VTech VT 2960 Cordless Telephone User Manual


 
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YOU GET NOISE, STATIC, OR A
WEAK SIGNAL EVEN WHEN YOU’RE
NEAR THE BASE UNIT.
Place the Handset in the Base mo-
mentarily to reset the security code.
Then press LINE to get a line.
Household appliances plugged into the
same circuit as the Base Unit can some-
times cause interference. Try moving
the appliance or the Base Unit to an-
other outlet.
YOU GET NOISE, STATIC, OR A
WEAK SIGNAL WHEN YOU’RE
AWAY FROM THE BASE UNIT.
You may be out of range. Either
move close to the base, or relocate
the Base Unit.
The layout of your home may be lim-
iting the range. Try moving the Base
Unit to the second or third floor, or to
some other location.
THE HANDSET DOES NOT RING
WHEN YOU RECEIVE A CALL.
Ensure that the ringer is turned on.
Make sure the telephone line cord is
plugged firmly into the Base Unit and
the telephone jack. Make sure the
power cord is plugged in.
You may be too far from the Base
Unit.
You may have too many extension
phones on your telephone line to al-
low all of them to ring. Try unplug-
ging some of the other phones.
THE BASE DOES NOT RING
Make sure the BASE RINGER
switch is not set to off.
There may be too many extension
phones on your line. Try unplugging
one of the other phones.
If you have difficulty operating your
phone, the suggestions below should
solve the problem. If you still have diffi-
culty after trying these suggestions, In
the US call:
VTech Communications at
1-800-595-9511
In Canada call VTECH Electronics at
1-500-267-7377
THE PHONE DOESN’T WORK AT
ALL.
Make sure the power cord is plugged
in.
Make sure the telephone line cord is
plugged firmly into the Base Unit and
the telephone wall jack.
Make sure the battery pack is prop-
erly charged. If the LOW BATTERY
is displayed on the Handset, the
battery pack needs charging.If a
LINE LED (on the Base Unit) and
a LINE indicator(on the Handset)
do not light when you press a LINE
key, you should charge the battery
pack.
If you recently installed a new bat-
tery pack, make sure it is installed
correctly.
NO DIAL TONE.
First check all the suggestions above.
If you still don’t hear a dial tone, dis-
connect the Base Unit from the tel-
ephone jack and connect a different
phone. If there is no dial tone on that
phone either, the problem is in your
wiring or local service. Call your lo-
cal telephone company.
IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY