GE 21008 Telephone User Manual


 
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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
TELEPHONE SOLUTIONS
No dial tone
Check or repeat installation steps:
Make sure the base power cord is connected to a working
electrical outlet.
Make sure the telephone line cord is connected to the base and the wall
jack.
Connect another phone to the same jack. If it doesn’t work, the problem
might be your wiring or local service.
The handset may be out of range of the base. Move closer to the base
Make sure the battery is properly charged (for 16 hours).
Make sure the battery pack (in the handset) is properly installed.
The handset should beep when you press the talk/callback button, and
the charge indicator on the base should be lit when the handset rests in
the cradle. If not, the battery may need to be charged.
Place handset in charge cradle for at least 20 seconds to reset the unit.
Dial tone is OK, but can ’t dial out
Make sure the TONE/PULSE dialing mode is set to the type of phone
service you are subscribed to.
Handset does not ring
Make sure the handset ringer software switch is set to on.
The handset may be out of range of the base. Move closer to the base.
•You may have too many extension phones on your line. Try unplugging
some extension phones.
Check for a dial tone.