Appendix C
Troubleshooting
•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 with 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 batteries | • | If the cordless handset is in the telephone base and |
will not hold a |
| the charge light does not come on, refer to The charge |
charge. |
| light is off (page 50) in this Troubleshooting guide. |
| • | Charge the battery in the cordless handset for at least |
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| 16 hours. For optimum daily performance, return the |
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| cordless handset to the telephone base when not in use. |
| • | If the battery is depleted, it may take approximately ten |
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| minutes to charge the handset before it shows LOW |
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| BATTERY, refer to page 5 for details. |
| • | You may need to purchase a new battery. Please refer |
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| to Battery installation & charging (pages |
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| user’s manual. |
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I get noise, | • | If you subscribe to |
static, or weak |
| subscriber line - DSL) through your telephone lines, you |
signal even |
| must install a DSL filter between the telephone base and |
when I’m near |
| the telephone wall jack (see page 4). The filter prevents |
the telephone |
| noise and caller ID problems caused by DSL interference. |
base. |
| Please contact your DSL service provider for more |
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| information about DSL filters. |
| • | You may be able to improve the performance of your |
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| cordless phone by installing your new telephone base |
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| as far as possible from any other existing cordless |
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| telephone system that may already be installed. |
| • | Other electronic products can cause interference to |
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| your cordless phone. Try installing your phone as far |
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| away from the following electronic devices as possible: |
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| television sets, VCRs, or other cordless telephones. |
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