Bell 8084150 User Manual page 51

The display shows The handset may be out of
Out of range range. Move it closer to the
or and no pwr telephone base.
at base.
Make sure the power cord
is securely plugged into the
telephone base. Use a working
electrical outlet not controlled by
a wall switch.
The outgoing When recording the
announcement is announcement, make sure you
not clear. speak in a normal tone of voice
towards the microphone of
the handset.
Make sure there is no
background noise
when recording.
The answering Make sure the answering
system does not system is on. When the
answering system is on, ANS
record messages.
ON should display on the
handset and the telephone base.
When the answering machine
memory is full, it does not record
new messages until some old
messages are deleted.
If you subscribe to voicemail
service, change the number
of rings so that your answering
system answers before your
voicemail service answers.
To determine how many rings
activate your voicemail service,
contact your telephone
service provider.
Press /VOLUME on the
The messages
handset or VOL+ on the
on the answering
system are very telephone base to increase the
difficult to hear. listening volume.
The answering Make sure you have set the date
and time. See Configure your
system does not
telephone section.
announce the
correct day of
the week for
recorded messages
time stamp.
The messages
on the
answering system
are incomplete.
The answering
system does
not respond to
remote commands.
I subscribe to a non-
traditional telephone
service that uses
my computer
to establish
connections, and
my telephone
doesn't work.
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If a caller leaves a very long
message, part of it may be lost
when the answering system
disconnects the call after the
preset recording time.
If the memory on the answering
system becomes full during a
message, the answering system
stops recording and disconnects
the call.
Make sure you enter the correct
remote access code.
Make sure you are calling
from a touch-tone telephone.
When dialing a number, there
should be tones. If there are
clicks, then it is not a touch-tone
telephone and cannot activate
the answering system.
The answering system may
not detect the remote access
code when your announcement
is playing. Wait until the
announcement is over before
entering the code.
Make sure your computer is
turned ON and your Internet is
working properly.
Make sure to plug your USB
telephone adapter into a
dedicated USB port on your
computer. Do not plug into a
multiple port USB hub (USB
splitter) that is not powered.
In a few rare instances, the
USB port on your computer
may not have enough power.
In these instances, try using a
USB hub with its own external
power supply.
If you are using a firewall, it may
prevent access to your non-
traditional telephone service.
Contact your service provider for
more information.