AT&T EL52109 user manual Connecting

Appendix C

Troubleshooting

I cannot dial	•	First try all the suggestions in I cannot get a dial
out.		tone above.
	•	Make sure you have a dial tone before dialing. The
		cordless handset may take a second or two to find the
		telephone base and produce a dial tone. This is normal.
		Wait an extra second before dialing.
	•	Eliminate any background noise. Noise from a
		television, radio or other appliances may cause the
		phone to not dial out properly. If you cannot eliminate
		the background noise, first try muting the cordless
		handset before dialing, or dialing from another room in
		your home with less background noise.
	•	If the other phones in your home are having the same
		problem, the problem is in your wiring or local service.
		Contact your local telephone service provider (charges
		may apply).
My cordless	•	Make sure the power cord is securely plugged into
handset isn’t		the telephone base. Plug the power adapter into a
performing		different, working electrical outlet not controlled by a
normally.		wall switch.
	•	Move the cordless handset closer to the telephone
		base. You might have moved out of range.
	•	Reset the telephone base. Unplug the electrical power.
		Wait for 15 seconds then plug it back in. Allow up to
		one minute for the cordless handset and telephone
		base to reset.
	•	Other electronic products can cause interference
		to your cordless phone. Try installing your phone
		as far away from these types of electronic devices
		as possible: television sets, VCRs, or other cordless
		telephones.

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appears on my cordless handset.

•Ensure that the telephone base is powered up.

•Place the cordless handset in the telephone base for one minute to allow the cordless handset and base to resynchronize.

•Move the cordless handset closer to the telephone base. You might have moved out of range.

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