Troubleshooting

Common cure for

If the telephone is not responding normally, try

electronic equipment:

the following (in the order listed):

 

1.

Disconnect the power to the telephone base.

 

2.

Disconnect the spare battery (if the set has

 

 

one).

 

3.

Wait a few minutes before connecting power to

 

 

the telephone base.

 

4.

Re-install the spare battery (if the set has one).

 

5.

Wait for the telephone to synchronize its

 

 

connection. This may take up to one minute.

The answering system

For private messages, make sure the answering

does not answer at the

 

system is on. Select ON in ANSWER STATUS

correct time (1080 only).

 

(see the ANSWER STATUS section on the 1080

 

 

 

user’s manual).

 

 

If Toll Saver is activated, the number of rings

 

 

 

changes to eight seconds when there are new

 

 

 

messages waiting (see the TOLL SAVER section

 

 

 

on page 58 of this manual).

 

 

If you subscribe to the Centrex service provided

 

 

 

by your local telephone company, make sure

 

 

 

the ANSWER DELAY time (see the ANSWER

 

 

 

DELAY on page 58 of this manual) is shorter

 

 

 

than the CSL DELAY RING time on the same

 

 

 

telephone (see the CSL DELAY RING section on

 

 

 

page 75 of this manual).

 

 

If a 1080 extension is on a phone call, or

 

 

 

recording, or playing any type of message or

 

 

 

announcement, it will not be able to answer

 

 

 

incoming calls.

 

 

 

 

The outgoing announce-

When recording the announcement, make sure

ment is not clear (1080

 

you speak in a normal tone of voice about nine

only).

 

inches from the front of the telephone base.

 

 

If HEADSET is selected in the AUTOMATIC

 

 

 

MODE menu and a headset is connected on

 

 

 

the telephone, you need to speak into the

 

 

 

microphone of the headset to record the

 

 

 

announcement (page 39).

 

 

Make sure there is no background noise

 

 

 

(television, music, traffic, etc.) when recording.

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