7) Mounting the Base on a Wall

You can mount the phone on any standard telephone jack wall plate.

1

Route the AC adapter and the telephone

 

cords through the hole of the wall

 

mount bracket.

2

Connect the AC adapter and the

 

telephone cords as shown.

 

Remember to route the AC adapter

 

cord through the channel.

3

Line up the four tabs on the wall mount bracket (two at the top and

 

two at the bottom) with the four notches on the bottom of the base.

Slide the bracket into place.

4

Hook the AC adapter cord

 

into the smaller notch at

the bottom of the bracket, and let the cord hang below the bracket.

To AC outlet

AC adapter (supplied)

5

Plug the telephone cord

 

into the wall jack.

Hook both sides of the telephone cord into the larger notch

OR

tuck the excess cord into the open space in the bracket.

To telephone wall jack

Wall plate

Telephone cord (supplied)

6

Place the mounting slots over the pins on the wall plate.

 

 

Wall plate

 

7

Slide the base down to lock it into place.

Note: To mount the phone directly on the wall, insert two 1 3/8 inch, #10 screws (not supplied) into the wall using anchors suitable for the wall material. Place the screws 3 15/16 inches apart, and allow 1/8 inch free space between the wall and screw heads.

To remove the wall-mount bracket

 

At the bottom of the base, lift up on the release latch and

Release latch

push the bracket up.

8) Troubleshooting and Maintenance

8-1. Solving Common Issues

If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps first. If these steps do not solve your problem, please call our Customer Hotline. See back cover page for contact information.

When you have this problem…

Try…

The /in use LED won't turn on

• Checking the AC adapter connection.

when the handset is placed in the

Re-seating the handset in the cradle.

cradle.

• Cleaning the charging contacts on the handset (See section 8-8).

 

• Moving the handset closer to the base.

The audio sounds weak and/or

• Moving the handset and/or base away from metal objects or

appliances and try again.

scratchy.

• Changing the channel by pressing [select/channel] during a call.

 

 

This can help eliminate background noise.

 

• Checking the telephone cord connection.

The phone can't make or receive

• Disconnecting the AC adapter. Wait a few minutes, then reconnect it.

calls.

• Asking your telephone company if they use pulse dialing (See section

 

1-4).

The handset can make calls, but it

• Making sure the ringer isn’t turned off (see section 3-5).

doesn’t ring.

 

The handset’s display doesn’t show

• Charging the battery for 15-20 hours.

anything.

• Checking the battery pack connection.

 

• Changing the channel by pressing [select/channel] during a call to

 

help eliminate background noise.

There’s a lot of static during calls.

• Keeping the handset away from microwave ovens, computers, remote

control toys, wireless microphones, alarm systems, intercoms, room

 

 

monitors, fluorescent lights, and electrical appliances.

 

• Moving the base to a better location (see section 1-1).

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Uniden EXI8560 manual Mounting the Base on a Wall, Troubleshooting and Maintenance, Solving Common Issues