Appendix

Screen icons, indicator lights and alert tones

Telephone base indicator lights

/ans. On/off light

 

On when the built-in answering system is on.

 

in use light

 

On when the handset is in use, when the answering system is

 

answering an incoming call or when the answering system is

 

being accessed remotely.

 

Flashes slowly when another telephone on the same line is in use.

 

Flashes quickly when there is an incoming call.

Handset alert tones

 

 

 

 

 

1 short beep

 

A key is pressed.

(Key tone or playback

 

Plays at the end of each message.

confirmation tone)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 long beep

 

Beginning or end of recording.

(Recording or playback

 

Plays at the end of all messages.

confirmation tone)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 short beeps

 

The command has failed.

(Error tone)

 

You have reached the beginning or end of the list.

 

 

 

 

You have reached the minimum or maximum listening volume.

 

 

 

3 short beeps

 

The handset is out of range or there is no power at the

(Out-of-range or no-power-at-

 

telephone base.

base warning tone)

 

 

 

 

 

3 short high-pitched beeps

 

The telephone has completed the command successfully.

(Confirmation tone)

 

 

 

 

 

4 short beeps

 

Low battery warning.

(Low-battery warning tone)

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone base alert tones

 

 

One short beep

Plays at the end of each message.

(Playback confirmation tone)

 

 

 

 

Beeps every 10 seconds

Message alert tone is on and there are new messages.

(Message alert tone)

 

 

 

 

One long beep

Call screening is on and the answering system is about to

(Recording or playback

record a message.

confirmation tone)

Plays at the end of all messages.

 

 

 

 

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AT&T EL52501 Telephone base indicator lights, Handset alert tones, Telephone base alert tones, Ans. On/off light