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Sony SPP-A941 Trouble
HI, I've had this cordless for two years and it just stopped working (2
months after the warranty expired). When I pick it up it gives four short beeps. The manual said it could be the base setup wrong, the handset too far from the base or to replace it so the phone could reset the random security code. I tried all and nothing worked. I tried a new battery and the same thing happened. The answering machine and base work fine. When I replace the handset it says charging but it doesn't show in use when I pick it up. Can anyone help?? Should I just get a new one? Thanks |
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Sony SPP-A941 Trouble
This can be a problem with the receiver/transmitter section, and or with the
uPC in the handset or base. This would be difficult for you to test and diagnose the fault without the proper tools to determine where the failure is. You have to have a way to measure what is going on, or to substitute the devices involved to make a determination. The Sony factory service in our area has a flat rate service for these phones. I found however, that after a few years, it pays more to replace these phones than have them serviced. Their flat rate service over here is $70 no matter what the problem is. Most of the time, they replace the circuit board involved, and then re-dump the matched software back in to the new board. Most of their models, use a matched handset-base combination. This is part of their security. This is the reason why on many of their models, a handset from one phone may not work on another base. I also tell people to take an extended warranty with these phones, especially if it is not expensive. Sometimes they fail because of being dropped too often, or go through some abuse. Usually with the extended warranty, some of this type of abuse may be overlooked. Infact, I have several cordless phones myself, and they've failed a number of times. -- Greetings, Jerry Greenberg GLG Technologies GLG ========================================= WebPage http://www.zoom-one.com Electronics http://www.zoom-one.com/electron.htm ========================================= "Penny" wrote in message .com... HI, I've had this cordless for two years and it just stopped working (2 months after the warranty expired). When I pick it up it gives four short beeps. The manual said it could be the base setup wrong, the handset too far from the base or to replace it so the phone could reset the random security code. I tried all and nothing worked. I tried a new battery and the same thing happened. The answering machine and base work fine. When I replace the handset it says charging but it doesn't show in use when I pick it up. Can anyone help?? Should I just get a new one? Thanks |
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Sony SPP-A941 Trouble
On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 05:41:01 GMT "Penny"
wrote: HI, I've had this cordless for two years and it just stopped working (2 months after the warranty expired). When I pick it up it gives four short beeps. I don't know if this applies to your Sony, but it works on my other brand. Sometimes these receive on various frequencies and the handset and base have to be resynced to the same frequency. They can come out of sync if the battery goes dead and the handset "forgets" where it's at. Try removing the power from the base station for 5 minutes and then plugging it back in. The power up cycle sometimes initiates a fresh re-syncing which will bring them back together. - ----------------------------------------------- Jim Adney Madison, WI 53711 USA ----------------------------------------------- |
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