AT&T E5921 Cordless Telephone User Manual


 
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Appendix
Troubleshooting
Relocate your phone to a higher location. The phone will
likely have better reception when not installed in a low area.
If the other phones in your home are having the same prob-
lem, the problem is in your wiring or local service. Contact
your local telephone company (charges may apply).
If you subscribe to DSL service and if you hear noise dur-
ing conversations and/or your caller ID features are not
functioning properly, install a DSL filter to the telephone
line between the telephone base and the telephone line
jack. Contact your DSL provider to obtain a DSL filter.
I hear other
c a l l s wh i l e
using my phone
• Disconnect the telephone base from the telephone jack,
and plug in a different telephone. If you still hear other
calls, the problem is probably in your wiring or local ser-
vice. Call your local telephone company.
I hear noise in
the cordless
handset, and
none of the
keys or buttons
work
• Make sure the power cord is plugged in securely.
My cordless
handset does
not ring when
I receive a call
Make sure that the ringer is not turned off. Refer to the
section(s) on ringer selection in this user’s manual.
Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged securely
into the telephone 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 cord-
less handset to its base when not in use.
You may have too many extension phones on your tele-
phone line to allow all of them to ring simultaneously.
Try unplugging some of the other phones.
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 phones in your home are having the same prob-
lem, the problem is in your wiring or local service. Contact
your local telephone company (charges may apply).