VTech ia5847 - Manual (Page 38)

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Problem Suggeston
My handset does not
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a call.
• Make sure you have the ringer activated. Refer to the section(s) on ringer selection in this
user’s manual.
• Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged firmly into the telephone base and the telephone
jack. Make sure the power cord is plugged in.
• You may be too far from the telephone base.
• Charge the battery in the handset for 16 hours. For optimum daily performance, return the
handset to its base when not in use.
• 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.
• 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.
• If the other phones in your home are having the issue, the problem is in your wiring or local
service. Contact your local telephone company (charges may apply.)
• Test a working phone at the phone jack. If another phone has the same problem, the problem
is the phone jack. Contact your local telephone company (charges may apply.)
• Other electronic products can cause interference with your cordless phone. Try installing
your phone as far away from these types of electronic devices as possible: wireless routers,
radios, radio towers, pager towers, cell phones, intercoms, room monitors, televisions, personal
computers, kitchen appliances and other cordless phones
• Your line cord might be malfunctioning. Try installing a new line cord.