Appendix K

Troubleshooting

The charge light is off.

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 telephone base to reset.

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

My caller ID

Caller ID is a subscription service. You must subscribe to

isn’t working.

 

this service from your telephone service provider 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 service providers

 

 

must use caller ID compatible equipment.

 

If you subscribe to high-speed Internet service (digital

 

 

subscriber line - DSL) through your telephone lines, you

 

 

must install a DSL filter between the telephone base and

 

 

the telephone wall jack (page 6). The filter prevents noise

 

 

and caller ID problems caused by DSL interference. Please

 

 

contact your DSL service provider for more information

 

 

about DSL filters.

An envelope

icon shows on the display or the

VOICEMAIL light is flashing and I don’t

know why.

Your telephone has voicemail indication that is separate from the built-in answering system. If appears on the display or the VOICEMAIL light flashes, then your telephone has received a signal from your telephone service provider that you have a voicemail message waiting for you to retrieve from your telephone service provider. Contact your telephone service provider for more information on how to access your voicemail.

I cannot

• Your telephone has both a built-in answering system and

retrieve

voicemail indication. They are independent features and

voicemail

each alerts you to new messages differently (page 42). If

messages.

you subscribe to voicemail service from your telephone

 

service provider (charges may apply), contact your

 

telephone service provider for more information on how

 

to access your voicemail.

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