Handset sound signals, Troubleshooting guide – GE 21029 User Manual

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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 the TALK/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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