Appendix J

In case of difficulty

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

• If you are using the speakerphone, eliminate

 

any background noise. Noise from a

 

television, radio, or other appliances may

 

cause the telephone to not dial out properly.

 

If you cannot eliminate the background noise,

 

first try muting the telephone before dialing,

 

or dialing from another room in your home

 

with less background noise.

 

 

I cannot page or make

• Make sure you dialed the extension correctly.

intercom calls.

• Make sure Line 1 is connected and has the same

 

phone number on all system phones.

 

• The destination telephone may be on an external

 

call. Wait and try again.

 

• Make sure the Do Not Disturb function is turned

 

off on the destination system telephone (page 15).

 

• Make sure the [INTERCOM] light is off before you

 

making a page or Intercom call. If the light is on,

 

the system is busy or the intercom is unavailable.

 

Try again when the intercom light goes out.

 

• Make sure the telephone line cord connected to

 

line jack L1/L2 was provided with the telephone.

 

• Check to make sure that each telephone set has

 

a unique extension number. If the sets receive

 

AC power at the same time, either at initial

 

installation or after a power failure, the

 

extension numbers may be the same. Refer to

 

the EXTENSION NUMBER section on page 32 of

 

the installation guide.

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