Troubleshooting
If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps first.
| Symptom | Suggestion |
| The charge LED won’t illuminate | • Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into the base or charger and wall |
| when the handset is placed in | outlet. |
| the cradle. | • Make sure the handset is properly seated in the cradle. |
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| • Make sure the charging contacts on the handset are clean. |
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| The audio sounds weak | • Move the handset and/or base to a different location away from |
| and/or scratchy. | metal objects or appliances and try again. |
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| • Make sure that you are not too far from the base. |
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| Can’t make or receive calls. | • Check both ends of the base telephone cord. |
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| • Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into the base and wall outlet. |
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| • Disconnect the AC adapter for a few minutes, then reconnect it. |
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| • Remove the base ID (see “Replacing the Base Setting” on page 20) |
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| and register the handset (see “Register the Handset” on page 56). |
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| • Make sure that you are not too far from the base. |
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| • If an outside call is already established, you may not be able to |
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| make another outside call. |
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| The handset doesn’t ring or | • Charge the batteries in the handset for |
| receive a page. | handset on the base or charging cradle. |
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| • The handset may be too far away from the base unit. |
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| • Place the base unit away from appliances or metal objects. |
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| • Remove the base ID (see “Replacing the Base Setting” on page |
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| 20) and register the handset (see “Register the Handset” on page 56). |
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| “Unavailable” appears in | • Make sure that you are not too far from the base. |
| the display. |
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