Troubleshooting Your SoundPoint® IP 550 Desktop Phone

Calling

Symptom

Problem

Corrective Action

 

 

 

There is no dial tone.

Power is not correctly applied to

Do one of the following:

 

the SoundPoint IP 550 phone.

Check that the screen is illuminated.

 

 

 

 

Make sure the LAN cable is inserted

 

 

properly at the back of the phone (try

 

 

unplugging and re-inserting the

 

 

cable).

 

 

If using Power over Ethernet (PoE),

 

 

have your system administrator check

 

 

that the switch is supplying power to

 

 

the phone.

 

 

 

 

Dial tone is not present on one of

Do one of the following:

 

the audio modes.

Switch between Handset, Headset (if

 

 

present) or Hands-Free

 

 

Speakerphone to see if the dial tone is

 

 

present for one of audio modes.

 

 

If the dial tone exists on another audio

 

 

mode, connect a different handset or

 

 

headset to isolate the problem.

 

 

 

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