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Appendix
Troubleshooting
If you have difficulty with your phone, please try the suggestions below. For Customer
Service, visit our web site at www.telephones.att.com, or call 1-800-222-3111. In
Canada, call 1-866-288-4268.
Telephone does
not work at all • Make sure the battery pack is installed securely and charged correct-
ly (see page 7).
• Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into an outlet not controlled by
a wall switch.
• Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged firmly into the base unit
and the modular wall jack.
• If you have pulse-dial telephone service, make sure the dial mode is
set to dial pulse (see page 13).
Cordless
handset does
not ring • Make sure the ringer is on (see pages 12-13).
• Make sure the telephone line cord and AC adapter are plugged in
properly (see page 6).
• Move the cordless handset closer to the base.
• You might have too many extension phones on your telephone line to
allow all of them to ring. Try unplugging some of them.
Noise or
interference on
a cordless
handset call • You may be out of range. Move closer to the base.
• Appliances plugged into the same circuit as the base can cause
interference. Try moving the appliance or base to another outlet.
• 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.
• Disconnect the base from the modular jack and plug in a corded tele-
phone. If calls are still not clear, the problem is probably in your
wiring or local service. Call your local telephone service company.
• Do you have DSL service? If so, you need to have a DSL filter
installed at every phone jack that has a phone connected to it.
Contact your DSL service provider for filter information.
• Other nearby cordless telephones can cause interference. Try mov-
ing one of the cordless telephone bases.
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