Appendix I

Troubleshooting

I cannot dial

First try all the suggestions above.

out.

Make sure you have a dial tone before dialing. The

 

 

 

cordless handset may take a second or two to find the

 

 

telephone base and produce a dial tone. This is normal.

 

 

Wait an extra second before dialing.

 

Eliminate any background noise. Noise from a television,

 

 

radio or other appliances may cause the phone to not

 

 

dial out properly. If you cannot eliminate the background

 

 

noise, first try muting the cordless handset before

 

 

dialing, or dialing from another room in your home with

 

 

less background noise.

 

If the other phones in your home are having the same

 

 

problem, the problem is in your wiring or local service.

 

 

Contact your local telephone company (charges may

 

 

apply).

 

 

 

My cordless

Make sure the power cord is securely plugged into the

handset isn’t

 

telephone base. Plug the unit into a different, working

performing

 

electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch.

normally.

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 to

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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Ensure that the telephone base is powered up.

FOR BASE

Place the cordless handset in the telephone base for

displays on my

 

one minute to allow the cordless handset and base to

cordless handset.

 

 

resynchronize.

 

 

 

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.

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