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Appendix, Troubleshooting – VTech DS6421-26 Manual User Manual

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Appendix

Troubleshooting

There is no dial tone.

Try all the above suggestions.
Move the handset closer to the telephone base. It may be out of range.
The telephone line cord may be defective. Install a new telephone line cord.
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 telephone service. Contact your telephone service provider.

The telephone does not ring when there is an incoming call.

Make sure the handset ringer volume is not set to off (page 29) and the telephone

base ringer volume is not set to off (page 41).
Make sure the telephone line cord and power adapter are plugged in properly

(page 3).
The handset may be too far from the telephone base. Move it closer to the

telephone base.
There may be too many extension phones on the telephone line to allow all of them

to ring simultaneously. Unplug some of them.
If other telephones in your home are having the same problem, the problem is in

the wiring or telephone service. Contact your telephone service provider (charges

may apply).

Other electronic products such as HAM radios and other DECT phones can cause

interference with your cordless phone. Try installing your phone as far away as

possible from these types of electronic devices

.

Test a working telephone at the telephone wall jack. If another telephone has the

same problem, the problem is in the telephone wall jack. Contact your telephone

service provider (charges may apply).
The telephone line cord may be defective. Install a new telephone line cord.
Remove and install the battery again and then place the

handset in the telephone

base or charger.
Wait for the handset to synchronize with the telephone base. Allow up to one

minute for this to take place.

I cannot dial out.

Try all the above suggestions.
Make sure there is a dial tone before dialing. It is normal if the handset takes a

second or two to synchronize with the telephone before producing a dial tone. Wait

an extra second before dialing.
If other telephones in your home are having the same problem, the problem is in

the wiring or telephone service. Contact your telephone service provider (charges

may apply).
Eliminate any background noise. Mute the cordless handset before dialing, or dial

from another room in your home with less background noise.