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Low battery, The charge light is off or blinking - troubleshooting

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Appendix Troubleshooting My cordless handset isn't performing normally. • Make sure you plug the power cord securely into the telephone base. Plug the power adapter into a different, working electrical outlet without a wall switch. • Move the cordless handset closer to the telephone base. You might have moved out of range. • Reset the telephone base. Unplug the electrical power. Wait for 15 seconds then plug it back in. Allow up to one minute for the cordless handset and telephone base to reset. • Other electronic products such as HAM Radios and other DECT phones can cause interference with your cordless phone. Try installing your phone as far away as possible from these types of electronic devices. Out of range OR No pwr at base appears on my cordless handset. • Ensure you plug the telephone base in properly and the power is on. • Place the cordless handset closer to the telephone base for synchronization. • Move the cordless handset closer to the telephone base. You might have moved out of range. • Reset the telephone base. Unplug the electrical power. Wait for 15 seconds then plug it back in. Allow up to one minute for the cordless handset and telephone base to reset. • Other electronic products such as HAM Radios and other DECT phones can cause interference with your cordless phone. Try installing your phone as far away as possible from these types of electronic devices. The batteries do not hold a charge. • If the cordless handset is in the handset charger and the charge light is not on, refer to The charge light is off or blinking (page 79). • Charge the battery in the cordless handset for at least 16 hours. For optimum daily performance, return the cordless handset to the charger when not in use. • If the battery is depleted, it might take approximately 30 minutes to charge the handset before it shows Low battery, refer to the table on page 7 for details. • You might need to purchase a new battery. Please refer to Battery installation and charging in this user's manual on pages 7-8. 77

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Troubleshooting
My cordless handset isn’t performing normally.
Make sure you plug the power cord securely into the telephone base.
Plug the power adapter into a different, working electrical outlet without a
wall switch.
Move the cordless handset closer to the telephone base. You might have
moved out of range.
Reset the telephone base. Unplug the electrical power. Wait for 15
seconds then plug it back in. Allow up to one minute for the cordless
handset and telephone base to reset.
Other electronic products such as HAM Radios and other DECT phones can
cause interference with your cordless phone. Try installing your phone as
far away as possible from these types of electronic devices.
Out of range OR No pwr at base appears on my cordless handset.
Ensure you plug the telephone base in properly and the power is on.
Place the cordless handset closer to the telephone base for synchronization.
Move the cordless handset closer to the telephone base. You might have
moved out of range.
Reset the telephone base. Unplug the electrical power. Wait for 15
seconds then plug it back in. Allow up to one minute for the cordless
handset and telephone base to reset.
Other electronic products such as HAM Radios and other DECT phones can
cause interference with your cordless phone. Try installing your phone as
far away as possible from these types of electronic devices.
The batteries do not hold a charge.
If the cordless handset is in the handset charger and the charge light is
not on, refer to
The charge light is off or blinking
(page 79).
Charge the battery in the cordless handset for at least 16 hours. For
optimum daily performance, return the cordless handset to the charger
when not in use.
If the battery is depleted, it might take approximately 30 minutes to charge the
handset before it shows
Low battery
, refer to the table on page 7 for details.
You might need to purchase a new battery. Please refer to
Battery
installation and charging
in this user’s manual on pages 7-8.
Appendix