Appendix D

Troubleshooting

I cannot dial out.

First try all the suggestions above.

 

Make sure you have a dial tone before dialing. The

 

 

cordless handset might take a second or two to find

 

 

the telephone base and produce a dial tone. This is

 

 

normal. Wait an extra second before dialing.

 

Eliminate any background noise. Noise from a

 

 

television, radio or other appliances might cause the

 

 

phone to not dial out properly. If you cannot eliminate

 

 

the background noise, first try muting the cordless

 

 

handset before dialing, or dialing from another room

 

 

with less background noise.

 

If the other phones in your home are having the same

 

 

problem, contact your telephone service provider

 

 

(charges might apply).

 

 

 

My cordless

Make sure you plug the power cord securely into the

handset isn’t

 

telephone base. Plug the power adapter into a different,

performing

 

working electrical outlet without a wall switch.

normally.

Move the cordless handset closer to the telephone

 

 

 

base. You might have moved out of range.

 

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 to

 

 

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 handset registration is unsuccessful.

Follow the steps below to re-register the handset.

1.Make sure the handset is out of the telephone base or charger and shows NOT REGISTERED before you begin registration.

2.Press and hold HANDSET LOCATOR for about four seconds (until the red IN USE light on the telephone base is on) and then release the button.

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