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Handset sound signals, Troubleshooting guide, Telephone solutions – GE TC28041 Series 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

Ring alert tone

(during room monitoring mode)
One short beep (every 7 seconds)

Low battery warning

Troubleshooting Guide

Telephone Solutions

No dial tone

• Check and repeat installation steps:
Ensure the base power cord is connected to a working electrical

outlet .

Ensure the telephone line cord is connected to the base and the wall

jack.

• Connect another phone to the same jack; if there is still no dial tone,

the problem might be your wiring or local service.

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

base.

• Ensure the battery is properly charged (16 hours).
• Ensure the battery pack is installed correctly.
• The handset should beep when you press the TALK/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 0 seconds to reset the

unit.

Handset does not ring

• Make sure the handset ringer switch is turned ON, this can be done

through the handset setup menu - Ringer Volume.

• The handset may be out of range. 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 phones.

• Check for dial tone.