Appendix

Display screen messages, lights and tones

Alert tones

“Beep-Beep...Beep-Beep...”

Handset battery is low. Place handset in

(Double beep every 5 seconds)

charger to charge the battery.

 

 

“Beep-Beep-Beep-Beep-Beep”

Error tone (current operation has been

(5 quick beeps)

unsuccessful; try again).

 

 

“Beeeeeeeeep”

Confirmation tone (current operation has

(1 long beep)

been successfully completed).

 

 

“Beep”

Message Alert at the telephone base

(One beep every 10 seconds)

(you have new messages).

 

 

“Siren”

Handset is being paged.

(Alternating tones)

 

 

 

Indicator lights

NEW CALL

If you have Caller ID service: On

when new calls have been received; off when all new Caller ID records at the base have been reviewed (see page 31).

IN USE Steady: Line is in use.

Flashing: Call is on hold. (Also flashes in cadence with ringing to announce an incoming call.)

ANSWER ON

On: Answering system is on.

Off: Answering system is off.

SPEAKER

On when speakerphone is activated.

CHARGE

On when handset is charging in cradle.

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