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TROUBLESHOOTING
Additional Information
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
• The handset is located away from the base or the battery has been
discharged.
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Return the handset to charge when finished with your call.
• The digital security code is changed.
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Remove the handset from the base unit and press and hold
. While the handset is emitting, return the handset to the
base unit.
• The battery is low.
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Place the handset on the base unit to recharge.
• The ringer volume is set to OFF.
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Turn the ringer volume ON.
• The charging contacts of the handset and the base are not
clean.
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Clean them with a dry cloth.
• The AC adaptor of the base unit is disconnected.
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Plug the AC adaptor firmly into the base unit and AC 120V outlet.
• The handset is not on the base.
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Place the handset on the base properly.
• The handset is too far from the base unit.
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Bring the handset near the base unit.
• The battery is low.
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Place the handset on the base unit to recharge.
• The base unit is located in a place with high interference.
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Relocate to another outlet.
• Interference from TV, Microwave oven, computer and electrical
appliances.
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Press
to select a clearer channel, or relocate
the base unit.
• Excessive line noise.
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Check with another telephone.
• The volume control is set too high.
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Reduce volume to a lower setting.
• The base antenna is not in a vertical position.
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Lift the antenna to a vertical position.
• The phone needs to be reset.
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Disconnect the AC adaptor and reconnect it within 2 minutes to
avoid memory loss.
SELECT/CHANNEL
PAGE
The handset does not ring
or receive a page.
The handset does not
ring.
CHARGE LED will not light
when the handset is
placed on the base.
Noise or interference
The unit does not operate
properly.
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