
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
CORDLESS PHONE SOLUTIONS
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| No dial tone | • | Check installation: | 
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 | — Is the base power cord connected to a working outlet? | 
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 | — Is the PHONE indicator on? | 
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 | — Is the telephone line cord connected to the base unit | 
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 | and the wall jack? | 
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 | • Connect another phone to the same jack; the problem | |
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 | might be your wiring or local service. | 
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 | • Is the handset out of range of the base? | |
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 | • Make sure the battery is properly charged (12 hours). | |
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 | • Is the battery pack installed correctly? | |
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 | • Did the handset beep when you pressed the PHONE | |
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 | button? Did the PHONE indicator come on? The battery | 
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 | may need to be charged. | 
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 | • Place the handset in the base for at least 20 seconds. | |
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| Dial tone is OK, | • Make sure the T/P switch on the base is correctly set. | |
| but can’t dial out | 
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| Handset does not ring | • Make sure the RINGER switch on the handset is turned to | |
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 | ON. | 
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 | • Move closer to the base. The handset may be out of range. | |
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 | • You may have too many extension phones on your line. Try | |
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 | unplugging some phones. | 
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 | • Check for dial tone. | |
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| You experience static, | • | Change channels. | 
| noise, or fading in and out | • Move closer to base (handset might be out of range). | |
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 | • Does the base need to be relocated? Make sure base is not | |
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 | plugged into an outlet with another household appliance. | 
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 | • | Charge battery. | 
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