AT&T E5944B Cordless Telephone User Manual


 
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Appendix
Troubleshooting
I hear noise in 
the cordless 
handset, and 
none of the 
keys or but-
tons 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 cordless handset to
its base when not in use.
You may have too many extension phones on your telephone
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 operat-
ing range. Try moving the base to another location, preferably
on an upper floor.
If the other phones in your home are having the same problem,
the problem is in your wiring or local service. Contact your local
telephone company (charges may apply).
Test a working phone at the phone jack. If another phone 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 phone. Try installing your phone as far away as pos-
sible from electronic devices such as wireless routers, radios,
radio towers, pager towers, cell phones, intercoms, room moni-
tors, televisions, personal computers, kitchen appliances and
other cordless phones.
Your line cord might be malfunctioning. Try installing a new line
cord.
Re-install the battery pack, and place cordless handset in base
cradle.
Wait for the cordless handset to re-establish its connection with
the base. To be safe, allow up to one minute for this to take
place.