AT&T E5909B Telephone User Manual


 
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Appendix
Troubleshooting
My cordless
handset does
not ring when I
receive a call.
Make sure that the ringer is turned on. Refer to the section(s) on
ringer selection in this user’s manual.
Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged securely into the tele-
phone base and the telephone jack. Make sure the power cord is
securely plugged in.
The cordless handset may be too far from the telephone base.
Charge the battery in the cordless handset for at least 16 hours. For
optimum daily performance, return the cordless handset to its char-
ger when not in use.
You may have too many extension telephones on your telephone line
to allow all of them to ring simultaneously. Try unplugging some of the
other telephones.
The layout of your home or office might be limiting the operating
range. Try moving the telephone base to another location, preferably
on an upper floor.
If the other telephones in your home are having the same problem,
the problem is in your wiring or local service. Contact your local tele-
phone company (charges may apply).
Test a working telephone at the telephone jack. If another telephone
has the same problem, the problem is the phone jack. Contact your
local telephone company (charges may apply).
Other electronic products can cause interference with your cordless
telephone. Try installing your telephone as far away as possible from
electronic devices wireless routers, radios, radio towers, pager tow-
ers, cellular telephones, intercoms, room monitors, televisions, per-
sonal computers, kitchen appliances and other cordless telephones.
Your line cord might be malfunctioning. Try installing a new line cord.
My calls
fade in and
out while
I am using
my cordless
handset.
Other electronic products can cause interference with your cordless
telephone. Try installing your telephone as far away from the follow-
ing electronic devices as possible: wireless routers, radios, radio
towers, pager towers, cellular telephones, intercoms, room monitors,
televisions, personal computers, kitchen appliances and other cord-
less telephones.
Microwave ovens operate on the same frequency as your telephone.
It is normal to experience static on your telephone while the micro-
wave oven is operating. Do not install this telephone in the same out-
let or near the microwave oven.
If your telephone is plugged in with a modem or surge protector, plug
the telephone (or modem/surge protector) into a different location. If
this solves the problem, re-locate your telephone or modem farther
apart from one another, or use a different surge protector.
Relocate your telephone base to a higher location. It will have better
reception when installed in a high area.
If the other telephones in your home are having the same problem,
the problem is in your wiring or local service. Contact your local tele-
phone company (charges may apply.)