I have two SoundStation2's here at my office. Niether will give me a dial tone. I have checked all the cables, used a diffferent power source, switched the cables and tried mulitple working phone lines. Im not sure what else to do. I cannot call our or recieve cals on either of these SoundStation2's

These errors are usually related to interference, static, or noise on your phone line. Here are some steps to troubleshoot and resolve the issue:

Check for a dial tone:
1. Press the Hook button on your Brother Intellifax 2820 and listen for a dial tone.
If there is no dial tone, press Hook again and proceed to step 2.
If there is a dial tone, press Hook again and move to step 4.

2. Verify telephone cord/line connection:
Ensure that your telephone cord/line is correctly connected to the port labeled LINE on your machine (located on the lower left side).
If the cord is already in the LINE port, proceed to step 3.
If it's connected to EXT, remove it from there and connect it to the LINE port.
Press Hook and check for a dial tone.
If still no dial tone, proceed to step 3.
If there's a dial tone now, move to step 4.

3. Test with a known working telephone:
Disconnect the telephone cord/line from the LINE port on your machine.
Connect it to a known working telephone and test for a dial tone.
If there's no dial tone, the issue is related to the telephone line or wall jack. Contact your telephone service provider.
If there's a dial tone, reconnect the cord/line to the LINE port on your machine.
Press Hook and check for a dial tone.
If still no dial tone, consider warranty and service options.
If there's a dial tone, proceed to step 4.

4. Remove splitters or other devices:
Check if you have any splitters, commshare devices, credit card machines, or power strips connected to your machine or the telephone wall jack.
If yes, remove them for testing purposes.
After removing any devices, continue to step 5.

5. Adjust Compatibility settings:
Press Menu/Set.
Navigate to Miscellaneous > Compatibility.
Choose Basic (for VoIP).
Press Menu/Set and then Stop/Exit.

6. Send a fax:
Insert the document face down in the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF).
Adjust paper guides to fit the width of your document.
Enter the fax number using the dial pad.
Press Fax Start.

Remember that testing the Brother machine on a different, known-working telephone line can help determine if the issue is related to the machine or the telephone line. If the problem persists, consider contacting Brother Customer Service for further assistance.

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Request a cable tech to check phone service. No dial tone could be their problem

I assumed when you say all phones are operating means there's power and are charging.
1. There could be some phones that are loading the Tel line. Disconnect all phones and plug it one by one while checking the dial tone. If all phones gives busy tone, there coulb be a problem in the Trunk line or the Tel Company line.
2. There could be a short or resistance in the line. Check the connection in junction box between your house and the Tel Company cable.
3. If you have an analog Tel set, you can check the dial tone directly from Tel Company cable that comes in to your house.

I hope this helps.
Best Regards.

Try:
Turn off power for the base.
Turn off phone and take out batteries.
Wait few seconds then put batteries back.
Will help if you unplug and plug the cables.

Check cable from the phone jack both ends and see if its plugged in. Also, check power cord if plugged in to the power source.

are you using dsl broadband this could interfere . Type of signalling may be a problem. If multi tone or decadic on phone line does not match phone settings but I would expect you hear dial tone. do you have cable plugged into a phone socket it could be a internet rj45 socket.They look the same at the wall especially in an office environment.

Maybe your line is out of service, you can test it by connecting a standard wired phone to the line cord instead of your wireless phone base, if you have dial tone, the problem is at your wireless phone system, if there's no dial tone it could be a cable failure or in the central office, in this case you have to report it to the corresponding phone company.

Hello. If everything else is working, printing and copying, unplug the printer from the power source. Check the telephone line from your phone company by unplugging the fax machine from the wall jack where it is connected to. Plug a telephone device straight to that wall jack and check for a dial tone. If there's no dial tone, contact your phone company. If there is, plug the fax machine back to that wall jack. You can also try replacing the telephone cable with a another known working cable. Plug the printer back to the power source. Check again. Hope this helps.

680 - There is no dial tone.

All versions of Windows are affected by this error.
No dial tone: There are many possible causes of a No Dial Tone Error.
First, try testing the modem's ability to detect dial tone and to dial by using HyperTerminal with the direct to COM port connect method - see Using HyperTerminal. If you give your modem an AT&FX1 command, and then a dial command, dial-tone detection will be disabled; if you still do not get dial tone, the modem may not be installed correctly (especially if it is a PCI or soft-modem); or the cable from the modem to the phone-line jack may be bad or installed in the wrong connector on the modem - try another line cord, and make sure you are plugged in to the LINE - not phone - jack on the modem. Plug a regular phone into the phone jack on the modem and make sure it has dial tone. The modem may also be defective. Many new modems come with an electronic circuit instead of the traditional electro-mechanical relay used to take the modem off-hook. Some of these designs are proving less reliable; often, they will be 'stuck' in the off-hook position, so unplugging, the plugging in the phone cord may give dial-tone. If this is the case, the modem needs repair or replacement.
If the modem will blind dial (x1), but not detect dial-tone otherwise, the problem is likely to be in the proper selection of the Country in Windows->ControlPanel->Telephony or in improper installation of the modem or lack of support for your country in the driver you are using. Check to see if there are updated drivers for your modem.
If the modem dials properly with detection (x3) in HyperTerminal, but does not detect dial tone when using DUNs, the problem may be DUNs (check for upgrade or re-install) or the proper setup and modem selection for the DUNs connectoid.
For Embarq telephone service customers, this error can indicate that you have a message waiting in your voicemail. Embarq changes the dial-tone sound to a "fast" busy signal when a new message is present in your voicemail box. This "fast" busy signal can confuse the modem into thinking there is no-dial tone present on the line.

Someone in our office recently damaged the RJ-45 cable for our Polycom Soundstation. Because the jack was damaged I could not determine the order of the cables. After a call to polycom, we found the pinout information we needed - so I thought I would share, in case anyone else finds themselves in a similar situation:
With the RJ-45 prong pointing down the wires, from left to right are:

• Black
• Brown
• Red
• Orange
• Yellow
• Green
• Blue
• White

Then Crimp and test. I got this information directly from Polycom for use with the Polycom Soundstation. This information was not easy to get. They originally told me they could not provide the information and I would have to buy a power adapter. This is not true, just trim the cable and follow the above instructions.