PROBLEM

SUGGESTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check the telephone line cord connectors at both ends

 

 

 

that they are pushed in firmly until they click.

 

 

No dial tone.

If you had a power failure or had unplugged the base

 

 

 

unit, replace the handset on the base unit for two to five

 

 

 

second to reset the system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You may have exceeded the Ringer Equivalence Number

 

 

 

(REN) limit of how many phones can be connected to the

 

 

Does not ring.

same line. The REN total of all devices (printed on the

 

 

label on the bottom of each unit) should not exceed three

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3). Disconnect the appropriate units to lower the REN

 

 

 

total.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check the Ni-MH battery pack connection inside the main

 

 

No power on

battery compartment on the handset.

 

 

handset unit

The handset rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack may need

 

 

 

to be charged.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure the charging contacts on both the base unit

 

 

 

and the handset are in contact during charging.

 

 

Does not charge

The charging contacts may need to be cleaned. Refer to

 

 

page 4 or page 15.

 

 

 

 

 

Calls received

The Ni-MH battery pack may need to be discharged first

 

TROUBLESHOOTING

charging.

 

 

before a full charge.

 

 

 

Raise or reposition the antenna on the base or handset.

 

 

Range is limited

Move the base unit so that it is centrally located in your

 

 

residence or office and make sure that the base unit is not

 

 

 

 

 

 

located near appliances.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The handset rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack may need

 

 

flutters or fades

You may be out of normal operating range. Move closer to

 

 

 

the base unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When storing phone numbers, make sure that the handset

 

 

Cannot store or

is in the standby position.

 

 

When recalling stored phone numbers, check first for a

 

 

recall phone

 

 

dial tone.

 

 

numbers from

 

 

Always use two digits when entering/recalling memory

 

 

memory

 

 

 

index numbers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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