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Tr oubleshooting – Uniden DS 805 User Manual

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NEW

PHONE

If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps
first before calling Uniden customer service -

QUICK REFERENCE CHART

No dial tone

Check that the phone line cord connectors at both ends
are pushed in until they click.
If you have had a power failure or have unplugged the

base unit, replace the handset on the base unit for two
to five seconds to reset the system.

Check the handset has been registered (see page 11).

PROBLEM

No power on the
handset

Does not charge

Check the battery pack plug, inside the battery
compartment of the handset, is fully pushed in.
The handset rechargeable Ni-Cad battery pack may need

to be charged.
Check the AC Adaptor is plugged in at both ends and

switched On.

SUGGESTION

Make sure the charging contacts on both the handset and
the base unit are in contact during charging.
The charging contacts may need to be cleaned with a dry

cloth or pencil eraser.
The battery pack may need to be discharged first before

a full charge can be accomplished.
Check the AC Adaptor is plugged in at both ends and
switched On.

Range is limited

Make sure the base antenna is vertical.
Move the base unit so that it is centrally located in your
residence or office and make sure that the base unit is

not located near electrical appliances.

Calls received,
flutter or fade

The handset rechargeable battery pack may need
charging.
You may be out of normal operating range. Move closer

Cannot store or
recall phone

numbers from
memory

When storing phone numbers, make sure that the handset
is in the standby position.
When recalling stored numbers, check first for a dial

tone.

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