BT 1050 manual Answering Machine problems Possible cause Solution, General problems

Answering Machine problems	Possible cause	Solution
• General problems.	None of the answering machine	Ensure that the telephone is not in use
	functions will operate while the	before operating the answering
	telephone is in use.	machine.
• Will not record incoming	The answering machine is switched	Switch the answering machine on
messages.	off.	manually or by remote control.
	The answering machine is full.	Delete some or all of your messages
		manually or by remote control, to
		make room for new messages.

• Distorted outgoing message.	The answering machine has a very
• Faint outgoing message.	sensitive microphone. This picks up
• Noisy outgoing message.	any background noise. If you record
	your outgoing message too quietly or
	from too far away the sensitivity of the
	microphone increases to compensate
	and will pick up more background
	noise.

Record your outgoing message at a reasonable volume 20cm away from the microphone in a quiet environment.

HELP

• No call screening from the	The volume is set too low.	Increase the volume to a suitable level
base unit.		using the volume control.
• Cannot hear messages when	VIP setting is ON.	Switch VIP OFF.
played.	The volume is set too low.	Increase the volume to a suitable level
		using the volume control.

• Back-up battery fails frequently.

Frequent power failures will drain the back-up battery.

Unplugging the base unit from the power supply drains the back-up battery.

Switching the mains supply off will drain the back-up battery.

Leave the base unit plugged in, or remove the back-up battery before unplugging.

Remove the back-up battery before switching the mains supply off.

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