hello all,

My caller ID phone LCD blanks out when the phone recieves a call,i.e.
right when I need it most to determine if i want to take the call or
not.Off hook the LCD text is sharp.

through pulling out the phone jack i determined that the LCD & LED
are powered from the 4 AAA batteries whilst the ringer & speaker is
powered by the phone line.

elsewhere on this group I read that on hook the phone can only take
limited power from the line to operate itself, whilst off hook it can
take a lot more power.

any ideas what i can do ?turning off the ringer made no difference. i
tried putting a switch in line with the batteries so i can enable them
only when I go to read the caller ID number but the phone' s "brain"
needs to have been booted with the help of the batteries prior to the
initiation of the call.

any suggestions appreciated (even if to implement them i need to spend
more than the phone is worth).

Sam

Sam wrote:

hello all,

My caller ID phone LCD blanks out when the phone recieves a call,i.e.
right when I need it most to determine if i want to take the call or
not.Off hook the LCD text is sharp.

through pulling out the phone jack i determined that the LCD & LED
are powered from the 4 AAA batteries whilst the ringer & speaker is
powered by the phone line.

elsewhere on this group I read that on hook the phone can only take
limited power from the line to operate itself, whilst off hook it can
take a lot more power.

any ideas what i can do ?turning off the ringer made no difference. i
tried putting a switch in line with the batteries so i can enable them
only when I go to read the caller ID number but the phone' s "brain"
needs to have been booted with the help of the batteries prior to the
initiation of the call.

any suggestions appreciated (even if to implement them i need to spend
more than the phone is worth).

Sam

get a seperate, selfcontained caller ID. you will need
a dual phone jack or something to plug in your phone
and call ID.

"Sam" wrote in message
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hello all,

My caller ID phone LCD blanks out when the phone recieves a call,i.e.
right when I need it most to determine if i want to take the call or
not.Off hook the LCD text is sharp.

through pulling out the phone jack i determined that the LCD & LED
are powered from the 4 AAA batteries whilst the ringer & speaker is
powered by the phone line.

elsewhere on this group I read that on hook the phone can only take
limited power from the line to operate itself, whilst off hook it can
take a lot more power.

any ideas what i can do ?turning off the ringer made no difference. i
tried putting a switch in line with the batteries so i can enable them
only when I go to read the caller ID number but the phone' s "brain"
needs to have been booted with the help of the batteries prior to the
initiation of the call.

any suggestions appreciated (even if to implement them i need to spend
more than the phone is worth).

Sam

I would check connections outside, it's possible the box outside has gotten
water in it and corroded.

"Sam" wrote in message
m...
hello all,

My caller ID phone LCD blanks out when the phone recieves a call,i.e.
right when I need it most to determine if i want to take the call or
not.Off hook the LCD text is sharp.

through pulling out the phone jack i determined that the LCD & LED
are powered from the 4 AAA batteries whilst the ringer & speaker is
powered by the phone line.

elsewhere on this group I read that on hook the phone can only take
limited power from the line to operate itself, whilst off hook it can
take a lot more power.

any ideas what i can do ?turning off the ringer made no difference. i
tried putting a switch in line with the batteries so i can enable them
only when I go to read the caller ID number but the phone' s "brain"
needs to have been booted with the help of the batteries prior to the
initiation of the call.

any suggestions appreciated (even if to implement them i need to spend
more than the phone is worth).

Sam

Assuming battery V is ok try changing the contrast in the settings menu

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