Glossary - Comdial Impression 2022S series System Reference Manual

Glossary

A
All-call paging – Page message sounds through all stations in the system
Assist button – Sends a message requesting assistance to the LCD of another
phone
Automatic callback – System will ring a calling telephone when the busy called
telephone becomes idle.
Automatic dialing (or Autodialing): Using programmable buttons to store
numbers for quick dialing
Automatic redialing – automatically redials the last number dialed once a minute
for 10 minutes
C
Call forward – Forwards your intercom calls to another user's phone
Call park – Places an active call at a phone in system hold, to be retrieved by any
telephone
Call pickup – Answering a call that is ringing on another station
Call transfer – Transfers a call from one station to another
Central message desk – A station that controls message waiting lights and delivers
messages to other stations in the system.
Class of service programming – Customized programming by the system installer
establishing the operating parameters of the system and stations on the system.
D
Direct Inward Station Dialing (DISD) - Allows an outside party to call an
intercom station directly.
Dual Tone Multiple Frequency (DTMF) – Tones made by your phone when you
dial
E
Exclusive hold – The phone placing a call on hold is the only one that can retrieve
the call
Executive override – Interrupts a conversation at a busy station.
H
Hookflash – Needed for activating host system features. Activated by pressing the
TAP button.
I
ITCM (Intercom) – a number assigned to a station
K
Keypad – Buttons used for dialing - 0 through 9, also "*" and "#"
L
Last number redialing – Automatically dialing the last number dialed
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