4 6TELEPHONE OPERATION
PROBLEM SOLUTION
If you hear noise or •You may be out of range. Move closer to
interference when the base.
using the phone: • Household appliances plugged into the
same circuit as the base can sometimes
cause interference. Try moving the
appliance or the base to another outlet.
•The layout of your home or office may
be limiting the operating range. Try
moving the base to another location,
preferably on an upper floor.
•Using the handset near household
appliances (microwaves,computers,
televisions,stereos,etc.) can sometimes
cause interference. Move away from
appliances while using the handset.
PROBLEM SOLUTION
If the phone does • Make sure the ringers are on.
not ring when you • Make sure the telephone line cord is
receive a call: connected firmly to the base and the
telephone jack.
• Make sure the AC adapter is plugged
firmly into an electrical outlet not
controlled by a wall switch.
•You might be too far from the base;
move closer.
•You might have too many extension
phones on your telephone line to allow
all of them to ring. Try unplugging some
of them.