Ringer off displayed on base. How do I turn it back on? Just called myself from my cell phone and phone actually did ring.

settings ---ringer on -off

Adjusting the Ringer, Earpiece and Speaker Volume

Adjusting the Ringer Volume

You can choose from four ringer volume settings (off, low, medium, and high) separately on each handset or the base.

With the phone in standby, press or on the handset or VOLUME or VOLUME on the base. The handset or base sounds the ringer at that level.

Use on the handset or VOLUME on the base to make the ringer volume louder. Use on the handset or VOLUME on the base to make it softer or turn it completely off.

When you hear the ringer volume level you want to use, stop pressing keys.

The handset or base will use the new ringer volume starting with the next incoming call.

Note: If you set the ringer volume to Off, the handset or base won't ring. Other handsets or base will ring according

to their individual settings.

Muting the Ringer (One call only)
While the phone is ringing, press /Mute or END on the handset or on the base to mute the ringer

This is a guess because I only have 4 7625's in my customer base, but in an idle 7630/33/36 phone, you can press the Navigator up or down button and the ringer volume will raise or lower. In the display phones, you actually can press it down 5 times and the ringer will turn off.

Give that a try (the up arrow part).

Carl

Here some solutions for your problem + a link to the user manual.

**Selecting the Ring Tone and Volume
Your phone has five different ringer tone/volume combinations you can choose from.
To select the ringer:
1) With the phone in standby, press [vol/ / ] or [vol/ / ].
2) The phone will sound the different ring tones at different volumes. To turn the ringer
off, select RINGER OFF.
3) When the phone sounds the ring tone and volume you wish to use, press [end].


**Temporarily Mute Ringer
If the handset is off the base while an incoming call is ringing, simply press [end] to mute
the incoming ring. The ringer will sound with the next incoming call.
Note: You can only mute the handset ringer if the handset is off the base when the phone starts
ringing.
Adjusting the Earpiece.

**Here is also a link to the phone manual http://www.uniden.com/pdf/EXI4561om.pdf

Handset ringer volume
4 levels (high/medium/low/off) are
available. The default setting is HIGH.
1 Press {MENU}.
2 Scroll to “Ringer setting” by
pressing {V} or {^}, then press {>}.
3 Scroll to “Ringer volume” by pressing
{V} or {^}, then press {>}.
4 Press {V} or {^} repeatedly to select
the desired volume.
LTo turn the ringer off, press {V}
repeatedly until “Off ?” is displayed.
5 Press {Save}.
Note:
LWhen the ringer volume is set to off, the
handset will display “Ringer off”, and
will not ring for outside calls. The
handset will ring at the low level when
paged by the base unit.

Setting the Main Base Ringer Volume
The main base has three ringer volume settings: high, low, and off. You can change
the ringer volume while in standby mode or while an incoming call is ringing.
1) Press the ringer key.
You hear the ringer at the current volume level
([ ] High, [ ] Low, [ ] off) (if you set the
main base ringer volume to off, “Ringer off” is
announced) and it is displayed on the main base.
2) Press the ringer key repeatedly until the desired ringer
option appears.
3) The system displays the new ringer volume.

1 Press (MUTE/FUNCTION).
2 Scroll to “Ringer setting” by
pressing öor ñ, and press á.
3 Press áat “Ringer volume”.
4 Select the desired volume by
pressing öor ñ.
•Each time you press öor ñ, the
volume will change and ring.
•To turn the ringer OFF:
press örepeatedly until “Off ?” is
displayed.
5 Press á(Save key).
•A beep sounds.
To turn the ringer ON:
Press ñin step 4.
•The ringer will sound at the LOW level.
•You can exit the programming mode any time by pressing (OFF).
•If set to OFF, “Ringer off” will be displayed while the handset is not in use.
•If you have received new calls, “Ringer off” will not be displayed but
“Received calls” will be displayed while the handset is not in use.
“Ringer off” will be displayed for about 5 seconds after completing operations
or lifting the handset from the base unit or the charger.
•You can also select the ringer volume while an external call is being received.
Press öor ñwhile the handset is just ringing.
•You can change the ringer tone for external calls. See page 49.
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MEDIUM
OFF
Ringer volume
Low High
Ringer volume
Off ?
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The do not disturb feature (DND) allows you to mute the ringer, the base, and any registered handsets at the same time. The phone must be in standby mode. Press and hold do not disturb on the base. You will hear a confirmation tone, and the DND LED illuminates. To cancel the DND feature, press do not disturb again. You can also mute the ringer tone while the phone is ringing by pressing do not disturb on the base.
Activating the DND while the answering system is off will turn the answering system on automatically. The answering system setting will reset to the original setting when you cancel the DND.
If you press answer on/off when the DND and the answering system is on, both of the DND and the answering system will turn off.
To mute the ringer tone temporarily for each handset or the base, when the phone is ringing, press the MUTE soft key on the handset or the base. The ringer tone will return to the previous setting starting with the next incoming call.

You need to reset the main base and make sure the ringer volume is turned all the way up. Disconnect the power from the back of the main base, press and hold find hs key while reconnecting power until you hear long beep. Should reset base and handset.

The VT-9118 can use one of 4 different ring tones, and can be turned off. 

To reset your ring tone: 

1. Remove the handset from the base. 
2. Press PROG. You should hear a single short beep.
3. Press #.  You should hear a single short beep. 
4. Press a number 1 through 4. You should hear a long "ring" tone (it might be startling!). You can try other numbers from 1 to 4 to hear them all.  
5. Press MEM to confirm your ring. You will hear a medium beep. 
   

To turn the ringer off, follow the same instructions, but choose number 5. 
Hope this helps you. If you need for information, you can download the user manual from http://www.vtechphones.com/docMgt/public/art/313/vt9118.pdf