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There is no dial tone.
• First, try all the suggestions of My telephone
appears to be dead on page 100.
• The telephone line cord might be malfunctioning.
Try installing a new telephone line cord.
• Disconnect the telephone base from the telephone
jack and connect a different telephone. If there
is no dial tone on the telephone either, the
problem is in your wiring or local service. Contact
your local telephone company.
• Make sure a line is selected. Press a line button
or speakphone.
• Make sure the [HOLD] key is not pressed.
• If there is no dial tone when the [HEADSET] key
is pressed, make sure the headset is firmly con-
nected in the HEADSET jack.
Appendix J
In case of difficulty
• First, try all the above suggestions in There is
no dial tone on this page.
• Make sure there is a dial tone before dialing. It
is normal if the telephone takes a second or two
to synchronize before producing a dial tone. Wait
an extra second before dialing.
• Check that all the telephones connected to the
same telephone line are hung up.
• Make sure the telephone is set to the correct
dial mode (pulse dial or tone dial) for the
service in your area. Refer to the TONE/PULSE
section of this user’s manual (page 36 of the
installation guide) to set the dial mode.
• If the other telephones in your home are having
the same problem, the problem is in the wiring or
local service. Contact your local telephone company
(charges may apply).
I cannot dial out.
• If the wiring for your system is greater than 600
feet, some of the advanced features may not
work properly. You may have to remove some
of the phones from remote areas.”
• Check to make sure that each telephone set
has a unique extension number. If the sets
receive AC power at the same time, either at
initial installation or after a power failure, the
extension numbers may be the same. Refer
to the EXTENSION NUMBER section of the
installation guide, (page 32).