Uniden DECT1480-3 English Owners Manual - Page 22

N��o�is��e�o��r�S�t�a��ti�c��o�n��t�h�e��L�i�n�e� Interference is the most common cause of noise or static on a cordless phone. Here are some common sources of interference:  electrical appliances, especially microwave ovens  computer equipment, especially wireless LAN equipment and DSL modems  radio-based wireless devices, such as room monitors, wireless controllers, or wireless headphones or speakers  fluorescent light fixtures (especially if giving off a buzzing noise)  other services that use your phone line, like alarm systems, intercom systems, or broadband Internet service If static is on 1 handset or in 1 If static is on all handsets or in all location: locations: - Check nearby for one of the - Check near the base for the common interference sources. source of interference. - Try moving the handset away - Try moving the base away from a suspected source, or try from a suspected source, or moving the suspected source so turn off the source if possible. it's not between the handset and - If the base has an adjustable the base. antenna, try raising the - There is always more noise at antenna so it stands straight the edges of the base's range. up. If an Out of Range message - If you have any service that displays, try moving closer to the uses the phone line, you might base. need a filter (see below). Installing a Line Filter or DSL Filter Sometimes, broadband Internet services that use the telephone line can interfere with phones. One of these services−DSL−often causes static on telephones. A DSL filter or telephone line filter usually solves this problem. The technician who installed your DSL service might have left some filters for you; if not, call your DSL provider or look in any electronics store. 22