No dial tone and base is constantly flashing red, I put the phone on the base to be charged and nothing is working. I turn it on but get no dial tone even though it says connecting. Constanly flashing red light. Can not get it to work Please help!

Http://www.uniden.com/products/productdetail.cfm?product=ELBT595

Here is the link to the manual...

But have you tried:
1. charging the unit for 10 hours?
2. registering the handset?

Register expansion handsets to the main base
Before the expansion handset is registered, the battery pack MUST be charged for 10
hours.
To register an ELX500 handset, simply place it in the main base.
To register a TCX860 handset, follow the steps below:
1) From the base, press menu/select and select S y s t e m
S e t u p menu.
2) Select R e g i s t e r H a n d s e t, and press menu/select.
3) On the handset, press and hold # until you hear a
beep.
While the handset is registering, H a n d s e t R e g i s t e r i n g will appear in the LCD. When
R e g i s t r a t i o n c o m p l e t e . is displayed, the handset has been registered to the base. If
R e g i s t r a t i o n f a i l e d . appears, please try these steps again.


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