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MSPS: Handset Set to Speaker Mode When Answering Call

Article ID: 194777

Article Last Modified on 7/25/2001


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SYMPTOMS

When you answer a call using the Microsoft Cordless Phone System handset, you can hear the caller's voice, but the caller may not be able to hear your voice.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you press the PHONE button to answer the call when the handset is in the charging cradle or while you remove the handset from the charging cradle. When you do this, you switch the Cordless Phone System to speaker mode.

RESOLUTION

To prevent this issue from occurring, make sure you remove the handset from the charging cradle before you press the PHONE button to answer the call.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft Cordless Phone System version 1.0.

MORE INFORMATION

When the Cordless Phone System is operating in speaker mode, you can hear the caller, but the caller cannot hear your voice.

NOTE: If you press the PHONE button when the handset is set to speaker mode, you may disconnect the call.

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