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Appendix, Troubleshooting – VTech IS7121_-2-22 Manual User Manual

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Appendix

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Troubleshooting

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

Make sure that the ringer is not off. Refer to

Handset ringer volume and

Telephone base ringer volume on page 28 in this user’s manual.
Make sure you plug in the telephone line cord securely into the telephone base

and the telephone jack. Make sure you plug in the power cord securely.
The cordless handset may be too far from the telephone base.
Charge the battery in the cordless handset for at least 11 hours. For optimum daily

performance, return the cordless handset to the telephone base when not in use.
You may have too many extension phones on your telephone line to allow all of

them to ring simultaneously. Try unplugging some of the other phones.
The layout of your home or office might be limiting the operating range. Try

moving the telephone base to another location, preferably to a higher location.
If other phones in your home are having the same problem, contact your telephone

service provider (charges may apply).
Test a working phone at the phone jack. If another phone has the same problem,

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.
Remove and install the battery again. Place the cordless handset in the telephone

base or charger. Wait for the cordless handset to reestablish its connection with the

telephone base. Allow up to one minute for this to take place.
Your line cord may be defective. Try installing a new line cord.

My calls cut in and out while I’m using my cordless handset.

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.
Do not install this phone near a microwave oven or on the same electrical

outlet. You may experience decreased performance while the microwave oven

is operating.
If you plug your phone in with a modem or surge protector, plug the phone (or

modem/surge protector) into a different location. If this does not solve the problem,

relocate your phone or modem farther apart from one another, or use a different

surge protector.
Relocate your telephone base to a higher location. The phone may have better

reception when installed in a high area.
If other phones in your home are having the same problem, contact your telephone

service provider (charges may apply).