VTech DS6151 Cordless Telephone User Manual


 
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Appendix
Troubleshooting
The messages on the answering system are very difcult to hear.
Press /VOL on the handset or telephone base to increase the speaker volume.on the handset or telephone base to increase the speaker volume.
The messages on the answering system are incomplete.
If a caller leaves a very long message, part of it may be lost when the answering
system disconnects the call after four minutes.
If the memory on the answering system becomes full during a message, the
answering system stops recording and disconnects the call.
If the caller’s voice is very soft, the answering system may stop recording and
disconnect the call.
The answering system does not respond to remote commands.
Make sure your remote access code is correct (page 28).
Make sure you are calling from a touch-tone telephone. When dialing a number, there
should be tones. If there are clicks, then it is not a touch-tone telephone and cannot
activate the answering system.
The answering system may not detect the remote access code when your
announcement is playing. Wait until the announcement is over before entering
the code.
There may be interference on the telephone line you are using. Press the dial pad
keys firmly when dialing.
I subscribe to a nontraditional telephone service that uses my computer
to establish connections, and my telephone doesn’t work.
Make sure your computer is powered on.
Make sure your Internet connection is working properly.
Make sure that the software is installed and running for your nontraditional telephone
service.
Make sure to plug your USB telephone adapter into a dedicated USB port on
your computer. Do not plug into a multiple port USB hub (USB splitter) that is
not powered.
In a few rare instances, the USB port on your computer may not have enough power.
In these instances, try using a USB hub with its own external power supply.
If you are using a firewall, it may prevent access to your nontraditional telephone
service. Contact your service provider for more information.
Common cures for electronic equipment.
If the telephone is not responding normally, put the cordless handset in the telephone
base. If it does not respond, try the following (in the order listed):
- Disconnect the power to the telephone base.
- Disconnect the battery on the cordless handset.
- Wait a few minutes before connecting power to the telephone base.
- Install the battery again and place the cordless handset in the telephone base.
- Wait for the cordless handset to synchronize with the telephone base. Allow up to
one minute for this to take place.