Uniden 1560-3 English Owners Manual - Page 51

For static on only one handset or in a specific location: For static on more than one handset: • Check nearby for one of the common interference sources. • Try moving the handset away from a suspected source, or try moving the suspected source so it's not between the handset and the base. • Check near the base for the source of interference. • Try moving the base away from a suspected source, or try turning off the source if possible. • If you have any services that might use your phone line, see if you need a filter on the phone line. Troubleshooting Installing a telephone line filter or DSL filter Any broadband Internet service that uses your telephone. line might interfere with standard phones. The most common type of these services, DSL, often causes static on your telephone. Fortunately, an easy-to-install filter removes this static from the line. Technicians who install DSL service usually leave several filters for the customers; if you can't find them, call your DSL provider or look in any electronics store. Just plug the DSL filter into the telephone wall jack and then plug your phone's base into the filter. Make a test call to make sure the noise is gone. Telephone cord Telephone wall jack DSL filter Resetting the Handset You may need to reset your handset in the following instances: • You lose a handset and purchase a new one. • You get the message Registration Failed when you try to register the handset. • You are unable to register any handsets to the base. • When you register new handsets to the base, the handset IDs do not match. (For example, the handset registers as "Handset #4" but you only have two handsets.) • When you are instructed to by one of Uniden's call center representatives. 51