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Troubleshooting
Problem Suggeston
The telephone does • Make sure the rnger s on (see page 9 for handset and page 29 for telephone base).
not rng when there s
• Make sure the telephone lne cord and power adapter are plugged n properly (page 3).
an ncomng call.
• The cordless handset may be too far from the telephone base. Move t closer to the telephone
• There may be too many extenson telephones on the telephone lne to allow all of them to rng
• If the other telephones n your home are havng the same problem, the problem s n the wrng
• Other electronc products can cause nterference to your cordless telephone. Try nstallng your
• Test a workng telephone at the telephone jack. If another telephone has the same problem, the
• The telephone lne cord mght be malfunctonng. Try nstallng a new telephone lne cord.
• Remove and re-nsert the battery and place the cordless handset n the telephone base.
• Wat for the cordless handset to synchronze wth the telephone base. Allow up to one mnute
Make sure the rnger s on (see page 9 for handset and page 29 for telephone base).
Make sure the telephone lne cord and power adapter are plugged n properly (page 3).
The cordless handset may be too far from the telephone base. Move t closer to the telephone
base.
There may be too many extenson telephones on the telephone lne to allow all of them to rng
smultaneously. Try unpluggng some of them.
If the other telephones n your home are havng the same problem, the problem s n the wrng
or local servce. Contact the local telephone company (charges may apply).
Other electronc products can cause nterference to your cordless telephone. Try nstallng your
telephone as far away as possble from the followng electronc devces: wreless routers, rados,
rado towers, pager towers, cellular telephones, dgtal telephones, ntercoms, room montors,
televsons, VCRs, personal computers, ktchen applances, and other cordless telephones.
problem s n the telephone jack. Contact your local telephone company (charges may apply).
The telephone lne cord mght be malfunctonng. Try nstallng a new telephone lne cord.
Remove and re-nsert the battery and place the cordless handset n the telephone base.
Wat for the cordless handset to synchronze wth the telephone base. Allow up to one mnute
for ths to take place.
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