BT 1200 User Manual page 40

Help
Telephone problems
• Base unit does not ring but
lights show on base unit.
• Base unit rings too
loudly / softly.
• Neither base or handset ring,
but lights show on base and
handset.
• Callers are faint.
• Interference.
• Buzzing.
• Whooshing.
• Echoing.
• Tinniness.
• No Quickdial store.
• No number stored on
and/or
CALL WAITING
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Possible cause
Telephone is not connected to the
telephone line.
The base ringer switch is set to
Line fault or faulty socket.
The ringer switch on the base unit is
set to
HI
The ringer volumes on both the
handset and base unit could be set
to minimum.
Check the REN (see page 42). If you
connect too many telephones or
devices to your line, they may not all
operate correctly.
If your telephone is connected to an
extension socket, it may have been
connected incorrectly.
The base unit telescopic aerial is not
extended as high as possible.
You are moving out of range.
Radio channel interference.
Radio channel interference.
The base unit or the handset are too
close to electrical equipment or
metal obstructions.
You may be trying to store the
number with the
Stored number may have
1471,
. inadvertently been overwritten.
OFF.
or
LO.
light on.
TALK
Solution
Plug the telephone into the
telephone socket.
Set the base ringer switch to
Try the telephone on another socket
or another line. If the telephone
works, contact BT or your telephone
network operator for repairs to the
line or socket.
Set the ringer switch on the base
unit accordingly.
Increase the ringer volume on the
base unit and handset.
If the REN exceeds 4, disconnect
one or more telephones or devices.
Check with your telephone engineer
that the extension socket has been
installed correctly.
Extend the base unit telescopic
aerial as far as possible.
Move closer to the base unit.
Press the
CHANNEL SEEKER
the handset, to select a clearer channel.
Press the
CHANNEL SEEKER
the handset, to select a clearer channel.
Relocate the base unit or move
around with the handset until
reception improves.
Ensure that the light is off
TALK
before storing the number.
Press the button, press
QUICKDIAL
the relevant Select Services button,
then press the
QUICKDIAL
again. This will reset the button.
or
HI LO.
button on
button on
button