How do i change the incoming ringer? i know how to change the intercom ringer already.. but when an outside call comes in.. i would like it to be different. pls help

Have you tried to call the phone and adjust the volume on the set while the call is coming in? I think the only way you can adjust the ringer volume is if the phone is ringing.

Try pressing the intercom button (base) above the number 1, on the handset the intercom button is below the # button.
Intercom?
Whenever the phone is in standby, you can make an intercom call
between stations without using the phone line.
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You can make an intercom call from any station, but only two stations
can be in an intercom call at any time.
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If an outside call comes in during an intercom page, the phone cancels
the page so you can answer the incoming call.
?f an outside call comes in during an intercom page, the phone cancels the page so you can answer the incoming call.
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If an outside call comes in during an intercom call, press
speaker on the base or talk/flash on the handset to hang up the intercom call and
answer the outside call
see page 15/16 of the manual at the link below.

http://www.uniden.com/pdf/D1688-2om.pdf

Not likely defective, just need to be reset. If I understand correctly, no ring with an incoming phone call, but the intercom feature works fine. The ringer on the handsets is either "off" it will say no ringer or the base station is not communicating correctly. Intercom is handset to handset. Phone calls pass through the base station first. Of course, check the base unit: power on, phone line plugged in, antenna attached. Then try the phone line to check for dial tone with a regular, "old" analog telephone. If you are using these with a PBX, you must have an analog line installed.

From your idle phone press PROG and the CO/Intercom/ICD group button twice, then SEL. Your tones are from 1-19 and 21-30 is for tunes with 1 being default. Use your Navigator up/down button and ENTER to save. You have to do that for each button. 1 is default and we tend to use 1,4 and 9 as something close to real rings.

Carl

Calls are signalled in two ways. First, check the Ringer switch on the left side of the phone. It's a 3 position switch OFF/LO/HI. If the outside lines are blinking the MESSAGE light, then the ringer is probably turned off. If your intercom calls are toning but not ringing, you may have the AUTO ANS light lit. Press it until it's off and intercom calls will either start ringing or send an audible tone.
If it tones, then you have a programming problem where intercom calls are set to tone instead of ring. That's corrected in system programming.

Carl

There is no way to change the ultra-annoying intercom ringer tone.

Suffer through, or just tell the wife there will be dire consequences if she continues to use.

I'm guessing this is connected to a TA series system.

There is a ringer switch on the left side of the phone. Does it ring on intercom calls with the Auto Answer button not lit?

The 2 things that control the ringer for outside calls is the ringer switch and programming. Intercom calls ringing is controlled by the switch, Auto Answer button, and programming. If the switch is set to medium or high and the phone doesn't ring, try it at another extension. If it still doesn't ring, it's broken, if it rings, then you have programming issues.

Carl

Somewhere you should have a programming and operating manual for your phone system. Typically in a Panasonic you turn on CALL WAITING for both Intercom and Outside lines via a code you dial at each phone on the intercom (7311# 7321# for a TA).

This is assuming that the lines are already programmed to ring at the phone.

Carl

press the mode button 5 times and then use the jog dial to get the * down to nothing.
your phone should no longer ring.

try turning ringer speaker volume down. if that does not work, then remove battery for 10-15 minutes and replace and try again.