHz Cordless Telephone/Answering System E5945B NEED HELP? Information about caller ID with call waiting See Table of contents GHz Cordless Telephone/Answering System E5945BQuick reference guide Cordless handsetTelephone base Parts checklist Caller ID and call waiting Before you beginTelephone operating range Telephone base installation Battery installation & charging Wall mounting Belt clip & optional headset Choose cordless handset ringer sound Set cordless handset display date and timeChoose ringer volume setting Choose dial modeChoose cordless handset display language Last number redial Basic cordless handset operationMaking and answering calls Temporary ringer silencingBase operation Handset LocatorCall waiting Volume controlOptions while on calls Temporary tone dialingCall transfer Call transferDirectory Memory capacitySpeed dial To call a speed dial number To enter a speed dial numberTo edit or delete a speed dial number To enter a name Entering names into directoryOptions while entering names 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 entryCaller ID operation How caller ID worksOn-screen message Reason About namesMissed calls To return a call Review call logTo review your call log Other optionsDialing options Dial from the call logExample To delete a single call log entry Delete call log entriesTo delete all call log entries Add entries to the directory Message capacity Message windowTo set day and time Day and time announcementsTo check day and time To record your outgoing announcement To play your outgoing announcementTo delete your outgoing announcement Changing feature options Feature optionsOptions during playback Message playbackAnnouncements To delete all messagesTo record a memo Recording and playing memosTo play back a memo Message window displays Message counter displaysRemote access Dial your telephone number from any touch tone phoneDisplay screen messages, lights and tones Screen display messagesIndicator lights Alert tonesTroubleshooting My phone doesn’t work at allOther Get noise My calls fade My Caller ID Incomplete Important safety instructions Especially about cordless telephones Pacemaker patients Precautions for users of implanted cardiac pacemakersEspecially about telephones answering systems FCC 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 Remote access wallet card Action Remote command
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