AT&T TL9178, TL91378, TL91178 SEARCHING FOR BASE appears on my cordless handset, Troubleshooting

Appendix D

Troubleshooting

SEARCHING

FOR BASE appears on my cordless handset.

•Ensure that the telephone base is powered up.

•Place the cordless handset in the telephone base for one minute to allow the cordless handset and base to resynchronize.

•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 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 or
will not hold a		charger and the charge light does not come on, refer to
charge.		The charge light is off 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 the telephone base or charger when
		not in use.
	•	You may need to purchase a new battery. Please refer
		to Battery installation & charging, pages 9-10, in this
		user’s manual.
I get noise, static,	•	If you subscribe to high-speed Internet service (digital
or weak signals		subscriber line - DSL) through your telephone lines, you
even when		must install a DSL filter between the telephone base and
I’m near the		the telephone wall jack (see page 7). The filter prevents
telephone base.		noise and caller ID problems caused by DSL interference.
		Please contact your DSL service provider for more
		information about DSL filters.

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