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If you still have problems, disconnect the phone. If other phones on the same line
work properly, the fault is in this phone or its installation. If you cannot find the prob-
lem, take your phone to your local Radio Shack store for assistance.
The phone does not work or works
poorly.
Be sure the base’s phone line cord and
AC adapter are correctly and securely
connected.
The handset battery pack does not
charge.
Check the charging contacts on the
handset and base. If they are dirty,
clean them with a pencil eraser.
Handset doesn’t ring or receive a
page.
• The battery pack might be weak.
Charge the battery pack on the
base for 15-24 hours.
• Be sure the handset’s ringer is
turned on.
• Adjust the base’s antenna so it
stands straight up.
• Move closer to the base.
• Move the base away from noise
sources.
• Return the handset to the base to
reset it.
The handset stops working or works
poorly during a call.
• Move the handset closer to the
base.
• Change channels.
• Be sure the handset’s battery pack
is charged. (If the battery pack
power is too low, it does not have
enough power to light the PRI-
VACY/LOW BAT indicator.)
• Adjust the base’s antenna so it
stands straight up
Problem
Solution
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