User's Manual
26
Frequently asked 
questions
Below are the questions most frequently 
asked about the cordless telephone. 
If you cannot find the answer to your 
question, visit our website at 
www.vtechphones.com or call 
1 (800) 595-9511 for customer service.
My telephone 
does not work 
at all.
Make sure the telephone 
base is installed properly, 
and battery is installed 
and charged correctly. 
For optimum daily 
performance, return the 
handset to the telephone 
base after use.
The display 
shows No line. 
I cannot hear 
the dial tone.
Disconnect the 
telephone line cord from 
your telephone and 
connect it to another 
telephone. If there is 
no dial tone on that 
other telephone either, 
then the telephone line 
cord may be defective. 
Try installing a new 
telephone lind cord.
If changing telephone 
line cord does not 
help, the wall jack (or 
the wiring to this wall 
jack) may be defective. 
Contact your telephone 
service provider.
You may be using a new 
cable or VoIP service, 
the existing telephone 
jacks in your home may 
no longer work. Contact 
your service provider for 
solutions.
I cannot dial 
out.
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 base before 
producing a dial tone. 
Wait an extra second 
before dialing.
Eliminate any 
background noise. 
Mute the handset 
before dialing, or dial 
from another room in 
your home with less 
background noise.
The display 
shows To 
register HS and 
See manual 
alternately. The 
handset does 
not work at all.
The handset is 
deregistered from the 
telephone base. Follow 
the steps in Register 
a handset to register 
the handset back to the 
telephone base.
The display 
shows Low 
battery.
Place the handset in 
the telephone base or 
charger for charging.
The battery 
does not 
charge in the 
handset or the 
handset battery 
does not 
accept charge.
Make sure the handset is 
placed in the telephone 
base or charger correctly.
If the battery is completely 
depleted, charge the 
battery for at least 30 
minutes before use.
You may need to 
purchase a new battery.
The telephone 
does not ring 
when there is 
an incoming 
call.
Make sure the ringer 
volume is not set to off.
The handset may be too 
far from the telephone 
base. Move it closer to 
the telephone base.
My handset 
beeps and is 
not performing 
normally.
Move the handset closer 
to the telephone base. It 
may be out of range.










