Radio Shack ET-518 - Manual (Page 18)

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Problem Solution
The handset’s range
decreases. • Fully extend the base’s antenna in a vertical posi-
tion
• Return the handset to the cradle, and recharge
the battery
• Be sure the antenna is not touching a metal sur-
face.
Receiver sound flutters
or fades. • Be sure the battery is charged.
Can make calls, but
telephone does not
ring. • Handset’s POWER must be set to ON to ring.
Can receive calls, but
cannot make calls. • Set TONE/PULSE on the base correctly for your
type of service.
You cannot answer/
make a call and the
handset sounds an
error tone when you lift
it from the base or
press
TALK .
• The phone might be receiving interference from
another RF signal; or, if the handset is away from
the base during a long period of AC power failure,
the phone might lose its access protection code.
Return the handset to the base for a few sec-
onds.
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