User Guide for the SoundPoint IP 550/560 Phone
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Power and Startup
Symptom Problem Corrective Action
There are power issues. The for the SoundPoint IP 
550/560 phone has no power.
Do one of the following:
• Verify that no lights appear on the 
phone when it is powered up.
• Check if the phone is properly plugged 
into a functional AC outlet.
• Make sure that the phone isn't 
plugged into a plug controlled by a 
light switch that is off.
• If the phone is plugged into a power 
strip, try plugging it directly into a wall 
outlet instead.
• Try the phone in another room where 
the electricity is known to be working 
on a particular outlet.
• If using PoE, the power supply voltage 
may be too high or too low.