GE 29438 Telephone User Manual


 
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APPENDIX B: TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Problem Solution
No dial tone when • You must press a line button to get a dial tone.
you pick up handset
No dial tone when • Make sure AC power is plugged in correctly.
you press a line button Check hook switch. Does it pop up when handset
is picked up?
Make sure phone line cord is connected.
Can't hear other party Check handset or speaker volume.
Can’t be heard by Make sure handset cord is securely plugged
in.
other party
Make sure phone cord is securely plugged in.
Make sure MUTE indicator is off.
Will not dial. Make sure TONE/PULSE is set to correct position.
Phone doesn’t ring Check RINGER VOLUME.
Make sure ringer is turned on.
Make sure Do Not Disturb feature is off.
Could have too many phones on one line. (See
FCC registration information regarding REN)
Low handset or Check the volume settings .
speaker volume
Line indicator lights but • Is ringer off? Is Do Not Disturb feature active?
phone doesn’t ring.
Telephone continues to You must press the line number to answer a call.
ring after handset is
picked up.
LOW Battery Symbol appears If flashing,—battery is low and needs to be
changed.
If not flashing — battery is dead or not installed.
Memory dialing Make sure you entered numbers correctly.
Busy Redial doesn’t Make sure that you have a pause inserted if
redial correctly necessary