About the Operating Range
7. Troubleshooting
905 Telephone User’s Guide
503-802-100 (Issue 2 August 1998)
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About the Operating Range
The Business Cordless 905 telephone handset and base can communicate over
a distance of approximately 50 to 150 feet, depending upon the locations of the
base and the handset, the weather, and the construction of your home or office.
The following descriptions identify some out-of-range situations that may occur.
• If you hear two short beeps in the handset when you make a call, this
indicates that you are out of range and the base and handset cannot
communicate. The message CAN’T FIND BASE appears on the
handset LCD display. If this happens, move closer to the base to restore
normal operation.
• If you receive a call while you are out of range, the handset may not
ring, or if it does ring, the call may not connect when you press PHONE.
Move closer to the base and then press PHONE to answer the call.
• If you move out of range during a telephone conversation, you will be
interrupted by silence, noise, or other interference. The message
SEARCHING... will appear on the handset LCD display. The call will
remain connected. To improve reception, move closer to the base.
• If you move out of range and lose communication with the base, the call
will be put on HOLD. To retrieve the call, walk back into range,
periodically pressing PHONE until you successfully communicate with
the base (the CAN’T FIND BASE message will disappear from the
handset display). Then press the line button to select the line that was
put on HOLD.
