User manual VTECH LS6217

[. . . ] c o m Model: LS6217 Congratulations on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please read the Important safety instructions on page 33 of this manual. This manual has all the feature operations and troubleshooting necessary to install and operate your new VTech telephone. Please review this manual thoroughly to ensure proper installation and operation of this innovative and feature rich VTech product. [. . . ] · If the above measures do not correct the problem, replace the battery. The battery does not charge in the handset or the handset battery does not accept charge. · Make sure the handset is placed in the telephone base correctly. · Remove and reinstall the battery, then charge for up to 16 hours. · If the handset is in the telephone base but the CHARGE light on the handset is not on, refer to The CHARGE light is off in this section. · If the battery is completely depleted, it can take up to 10 minutes to charge the handset before LOW BATTERY appears on the screen (page 3). Refer to the Battery section (page 27). 28 Appendix Troubleshooting The CHARGE light is off. · Clean the charging contacts on the handset and telephone base each month with a pencil eraser or a dry non-abrasive fabric. · Make sure the power adapter and telephone line cord are plugged in correctly and securely. Allow up to one minute for the handset and telephone base to reset. There is no dial tone. · · · · First, try all the above suggestions. Disconnect the telephone base from the telephone wall jack and connect a different telephone. If there is no dial tone on this telephone either, the problem is in your wiring or local service. Contact your local telephone company. The telephone does not ring when there is an incoming call. · Make sure the handset ringer volume is not set to the lowest level (page 10). · Make sure the telephone line cord and power adapter are plugged in properly (page 2). · There might be too many extension phones on the telephone line to allow all of them to ring simultaneously. · If the other telephones in your home are having the same problem, the problem is in the wiring or local service. · Other electronic products can cause interference to your cordless telephone. Install your telephone as far away as possible from electronic devices such as: wireless routers, radios, cellular telephones, digital telephones, intercoms, room monitors, televisions, VCRs, personal computers, kitchen appliances, and other cordless telephones. If another telephone has the same problem, the problem is in the telephone wall jack. · Re-install the battery and place the handset in the telephone base. Allow up to one minute for this to take place. 29 Appendix Troubleshooting I cannot dial out. · First, try all the above suggestions. It is normal if the handset takes a second or two to synchronize with the telephone before producing a dial tone. · If the other telephones in your home are having the same problem, the problem is in the wiring or local service. Mute the cordless handset before dialing, or dial from another room in your home with less background noise. My handset beeps and is not performing normally. · Make sure the power cord is securely plugged into the telephone base. Plug the telephone base into a different working electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch. [. . . ] In most, but not all areas, the sum of all RENs should be five (5. 0) or less. If you have specially wired alarm dialing equipment connected to your telephone line, ensure the connection of this equipment does not disable your alarm equipment. If you have questions about what will disable alarm equipment, consult your telephone company or a qualified installer. If this equipment is malfunctioning, it must be unplugged from the modular jack until the problem has been corrected. [. . . ]