BT DECT repeater/range extender
Why
do you need a repeater/range extender?
You will need a repeater if
the signal from the main base on your does not reach far enough, or is not
strong enough to penetrate through thick metallic walls. It is not that the signal
from the main base will not penetrate thick walls, but the signal range is
significantly reduced.
Where
do you position your repeater/range extender?
You put your repeater at the
point just before your phone starts to
crackle and lose signal, facing the direction you wish to extend the range.
This is because when your phone starts to crackle and break up, this is
essentially the point at which your handset starts to lose signal to the main
base. When you put your repeater at this point, it doubles the distance of the
signal from the main base.
How to register your repeater/range extender
Automatic
registration
- Stand in front of your main base, with the
handset in your hand and the repeater turned off at plug.
- On the handset, go into settings and turn
repeater mode on.
- Hold down the ‘find’ button on the main base for 10 seconds to put it into
registration mode.
- Turn the repeater on, the LED on the front will
start by flashing red and blue. You then get a blue triple flash to
signify the repeater has registered, and you will then get a solid blue
light will then follow this.
Manual
registration
- Stand in front of your main base, with the
handset in your hand and the repeater turned off at the plug.
- On the handset, go into settings and turn
repeater mode on.
- Before you turn the repeater on, hold the button
on the front and then turn it on whilst holding the button. Hold it for 5
more seconds as this will search for the phone base.
- The LED on the front of the repeater will flash
red and blue at first, followed by a triple blue flash and then a solid
blue light. This means the repeater has been registered.
After you have completed the
registration, position your repeater where it needs to be, as explained above.
Then turn off a handset whilst in the range of your phone base and turn it back
one once you are outside of the bases range but inside the repeaters range. If
you can get a dial tone at this point your repeater is working.
