Appendix L

Troubleshooting

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Ensure that the telephone base is powered up.

displays on my

Place the cordless handset in the telephone base for

cordless handset

 

 

one minute to allow the cordless handset and base to

 

 

resynchronize channels.

 

Move the cordless handset closer to the telephone base.

 

 

You might have moved out of range.

 

Reset the telephone base. 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.

 

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.

 

If there is no AC power, even if there are base batteries,

 

 

you may see this display.

 

 

 

The batteries

If the cordless handset is in the charger and the charge

will not hold a

 

light does not come on, refer to The charge light is off

charge

 

in this Troubleshooting guide.

 

Charge the battery in the cordless handset for at least

 

 

16 hours. For optimum daily performance, return the

 

 

cordless handset to its base when not in use.

 

If the battery is depleted, it may take approximately four

 

 

minutes to charge the handset before it can resume

 

 

display on the screen.

 

You may need to purchase a new handset battery,

 

 

please refer to the Battery installation and charging

 

 

section of this user’s manual.

 

Your phone might be malfunctioning. Please refer to

 

 

the Limited warranty section of this user’s manual for

 

 

further instruction.

 

 

 

I get noise,

If you subscribe to high-speed Internet service (Digital

static, or weak

 

Subscriber Line - DSL) through your telephone line, you

signal even

 

must install a DSL filter between the telephone base

when I’m near

 

and the telephone wall jack (see page 6). The filter will

the telephone

 

prevent noise and caller ID problems caused by DSL

base

 

interference. Please contact your DSL service provider

 

 

for more information about DSL filters.

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AT&T TL 74208, TL74458, TL74308, TL74358 This Troubleshooting guide, Please refer to the Battery installation and charging