Appendix

Troubleshooting

My calls fade out or cut in and out while I’m using my cordless handset.

Other electronic products can cause interference with your cordless phone. Try installing your phone as far away from the following electronic devices as possible: wireless routers, radi- os, radio towers, pager towers, cell phones, intercoms, room monitors, televisions, personal computers, kitchen appliances and other cordless phones.

Microwaves operate on the same frequency as your phone. It is normal to experience static on your phone while the microwave oven is operating. Do not install this phone in the same outlet or near the microwave oven.

If your phone is plugged in with a modem or surge protector, plug the phone (or modem/surge protector) into a different loca- tion. If this solves the problem, re-locate your phone or modem farther apart from one another, or use a different surge protec- tor.

Relocate your telephone base to a higher location. The phone will have better reception when not installed in a low area.

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

The charge light is off.

Clean the cordless handset and base charging contacts each month using a pencil eraser or cloth.

Make sure the power and line cords are plugged in correctly and securely.

Unplug the unit’s electrical power. Wait for 15 seconds, then plug it back in. Allow up to one minute for the cordless handset and base to reset.

Your phone might be malfunctioning. Please refer to the war- ranty section of this user’s manual for further instruction.

My caller ID isn’t working.

Caller ID is a subscription service. You must subscribe to this service from your local telephone company for this feature to work on your phone.

Your caller must be calling from an area that supports caller ID.

Both you and your caller’s telephone companies must use caller ID compatible equipment.

System does not receive CID or system does not display CID during call waiting.

Make sure you subscribe to caller ID with call waiting features services provided by your local telephone company. Caller ID features will work only if both you and the caller are in areas offering caller ID service, and if both telephone companies use compatible equipment.

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