How to reset your Arris TM602 Digital Phone Terminal
Follow these steps to reset your Arris TM602 Digital Phone Terminal by disconnecting the power supply:
- Once you have located and identified your Digital Phone Terminal, please disconnect the black power cable from the back of the DPT
- Remove the battery from the bottom of the Digital Phone Terminal. See the following article for details on how to do this: Removing the Battery from Your DPT
- Wait thirty seconds and then restore power to the DPT by reconnecting the power cable and the battery
- Wait two to three minutes for the TEL1 and TEL2 lights to start flashing simultaneously before testing the dial tone on your phones. If your phone service is still unavailable after an additional five minutes, please Contact Us
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Visual Guide: TM602 power supply
Here is a visual guide to resetting your Arris TM602 DPT.
Step 1: Locate the power cable on the Digital Phone Terminal
Step 2: Remove the power cable
Performing a pinhole reset of the TM602
Follow these steps to reset your Arris TM602 Digital Phone Terminal by performing a pinhole reset.
- Locate your Digital Phone Terminal
- Locate the small hole labelled Reset on the back of the DPT (see photos below)
- Using a pin, depress the button located at the base of this hole for twenty seconds.
- You will see the lights on the modem begin to flash as the system resets.
- Wait five to ten minutes for the DPT to come online (Power, DS, US, and Online lights will stop flashing and return to a solid state to indicate an online status)
- Check your phones for a functioning dial tone.
Did You Know
If your phones still do not have access to a working dial tone or the lights indicated above continue to flash, please refer to the How To Remove the Battery from your DPT guide which will walk you through the process of fully resetting your Digital Phone Terminal.
Visual Guide: TM602 pinhole reset
Here is a visual guide that you can use to perform a pinhole reset of your Arris TM602 Digital Phone Terminal.
Pinhole reset for the Arris TM602 Digital Phone Terminal