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hello
One of my beocom 6000s is playing up. it has lost its charge and will not recharge. When placed in the charger the light on the charger remains red and the phone is dead. I checked the charger with another phone and the charger works fine. I then changed the battery in the subject phone with one that I know works, but still the phone is completely dead. I then removed the battery and put the phone in the charger - the charger lights up green and the red light on the phone flashes.
So I deduce from all of that that the charger is fine but the phone is not for some reason switching on even with a good battery. What is curious to me is why the charger lights up green, and the phone beeps, when the phone is on the charger with no battery inside. That tells me something in the phone is working otherwise it would not beep and its red light would not flash.
Any ideas how to get this phone working? Also when you get a new battery with a code, how do you punch in the code if the new battery is flat?
thanks
I had something similar with one of my NOS phones. It was completely flat on the base after 2 days. I put in a new battery (no code needed) and it was still a problem. I just removed the battery and put it back in again and it worked! I assume the contact to the battery was not quite right internally. It's worked ever since. Try replacing the battery again and check the connection and that the cable isn't trapped in the holder.
Which code were you given for the battery? Was it: 9#9#9*655 then press 'ok'? Or, either 9#9 * 655 & 9#9#9#* 560?
If the handset has accidentally been switched off, it should come back on when it's put in the charger. You know the charger works and if you've tried a known good battery, it does sound like a handset failure.
When it's in the charger, can you see anything on the handset screen whilst it is in the charger?
Dave.
Thanks for the reply. Nothing on the screen when in the charger. I used the first code you mentioned but not sure i am doing it right - the new battery arrived flat and when I input the code the phone remains dead so not clear if it is reading the code. Looks like a hardware issue with the phone. oh well - I do like these phones though.
New handsets are quite cheap at the moment.
You could try putting the new 'flat' battery in one of the handsets you have that works. Charge it up for 4-5 hours and then put it back into the 'possibly broken' phone. If the 'broken' p^hone still doesn't work then it looks like it may be terminal.