WireFree Wireless Doorbell and Intercom Operation

When someone presses Call button on the WireFree Wireless Doorbell and Intercom, they will hear a two-tone doorbell tone. A couple of seconds later, all the WireFree Portable intercoms inside the house will sound a similar doorbell tone.

You respond by pressing the Talk button on a WireFree Portable and saying "Hello" or some other verbal response. The person at the front door will then be able to talk for up to 40 seconds without pressing their button again. However, you will be required to press the Talk button on the WireFree Portable each time you want to talk to them.

After approximately 40 seconds the microphone on the WireFree Wireless Doorbell will turn off and you will not hear anything until the button is pressed again.

Unlike our black WireFree Outdoor Intercom, you cannot make a call to the Wireless Doorbell. Someone must press its Call button before pressing the Talk button on an indoor intercom will work. However, the black WireFree Outdoor Intercom does not have the handsfree, speakerphone-type conversation that this wireless doorbell has.

You have up to 11 WireFree Portable intercoms inside your house and they will all receive the doorbell chime. Whatever unit responds to the chime will set up a secure channel with the door, unless you have your inside units set up in Conference mode. Then everyone can hear.

Other Uses

This unit can be used for caregiving to the elderly or disabled, as long as the person under care can press a button once. The good thing about this unit is the doorbell tone provides a good signal for the caregiver. The downside is that the caregiver can't initiate a call to the unit, but the caregiver is usually healthy enough to walk to the person being cared for.

Since the white outdoor intercom part of this kit is meant for wall mount, there is one easy modification we recommend so it can be used for table top mount. Just go to your local hardware store and ask for the self-adhesive vinyl bumpers that are typically used for keeping your cabinet doors quiet when closing them. Then just stick five of them on the bottom of the outdoor intercom and now you can set it anywhere without having it slide around.

When you get your units, use these programming instructions to create your private network of intercoms: WireFree Programming Instructions

Warning: These units are not backwards compatible with units purchased before January, 2010.

See other compatible intercoms: WireFree Wireless Intercoms

For Frequently Asked Questions about these intercoms see the WireFree FAQS