In Case Of Difficulty - AT&T 1480 User Manual

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If you have difficulty operating this phone, try the suggestions below.
For Customer Service, visit our website at www.telephones.att.com or call
1 800 222–3111. Please retain your receipt as your proof of purchase.
If the phone doesn't work at all, check these items first:
• Make sure the ringer is on at the cordless handset and base.
• Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged firmly into the base
unit and the modular jack.
• Make sure the base antenna is fully upright.
If the handset does not beep when you press P, the battery
•
might need charging.
• Make sure the handset battery pack is installed correctly.
• Microwave appliances may cause interference with this phone.
If you experience interference, move away from the microwave
If the above suggestions don't solve the problem, try re-initializing
the handset and base:
1
Disconnect the power to the base.
2
Remove the handset battery pack.
3 Wait a few minutes.
4
Connect the power to the base.
5
Insert the handset battery pack.
If you hear a two-beep signal when you try to use the handset:
• You might be out of range. Move closer to the base and try again.
• If moving closer to the base doesn't help, try following the directions
above for re-initializing the handset and base.
If the phone does not ring when you receive a call:
• Make sure the handset and base ringers are on.
• Make sure the telephone line cord is connected firmly to the base
and the telephone jack.
• Make sure the AC adapter is plugged firmly into an outlet not
controlled by a wall switch.
• You might be too far from the base; move closer.
• You might have too many extension phones on your telephone line
to allow all of them to ring. Try unplugging some of them.
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