Telephone problems possible cause solution, Help – BT Freestyle 130 User Manual

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Telephone problems

Possible cause

Solution

• Base-unit rings too

loudly / softly

The ringer switch on the base unit is
set to

HI

or

LO

Set the ringer switch on the base
unit accordingly.

• Neither base unit or handset

ring, but lights show on base
unit and handset.

The ringer volumes on both the
handset and base unit could be set
to minimum.

Check the REN (see page 27). If you
connect too many telephones or
devices to your line they may not all
operate correctly.

If your telephone is connected to an
extension socket, it may have been
connected incorrectly.

Increase the ringer volume on the
base unit and handset.

If the REN exceeds 4, disconnect
one or more telephones or devices.

Check with your telephone engineer
that the extension socket has been
installed correctly.

• Base unit does not ring but

lights show on base unit.

Telephone is not connected to the
telephone line.

The base unit ringer switch is set to

OFF.

Line fault or faulty socket.

Plug the telephone into the
telephone socket.

Set the base unit ringer switch to

HI

or

LO.

Try the telephone on another socket
or another line. If the telephone
works, contact BT or your telephone
network operator for repairs to the
line or socket.

• No number stored on

1471,

CALL WAITING

and/or

CALL MY

BILL

button.

Stored number may have
inadvertently been overwritten.

Press the

QUICKDIAL

button, press

the relevant Select Services button,
then press the

QUICKDIAL

button

again. This will reset the button.

• No Quickdial store.

You may be trying to store the
number with the

TALK

light on.

Ensure that the

TALK

light is off

before storing the number.

• Callers are faint.
• Interference.

• Buzzing.

• Whooshing.

• Echoing.

• Tinniness.

The base unit telescopic aerial is not
extended as high as possible.

You are moving out of range.

Radio channel interference.

Radio channel interference.

The base unit or the handset are too
close to electrical equipment or
metal obstructions.

Extend the base unit telescopic
aerial as far as possible.

Move closer to the base unit.

Press the

CHANNEL SEEKER

button on

the handset, to select a clearer channel.

Press the

CHANNEL SEEKER

button on

the handset, to select a clearer channel.

Relocate the base unit or move
around with the handset until
reception improves.

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