Meridian M3820 - why is display not working - Nortel Meridian M3820 Corded Phone

your phone's LCD display is defective and it should be changed. I have a similar problem but till it works that way, I can live with it. Actually I have 3 more with good display - hehe....

If annoys you, get a used one from Amazon for 44 USD

http://www.amazon.com/Nortel-Meridian-M7208-Telephone-Gray/dp/B0018JVOP2

Sending it to repair might cost you more.

When you connect a Nortel Meridian M3820 phone to a 3300 CITELlink Gateway andprogram it as a CITELlink Type2 device, ... Button Label. Function ... Feature Key 4. 11. Feature Key 5. 12. Feature Key 6. 13. Program. 14. Menu Right

its very easy to correct this problem by just throwing it in a well

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press feature 983 the screen should say log:
enter 1020000 (default password) if you have a 3 digit intercom number, 120000 if you have a 2 digit intercom number
the display should say m box, AA, and other, above the three soft keys
press the m box soft key
the screen should say add, Del , and change above the soft keys
press the change soft key
enter in the mailbox number you wish to reset the password on
press o k
the screen should say reset and next above the soft keys
press the reset soft key
press the RLS key
your password should be reset to 0000 The default .

http://www.best4systems.co.uk/_design/best4systems/_pdf/Phones/Meridian_Option/Meridian_Norstar_M3820_M3310_M3110.pdf

Above is your manual this should sort things out.

press feature 983 the screen should say log:
enter 1020000 (default password) if you have a 3 digit intercom number, 120000 if you have a 2 digit intercom number
the display should say mbox, AA, and othr above the three soft keys
press the mbox soft key
the screen should say add, del, and chng above the soft keys
press the chng soft key
enter in the mailbox number you wish to reset the password on
press ok
the screen should say reset and next above the soft keys
press the reset soft key
press the Rls key
your password should be reset to 0000

There should be a swing plastic cover on the front underside of the phone for plugging in the headphones line cord plugged in and handset cord plugged in the middle jack is for heanset.

Feature *6

The Meridian 9516 is not a visual call waiting (VCW) phone...meaning that you will not see the caller name and number of the second caller when you are on the line..you must purchase a separate call display box (around $10) if you can still find them., but make sure that box is visual call display capable.

obviously if you know the german word for "language"it would help greatly.you need to press the button that is labelled program then press the scrollbar (below the keypad) and each time you press the scroll the display will show a different menu.when you see something like afspraak (german word for language ?) select the digit beside it and you are then in the language menu.then select english for your language choice.i hope this helps