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