Appendix
Troubleshooting
My cordless
handset beeps
five times and
is not perform-
ing normally.
CAN'T CONNECT
displays on my
cordless hand-
set.
The batteries
will not hold a
charge.
• Make sure the power cord is securely plugged into the base. Plug the
unit into a different, working electrical outlet not controlled by a wall
switch.
• Move the cordless handset closer to the telephone base. You might
have moved out of range.
• Reset the telephone base. Unplug the unit's electrical power. Wait for
15 seconds then plug it back in. Allow up to one minute for the cord-
less handset and base to reset.
• Other electronic products can cause interference to your cordless
phone. Try installing your telephone as far away from these types of
electronic devices as possible: wireless routers, radios, radio towers,
pager towers, cellular telephones, intercoms, room monitors, televi-
sions, personal computers, kitchen appliances and other cordless
telephones.
• Place the cordless handset in base cradle for one minute to allow the
cordless handset and base to resynchronize channels.
• Move the cordless handset closer to the telephone base. It might
have moved out of range.
• If the cordless handset is in its charger and the charging light does
not come on, refer to the charge light is off in this troubleshooting
guide.
• Reset the base. Unplug the unit's electrical power. Wait for 15 sec-
onds then plug it back in. Allow up to one minute for the cordless
handset and base to reset.
• Other electronic products can cause interference with your cordless
telephone. Try installing your telephone as far away from these types of
electronic devices as possible: wireless routers, radios, radio towers,
page towers, cellular telephones, intercoms, room monitors, televisions,
personal computers, kitchen appliances and cordless telephones.
• Charge the battery in the cordless handset for at least 16 hours. For
optimum daily performance, return the cordless handset to its base
when not in use.
•
Make sure the handset is placed in the charger correctly. The
CHARGING light on the charger should be on.
•
If the cordless handset is in the charger but the CHARGE light is not
on, refer to "The CHARGING light is off" in this section.
•
It may be necessary to purchase a new battery pack, please refer to
the batteries section of this user's manual.
• Your telephone might be malfunctioning. Please refer to the Warranty
section of this user's manual for further instruction.
• If the cordless handset is in its charger and the charging light does not
come on, refer to "The charge light is off" in this troubleshooting guide.
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