VTech MI6896 Cordless Telephone User Manual


 
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Problem Suggestion
My caller ID isn’t
working.
Caller ID is a subscription service. You must subscribe to this service for this feature to work
on your phone.
Your caller must be calling from an area that supports caller ID.
Both you and your caller’s telephone companies must use caller ID compatible equipment.
My answering
machine is not
recording messages.
Make sure system is turned ON (the ANS ON/OFF key is illuminated).
Make sure the announce only feature is set to OFF.
I cannot hear recorded
messages.
Using the telephone base volume control, raise the volume to a comfortable listening level.
CL is ashing in
the telephone base
message display
window.
You need to set the day and time. Refer to the section(s) on setting day and time in this
user’s manual.
Make sure announce only feature is set to OFF.
Common cure for
electronic equipment.
If the unit does not seem to be responding normally, then try putting the handset in its telephone
base. If it does not seem to respond, do the following (in the order listed):
1. Disconnect the power to the telephone base.
2. Disconnect the handset battery, and spare battery, if applicable.
3. Wait a few minutes.
4. Connect power to the telephone base.
5. Re-install the battery(ies).
6. Wait for the handset to re-establish its link with the telephone base. To be safe, allow up to
one minute for this to take place.
Troubleshooting