VOICE MAIL/IN USE indicator on the base flashes
•Provided your phone company offers voice mail indicator
service and you subscribe to it,
VOICE MAIL/IN USE
indicator flashes when the phone is not in use to indicate there
is a message waiting. It stops flashing after the message has
been reviewed.
Causes of poor reception
• Aluminum siding.
• Foil backing on insulation.
• Heating ducts and other metal construction can shield radio signals.
•You are too close to appliances such as microwaves, stoves,
computers, etc.
• Atmospheric conditions, such as strong storms.
• Base is installed in the basement or lower floor of the house.
• Base is plugged into an AC outlet with other electronic devices.
• Baby monitor is using the same frequency.
• Handset battery is low.
•You are out of range of the base.
MAINTENANCE
To keep your telephone working and looking good, follow these
guidelines:
•Avoid putting the phone near heating appliances and devices that
generate electrical noise (for example, motors or fluorescent
lamps).
• Do not expose to direct sunlight or moisture.
•Avoid dropping the phone, and other rough treatment to the phone.
• Clean the phone with a soft cloth.
• Never use a strong cleaning agent or abrasive powder because this
will damage the finish.
• Periodically clean the charge contacts on the handset and base with
a clean pencil eraser.
• Retain the original packaging in case you need to ship the phone at
a later date.
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• Is the battery pack installed correctly?
• Did the handset beep when you pressed
TALK/CALL BACK?
Did the
VOICEMAIL/IN USE indicator come on? The battery
may need to be charged.
Dial tone is OK, but cannot dial out
• Make sure the
TONE/PULSE switch on the back of the base
unit is set to TONE or PULSE according to your phone service.
Handset does not ring
• Make sure the
RINGER switch on the handset is turned to ON.
•You may have too many extension phones on your line. Try
unplugging some phones.
• See solutions for
No dial tone.
You experience static, noise, or fading in and out
• Change channels.
• Is handset out of range? Move closer to the base.
If you hear 3 short beeps when you press
TALK, you are out of
range.
• Does the base need to be relocated?
• Charge battery.
• Make sure base is not plugged into an outlet with another
household appliance.
Phone beeps
• Place handset in base for a minimum of 20 seconds to reset
the security code. If that does not work, charge battery for
12 continuous hours.
• Clean charging contacts on handset and base with a soft cloth,
or an eraser.
• See solutions for
No dial tone.
• Replace battery.
Dialing from directory
• Did you program the directory keys correctly?
• Did you follow proper dialing sequence?
• Make sure the
TONE/PULSE switch is set to TONE or PULSE
according to your phone service.
• Did you reprogram directory after power outage or battery
replacement?
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