AT&T EL52109 user manual Light is off page 50 in this Troubleshooting guide

Appendix C

Troubleshooting

•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 with 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.

The batteries	•	If the cordless handset is in the telephone base and
will not hold a		the charge light does not come on, refer to The charge
charge.		light is off (page 50) in this Troubleshooting guide.
	•	Charge the battery in the cordless handset for at least
		16 hours. For optimum daily performance, return the
		cordless handset to the telephone base when not in use.
	•	If the battery is depleted, it may take approximately ten
		minutes to charge the handset before it shows LOW
		BATTERY, refer to page 5 for details.
	•	You may need to purchase a new battery. Please refer
		to Battery installation & charging (pages 5-6) in this
		user’s manual.
I get noise,	•	If you subscribe to high-speed Internet service (digital
static, or weak		subscriber line - DSL) through your telephone lines, you
signal even		must install a DSL filter between the telephone base and
when I’m near		the telephone wall jack (see page 4). The filter prevents
the telephone		noise and caller ID problems caused by DSL interference.
base.		Please contact your DSL service provider for more
		information about DSL filters.
	•	You may be able to improve the performance of your
		cordless phone by installing your new telephone base
		as far as possible from any other existing cordless
		telephone system that may already be installed.
	•	Other electronic products can cause interference to
		your cordless phone. Try installing your phone as far
		away from the following electronic devices as possible:
		television sets, VCRs, or other cordless telephones.

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