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Uniden 248 User Manual

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A D D I T I O N A L I N F O R A M T I O N [ 47 ]

ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G

If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps first.

Symptom

The

status

LED won’t light

when the handset is placed

in the base unit.

The audio sounds weak

and/or scratchy.

Can’t make or receive calls.

The handset doesn’t ring or

receive a page.

The Caller ID/CIDCW does

not display.

Suggestion

• Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into the base unit and wall

outlet.

• Make sure the handset is properly seated in the base unit.

• Make sure the charging contacts on the handset and base unit are

clean.

• Press

during a call to help eliminate background noise.

• Make sure that the base unit antenna is in a vertical position.

• Move the handset and or base unit to a different location away from

metal objects or appliances and try again.

• Make sure that you are not too far from the base.

• Check both ends of the base unit telephone line cord.

• Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into the base unit and wall

outlet.

• Disconnect the AC adapter for a few minutes, then reconnect it.

• Reset the digital security code (See page 49).

• Make sure

is pressed.

• The battery pack may be weak. Charge the battery on the base unit

for more than 15 hours.

• The handset may be too far away from the base unit.

• Place the base unit away from appliances or metal objects.

• Reset the digital security code (See page 49).

• Make sure the ringer switch is on (See page 17).

• The handset was picked up before the second ring.

• The call was placed through a switch board.

• Call your local telephone company to verify your Caller ID service is

current.

• Make sure that the CIDCW option is set to ON.

talk

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