Trouble Shooting Guide (Cont.)

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

You cannot

Your local area code is not

Reprogram the local area code.

redial a call

programmed.

 

record.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The number displayed is

Verify the number displayed

 

incorrect.

during redial. Data received were

 

 

possibly corrupted during the

 

 

transmission through the

 

 

telephone lines. Dial the

 

 

telephone number manually on

 

 

your telephone.

 

 

 

"Error" appears

Bad data may have been

Pick up the phone after the second

on the display.

received.

ring.

 

 

 

You can't

This service is not available.

You must subscribe to this service

receive call

 

from your local phone company.

waiting

 

The phone must be off-hook to hear

messages.

 

the call waiting Caller ID alert

 

 

signal.

 

 

 

Answering

You may have had a power

Proceed with a unit reset (page 19).

system will

failure.

 

not operate.

 

 

 

 

 

No answer

Unit is in the "OFF" mode.

Check to verify message counter

 

 

is lit. Press ANSWER ON/OFF/

 

 

ERASE control to turn unit on.

 

 

 

 

AC adaptor is disconnected

Reconnect AC adaptor into wall

 

from wall outlet or back of unit.

outlet and back of unit.

 

 

 

 

Power to electrical outlet

Check to see if electrical outlet is

 

may be off.

controlled by a light switch and

 

 

power is on. Wall outlet may not

 

 

be functioning. Try connecting to

 

 

a different wall outlet.

 

 

 

 

Telephone line is not

Connect telephone line into wall

 

connected to wall jack.

jack. Telephone wall jack may not

 

 

be functioning; try connecting unit

 

 

into a different telephone wall jack.

After a power

A 9 volt battery has not been

Install a fresh, alkaline 9 volt

outage, outgoing

installed or needs to be

battery to maintain your

greeting and

replaced.

personalized outgoing greeting

incoming

 

and incoming messages in the

messages are lost.

 

event of another power outage.

Trouble Shooting Guide (Cont.)

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

No incoming

Unit is in the "ANSWER OFF"

Check to verify message counter indica-

messages

mode.

tor is lit with the message number dis-

recorded.

 

played. If not (or if the display shows

 

 

 

"F"), press ANSWER ON/OFF/ERASE

 

 

 

control to turn unit on.

 

 

AC adaptor is disconnected

Reconnect unit into wall outlet or

 

 

from wall outlet or back of

back of unit. Try connecting to a

 

 

unit.

different wall outlet.

 

 

Power to electrical outlet

Check to see if electrical outlet is con-

 

 

may be off.

trolled by a light switch and power is on.

 

 

Telephone line is not

Connect telephone line into wall jack.

 

 

connected to wall jack.

Try connecting unit into a different

 

 

 

telephone wall jack.

No remote

Unit is in the ANSWER OFF

Check to verify message counter is lit

operation.

mode.

with the message number displayed.

 

 

AC adaptor is disconnected

Reconnect unit to wall outlet or

 

 

from wall outlet or back of

back of unit. Try connecting to a

 

 

unit.

different wall outlet.

 

 

Power to electrical outlet

Check to see if electrical outlet is con-

 

 

may be off.

trollet by a light switch and power is on.

 

 

The telephone you are calling

Try calling from a different

 

 

from is not a standard touch-tone.

location (e.g. pay phone).

 

 

Telephone line is not connected

Connect telephone line into wall jack.

 

 

to wall jack.

Try connecting into a different

 

 

 

telephone wall jack.

 

 

Security code not entered

3 digit remote secrity code must be

 

 

correctly.

entered within ten seconds of the beep

 

 

 

at the end of your outgoing greeting.

 

 

 

Press and hold each digit for 2 seconds,

 

 

 

allowing a minimum of 2 seconds

 

 

 

between digits.

 

 

Remote security code being

Look at the bottom of the FM2572

 

 

used differs from the code

base for the correct 3 digit security

 

 

on the unit.

code.

The machine

The outgoing greeting you are

Record a shorter greeting

beeps during

recording is too long.

(between 2 and 30 seconds).

the recording

 

 

of my outgo-

 

 

ing greeting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The machine

Incoming or memo messages

Maximum recording time for incoming

is cutting off

are too long.

or memo messages is 60 seconds.

incoming

 

 

Caller may be pausing for more

Caller must speak continuously

messages.

than 7 seconds.

without any long pauses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Southwestern Bell FM2572 owner manual Event of another power outage

FM2572 specifications

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