Hi all,

Apart from the occasional "OUT OF RANGE" handset threads we have here -last night I had a strange thing happen.

I have a BeoCom 6000 Mk.1 (DOT) network maxed out w/ (6) handsets.

Last night, all handsets started blinking RED and showing the "OUT OF RANGE" error.

Clearly an issue w/ the pyramidal base... but I found nothing here about the base besides hard resets. I would hate to do this and lose all of my contacts... but, I will do what I have to do! (Though as "COMMON" rather than "PERSONAL" -might they survive?)

Anyone have any thoughts before I try the reset?

Thx!

burantek:

 

Hi all,

Apart from the occasional "OUT OF RANGE" handset threads we have here -last night I had a strange thing happen.

I have a BeoCom 6000 Mk.1 (DOT) network maxed out w/ (6) handsets.

Last night, all handsets started blinking RED and showing the "OUT OF RANGE" error.

Clearly an issue w/ the pyramidal base... but I found nothing here about the base besides hard resets. I would hate to do this and lose all of my contacts... but, I will do what I have to do! (Though as "COMMON" rather than "PERSONAL" -might they survive?)

Anyone have any thoughts before I try the reset?

Thx!

Hi Jeff,

This may not be of direct help but we had a similar issue with a 'Magic Box' phone system. We were told that the base would have to be sent back to a particular repair shop (after we had exhausted a number of checks/ reset procedures). By that time we had actually  decided that the touch sensitive phones were not really very convenient (and we could have got a cheap  replacement on eBay for less than the repair cost). We chose to ditch the system for a Seimens replacement (not something you will want to do with your BeoCom 6000's!)

As far as the personal vs common issue is concerned, when the base unit/ dock of my Serene failed I'm fairly certain that I lost all the common stored contacts when I connected to the replacement dock but kept the personal: I'd been quite careless over choosing common or personal so seemed to just lose a random proportion of my contacts.

Here's hoping a reset does the trick, notwithstanding the risk of losing contacts.

Graham

Thx Graham!

Fortunately this turned out to be a non-event so far. I started by replugging the base and everything returned to normal.

No answer as to what caused it nor have I heard of it happening before!

Hope it may help someone that stumbles across it in the future -reboot!

Glad you got it fixed!  I had a problem earlier this year with my BeoCom 6000 handset (I only have one handset).  After owning it for about 10 years, it suddenly stopped controlling the audio volume of my equipment one day.  I checked with the repair center, and was advised that I would probably have to send it in and have the board replaced.  Afterwards, I realized I hadn't tried something simple...I just turned the handset off, let it sit for a minute, and then turned it back on.  It worked fine!  I probably should have tried that first thing, but was glad to have it working again.  Other than that small bit, it's a been a great phone with no problems.  

The wonders of modern electronics! Unplug it, let it rest for a few seconds or minutes, and everything is (sometimes) OK. Seems to apply to phones computers, WiFi routers modems, Sat Nav.......................

Graham