Handset Sound Signals

Signal

Meaning

A long warbling tone (with ringer on)

Signals an incoming call

Three short beeps

Page signal

One long beep

Confirmation tone for the

 

completion of a function

One short beep (every 7 seconds)

Low battery warning

One short beep (during room monitoring) Ring alert tone

Troubleshooting Guide

Telephone Solutions

No dial tone

Check or repeat installation steps.

Make sure the base power cord is connected to a working electrical outlet.

Make sure the telephone line cord is connected to the base and the wall jack.

Connect another phone to the same jack. If it doesn’t work, the problem might be your wiring or local service.

The handset may be out of range of the base. Move closer to the base

Make sure the battery is properly charged (for 16 hours).

Make sure the battery pack (in the handset) is properly installed.

The handset should beep when you press theTALK/END/call back button, and the charge indicator on the base should be lit when the handset rests in the cradle. If not, the battery may need to be charged.

Place handset in charge cradle for at least 20 seconds to reset the unit.

Handset does not ring

Make sure the handset ringer is set to on, this can be done through the handset setup menu - Ringer Volume.

The handset may be out of range of the base. Move closer to the base.

You may have enabled Do Not Disturb (DND). Make sure the DND is off.

You may have too many extension phones on your line.Try unplugging some extension phones.

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