VOICE MAIL/IN USE indicator on the base flashes
•P
rovided your phone company offers voice mail indicator
service and you subscribe to it,
VOICE MAIL/IN USE
indicator flashes when the phone is not in use to indicate there
is a message waiting. It stops flashing after the message has
been reviewed.
Causes of poor reception
•
Aluminum siding.
•
Foil backing on insulation.
•
Heating ducts and other metal construction can shield radio signals.
•Y
ou are too close to appliances such as microwaves, stoves,
computers, etc.
•
Atmospheric conditions, such as strong storms.
•
Base is installed in the basement or lower floor of the house.
•
Base is plugged into an AC outlet with other electronic devices.
•
Baby monitor is using the same frequency
.
•
Handset battery is low
.
•Y
ou are out of range of the base.
MAINTENANCE
To
keep your telephone working and looking good, follow these
guidelines:
•A
void putting the phone near heating appliances and devices that
generate electrical noise (for example, motors or fluorescent
lamps).
•
Do not expose to direct sunlight or moisture.
•A
void dropping the phone, and other rough treatment to the phone.
•
Clean the phone with a soft cloth.
•
Never use a strong cleaning agent or abrasive powder because this
will damage the finish.
•
Periodically clean the charge contacts on the handset and base with
a clean pencil eraser
.
•
Retain the original packaging in case you need to ship the phone at
a later date.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
•
Did the handset beep when you pressed
T
ALK/CALL BACK
?
Did the
VOICEMAIL/IN USE
indicator come on? The battery
may need to be charged.
Dial tone is OK, but cannot dial out
•
Make sure the
TONE/PULSE
switch on the back of the base
unit is set to TONE or PULSE according to your phone service.
Handset does not ring
•
Make sure the
RINGER
switch on the handset is turned to ON.
•Y
ou may have too many extension phones on your line. T
ry
unplugging some phones.
•
See solutions for
No dial tone
.
Y
ou experience static, noise, or fading in and out
• Change
channels.
•
Is handset out of range? Move closer to the base.
If you hear 3 short beeps when you press
T
ALK
, you are out of
range.
•
Does the base need to be relocated?
•
Charge battery
.
•
Make sure base is not plugged into an outlet with another
household appliance.
Phone beeps
•
Place handset in base for a minimum of 20 seconds to reset the
security code. If that does not work, charge battery for 12
continuous hours.
•
Clean charging contacts on handset and base with a soft cloth,
or an eraser
.
•
See solutions for
No dial tone
.
•
Replace battery
.
Dialing from directory
•
Did you program the directory keys correctly?
•D
id you follow proper dialing sequence?
•
Make sure the
TONE/PULSE
switch is set to TONE or PULSE
according to your phone service.
•
Did you reprogram directory after power outage or battery
replacement?
TROUBLESHOOTING
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