Appendix
Troubleshooting
If you have difficulty with your telephone, please try the suggestions below. For Customer Service, visit our website at www.vtechphones.com, or call 1 (800)
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My telephone does not work at all.
•Make sure the battery is installed and charged correctly (page
•Make sure the power adapter is securely plugged into an outlet not controlled by a wall switch.
•Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged firmly into the telephone base and the telephone wall jack.
•Unplug the electrical power to the telephone base. Wait for approximately 15 seconds, then plug it back in. Allow up to one minute for the cordless handset and telephone base to synchronize.
•Charge the battery in the handset for up to 16 hours.
•If the battery is completely depleted, it can take up to 10 minutes to charge the handset before LOW BATTERY appears on the screen (page 4).
•Completely remove and install the battery again. If that still does not work, it might be necessary to purchase a new battery.
•Disconnect the telephone base from the telephone wall jack and plug in a working telephone. If the other telephone does not work, the problem is probably in the wiring or the local service. Call your telephone service provider.
There is no dial tone.
•First, try all the above suggestions.
•Move the handset closer to the telephone base. It might be out of range.
•The telephone line cord might be malfunctioning. Install a new telephone line cord.
•Disconnect the telephone base from the telephone wall jack and connect a different telephone. If there is no dial tone on this telephone either, the problem is in your wiring or local service. Contact your telephone service provider.
I cannot dial out.
•First, try all the above suggestions.
•Make sure there is a dial tone before dialing. It is normal if the handset takes a second or two to synchronize with the telephone before producing a dial tone. Wait an extra second before dialing.
•If the other telephones in your home are having the same problem, the problem is in the wiring or local service. Contact your telephone service provider.
•Eliminate any background noise. Mute the cordless handset before dialing, or dial from another room in your home with less background noise.
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