The Handset provided with your telephone is automatically registered as Handset 1. Additional Handsets will be assigned numbers in the order the are registered (2, 3, 4, etc.) up to a maximum of eight.
Keypad Tone Feature - Vtech Telephones
When the Keypad Tone Feature is ON but the handset is OFF (i.e. in standby):
You will hear loud tones being emitted through the external speaker on the back of the handset when you press any handset button except for the volume key.
When the Keypad Tone Feature is ON and the handset is ON (i.e. you pressed the [PHONE] button to make a call, you have dial tone and you are NOT on the Speakerphone):
1.You will hear the tones from the number buttons ([0] - [9]), the asterisk ([*]), the pound ([#]), and the [SOUND SELECT] button ONLY through the earpiece on the handset (the receiver / internal speaker).
a)The earpiece on the handset (the receiver / internal speaker) is where you hear the dial tone. The above key tones will have the same approximate volume as the dial tone.
b)You WILL NOT hear these tones loudly through the external speaker on the back of the handset.
2.You will hear the loud tones from the [PHONE/FLASH] button, the [OFF] button, the [SOFTKEY] buttons ( the 2 unnamed buttons under the display), and the [SPEAKER] button being emitted through the external speaker located on the back of the handset. When the Keypad Tone Feature is OFF and the handset is OFF (i.e. in standby):
You will not hear any key tones from any handset buttons.
When the Keypad Tone Feature is OFF and the handset is ON (i.e. you have pressed the [PHONE] button to make a call, you have dial tone and you are NOT on the Speakerphone):
1.You WILL hear the tones from the number buttons ([0] - [9]), the asterisk ([*]), the pound ([#]), and the [SOUND SELECT] button through the earpiece on the handset (the receiver/internal speaker). This is NORMAL operation.
a)The above key tones will have the same approximate volume as the dial tone.
b)You WILL NOT hear these tones being emitted through the external speaker located on the back of the handset.
c)You will not hear any tones from the [SOFTKEY] buttons (the two unnamed buttons under the display), or the [SPEAKER] button.
When the Keypad Tone Feature is OFF and the Speakerphone on the handset is ON: 1.You WILL hear the tones from the number buttons ([0] - [9]) emitted through the external speaker on the back of the handset.
a)When the speakerphone is on, this is also where you hear the dial tone emitted.
b)The above key tones will have the same approximate sound and volume as the dial tone.
2.You will not hear any tones from the [SOUND SELECT] button, the [SOFTKEY] buttons (the two unnamed buttons under the display), or the [SPEAKER] button. When the Keypad Tone Feature is ON and the Speakerphone on the handset is ON: 1.You will hear the tones from the number buttons ([0] - [9]), the [SOFTKEY] buttons (the two unnamed buttons under the display), the [SPEAKER] button, the [PHONE]