Appendix D
Troubleshooting
I hear other | • | Disconnect the telephone base from the telephone jack, | ||
calls while using |
| and plug in a different telephone. If you still hear other | ||
my phone. |
| calls, the problem is probably in your wiring or local | ||
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| service. Call your local telephone company. | ||
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My cordless | • | Make sure that the ringer is not turned off. Refer to | ||
handset does |
| Ringer volume on page 22 in this user’s manual. | ||
not ring when I | • | Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged securely | ||
receive a call. | ||||
| into the telephone base and the telephone jack. Make | |||
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| sure the power cord is securely plugged in. | ||
| • | The cordless handset may be too far from the telephone | ||
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| base. | ||
| • | 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 or charger when | ||
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| not in use. | ||
| • | You may have too many extension phones on | ||
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| your telephone line to allow all of them to ring | ||
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| simultaneously. Try unplugging some of the other | ||
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| phones. | ||
| • | The layout of your home or office might be limiting | ||
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| the operating range. Try moving the telephone base to | ||
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| another location, preferably on an upper floor. | ||
| • | If the other phones in your home are having the same | ||
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| problem, the problem is in your wiring or local service. | ||
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| Contact your local telephone company (charges may | ||
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| apply). | ||
| • | Test a working phone at the phone jack. If another | ||
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| phone has the same problem, the problem is the phone | ||
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| jack. Contact your local telephone company (charges | ||
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| may apply). | ||
| • | Other electronic products can cause interference with | ||
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| your cordless phone. Try installing your phone as | ||
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| far away as possible from electronic devices such as | ||
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| television sets, VCRs, or other cordless telephones. | ||
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