Appendix
Troubleshooting
The messages on the answering system are very difficult to hear.
/VOL on the handset or telephone base to increase the speaker volume.
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Press
on the handset or telephone base to increase the speaker volume.
The messages on the answering system are incomplete.
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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 four minutes.
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If the memory on the answering system becomes full during a message, the
answering system stops recording and disconnects the call.
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If the caller's voice is very soft, the answering system may stop recording and
disconnect the call.
The answering system does not respond to remote commands.
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Make sure your remote access code is correct (page 28).
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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.
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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.
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There may be interference on the telephone line you are using. Press the dial pad
keys firmly when dialing.
I subscribe to a nontraditional telephone service that uses my computer
to establish connections, and my telephone doesn't work.
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Make sure your computer is powered on.
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Make sure your Internet connection is working properly.
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Make sure that the software is installed and running for your nontraditional telephone
service.
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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.
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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.
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If you are using a firewall, it may prevent access to your nontraditional telephone
service. Contact your service provider for more information.
Common cures for electronic equipment.
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If the telephone is not responding normally, put the cordless handset in the telephone
base. If it does not respond, try the following (in the order listed):
- Disconnect the power to the telephone base.
- Disconnect the battery on the cordless handset.
- Wait a few minutes before connecting power to the telephone base.
- Install the battery again and place the cordless handset in the telephone base.
- Wait for the cordless handset to synchronize with the telephone base. Allow up to
one minute for this to take place.
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