AT&T AT&T 7650 - Manual (Page 11)

I N C A S E O F D I F F I C U L T Y
If you have difficulty operating this
phone, try the suggestions below.
If you still have trouble, call the
National Service Center at 1 800
222-3111.
To turn Answering System Offfrom a
remote location
1 Dial your telephone number.
2 When the answering system
responds, enter your 2-digit Remote
Access
Code. The system
announces whether or not you have
any messages, then beeps twice and
is ready to accept a command.
3 Press ¡#i, % to turn the system Off.
To turn Answering System On from a
remote location
1 Dial your telephone number.
2 Let the phone ring at least 10 times.
When the answering system
responds, enter your 2-digit Remote
Access
Code. The system
announces whether or not you have
any messages, then beeps twice and
is ready to accept a command.
3 Press ;#!, [ 0] to turn the system On.
If the phone doesn’t work at all, check
these items first:
• Make sure the AC Adapter on the
power cord is plugged into an
outlet not controlled by a wall
switch.
• Make sure the telephone line cord
is plugged firmly into the base unit
and the telephone jack.
• Make sure the base antenna is fuUy
extended.
• If the phone does not beep when
you press iPHONEi. the batteries
might need recharging.
• Tf th'? LOW B.MTLRY ligh' on.
the batteries need recharging.
• Make sure the battery pack is
installed correctly.
• If you have rotary service on your
phone line, make sure the dial
MODE switch is set to DP.
• If the above suggestions don’t solve
the problem, try resetting the
______security code (see below).________
If you hear a two-beep signal when you
try to use the handset:
• The handset and base are not
communicating properly. You
might be out of range while
attempting to dial. Move closer
to the base and try the call again.
■ If moving closer to the base
doesn’t help, the handset and base
might be set to different security
codes.To reset the code, try the
following:
- Place the handset in the base,
and check to make sure the
CHARGING light is on. Wait
15 seconds, then pick up the
handset and press '- phone I. The
phone should operate properly.
If it doesn’t, try the next step.
• Place the handset in the base,
and check to make sure the
CHARGING light is on.
Unplug the AC adapter from
the outlet, wait 15 seconds,
then plug it in again. The
CHARGING light should go
on. Wait another 15 seconds,
then pick up the handset and
press
PHONE'. The phone should
operate properly. If it doesn’t,
try the next step.
• Pick up the handset, open the
battery compartment, and un
plug the battery pack. Wait 15
seconds, then reinstall the
battery pack, close the battery
compartment, place the
handset in the base, and check
to make sure the CHARGING
hght is on. Wait another 15
seconds, then pick up the hand­
set and press ^
honei . The phone
should operate properly.
If you have no dial tone, check all the
previous suggestions. If you still don’t
hear a dial tone, disconnect the phone
and try another phone in the same jack.
If there is no dial tone on that phone
either, the problem is probably in your
wiring or local service. Call your local
telephone company.
If you hear noise or interference when
using the phone:
•• Make sure the base and handset
antennas are fully extended.
“ You may be out of range. Move
closer to the base.
• Press and release channel to change
to another of the 25 channels
available. If the noise is
exceptionally loud, move closer to
the base before changing channels.
« Household appliances plugged into
the same circuit as the base can
sometimes cause interference. Try
moving the appliance or the base
to another outlet.
■ The layout of your home or office
might be limiting the operating
range. Try moving the base to
another location, preferably on an
upper floor.
If you lose a call after changing
channels:
• You were probably cilmost out of
range. Move closer to the base
before changing channels. Before
placing the call again, set the
handset in the base for at least
15 seconds.
If the phone does not ring when you
receive a call:
% Make sure the ringer switch on the
base is set to on.
• Make sure the telephone line cord
is connected firmly to the base and
the telephone jack. Make sure the
power cord is plugged into an outlet
not controlled by a wall switch.
• You might be too far from the base.
Move closer to the base.
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sion phones on your telephone
line to allow all of them to ring.
Try unplugging some of the other
phones.
• Try changing the channel.