AT&T EL51103 Quick Start Manual page 22

I cannot dial out.
• First try all the suggestions in the item The display shows no line. I cannot get a
dial tone.
• Make sure you have a dial tone before dialing. The cordless handset may take a
second or two to find the telephone base and produce a dial tone. This is normal.
Wait an extra second before dialing.
• Check that all the telephones connected to the same telephone line are hung up.
• Make sure to set the dial mode to the correct setting (pulse dialing or tone dialing)
for the service in your area.
• Eliminate any background noise. Noise from a television, radio or other appliances
may cause the telephone not to dial out properly. If you cannot eliminate the
background noise, first try muting the cordless handset before dialing, or dialing from
another room with less background noise.
• If other telephones in your home are having the same problem, the problem is in
your wiring or telephone service. Contact your telephone service provider (charges
may apply).
my cordless handset isn't performing normally.
• Make sure the power cord is securely plugged into the telephone base. Plug the power
adapter 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 electrical power. Wait for 15 seconds, then
plug it back in. Allow up to one minute for the cordless handset and telephone base
to reset.
• Other electronic products such as HAM radios and other DECT phones, can cause
interference to your cordless telephone. Try installing your telephone as far away as
possible from these types of electronic devices.
out of range or no pwr at base appears on my cordless handset.
• Ensure that the telephone base is powered on.
• Place the cordless handset in the telephone base for one minute to allow the
cordless handset and base to synchronize.
• Move the cordless handset closer to the telephone base. You might have moved out
of range.
• Reset the telephone base. Unplug the electrical power. Wait for 15 seconds, then
plug it back in. Allow up to one minute for the cordless handset and telephone base
to reset.
• Other electronic products such as HAM radios and other DECT phones, can cause
interference to your cordless telephone. Try installing your telephone as far away as
possible from these types of electronic devices.
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