User's Manual
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Appendix
Troubleshooting
f Excessive background noise will cause a speakerphone to fade in and out.
the speakerphone. Also, try to avoid interrupting the person at the other end
of the conversation while they are speaking. If background noise cannot be
controlled, you should stop speakerphone operation and return to normal
handset mode.
f When using a speakerphone, controlling background noise in your
environment is essential. While you are listening to your party, press
MUTE/DELETE
to speak, remember to press
MUTE/DELETE
to turn the microphone on.
The charge light is o.
f Make sure the power and line cords are plugged in correctly and securely.
f Unplug the electrical power. Wait for 15 seconds, then plug it back in. Allow up
to one minute for the handset and telephone base to reset.
f Clean the handset and telephone base charging contacts each month using
a pencil eraser or cloth.
My caller ID isn’t working.
f Caller ID is a subscription service. You must subscribe to this service from
your telephone service provider for this feature to work on your phone.
f The caller must be calling from an area that supports caller ID.
f Both your and your caller’s telephone service providers must use caller ID
compatible equipment.
f If you subscribe to high-speed Internet service (digital subscriber line - DSL)
telephone line cord and the telephone wall jack
(see page 11).
prevents noise and caller ID problems caused by DSL interference. Please
System does not receive caller ID when on a call.
f Make sure you subscribe to caller ID with call waiting features provided by
your telephone service provider. Caller ID features work only if both you
companies use compatible equipment.