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Batteries
Battery Care and Maintenance
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A fully charged battery provides an average talk time of about six hours.
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The battery needs charging when:
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A new battery is installed in the handset.
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The phone beeps twice every five seconds.
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The screen displays BATTERY LOW and the low battery icon.
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Place the handset in the base so the CHARGING light turns on.The battery
is typically fully charged in 15 hours.
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You can keep the battery fully charged by returning the handset to the base
after each use.
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If you repeatedly get a low battery indicator, even after charging overnight,
the battery should be replaced.
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire or injury to persons or damage to
the telephone, read and follow these instructions carefully:
Charge the battery provided with or identified for use with this
product only in accordance with the instructions and
limitations specified in the User's Manual.
Replacing the Handset Battery
1.
Remove the battery compartment cover on the handset by pressing on the
indentation and sliding the cover downward.
2.
Lift out the old Battery and disconnect.
3.
Align the two holes in the new battery's plug with the socket pins, and snap
the plug into place. Snap the battery in the compartment, as described in
Installation, on page 6.
4.
Replace the cover by sliding it up into place.
5.
The new battery must be charged before using the phone. Place the hand-
set in the base and allow it to charge for at least 15 hours the first charge.
The telephone might operate before that, but for best performance, let the
battery charge fully.
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In Case Of Difficulty
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If you have difficulty operating your phone, the suggestions below should solve the
problem. If you still have difficulty after trying these suggestions, call VTech Communica-
tions at 1-800-595-9511. In Canada, call VTech Telecommunications Canada Ltd. at 1-
800-267-7377.
The phone doesn't work at all
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Make sure the power cord is plugged in.
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Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged firmly into the base unit and the
telephone wall jack.
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Make sure the batteries are properly charged. If you get a LOW BATTERY message
or indication, the batteries need charging.
No dial tone
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First try all the suggestions above.
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If you still don't hear a dial tone, disconnect the base unit from the telephone jack
and connect a different phone. If there is no dial tone on that phone either, the
problem is in your wiring or local service. Contact your local telephone company.
You get noise, static, or a weak signal even when you're near the base unit
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Household appliances plugged into the same circuit as the base unit can sometimes
cause interference. Try moving the appliance or the base unit to another outlet.
You get noise, static, or a weak signal when you're away from the base
unit
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You may be out of range. Either move closer to the base, or relocate the base
unit.
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The layout of your home may be limiting the range. Try moving the base unit to
another position.
The handset does not ring when you receive a call
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Make sure you have the ringer activated. Refer to the section(s) on ringer
selection in this User's Manual.
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Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged firmly into the base unit and the
telephone jack. Make sure the power cord is plugged in.
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You may be too far from the base unit.
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You may have too many extension phones on your telephone line to allow all of
them to ring. Try unplugging some of the other phones.
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The layout of your home or office might be limiting the operating range. Try
moving the base to another location, preferably on an upper floor.
You hear other calls while using your phone
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Disconnect your base unit from the telephone jack, and plug in a regular telephone.
If you still hear other calls, the problem is probably in your wiring or local service.
Call your local telephone company.
You hear noise in the handset, and none of the keys or buttons work
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Make sure the power cord is plugged in.
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