Avaya 3901 User Manual page 18

Terms you should know
Avaya Meridian 1, Meridian SL-100— The Avaya Meridian 1 or the Meridian
SL-100 is your office communications system.
More... — The More Key allows access to the multiple layers of Programmable
Soft Keys. These keys are the keys located below the display on your telephone.
Off-hook — Off-hook is a term used to indicate that the telephone is active and
ready to make a call. Your telephone's status changes to off-hook when you pick
up the handset or press a Line (DN) Key.
Paging tone—Paging tone is a special tone heard when using the Radio Paging
feature. You hear two beeps followed by dial tone.
Personal Directory —The Personal Directory stores entries by name and phone
number.
Primary Directory Number— The Primary Directory Number is the main
extension number on your telephone. It is accessed through the Primary Directory
Number (PDN) Key.
Private Line — Private Line can be assigned to your telephone. With this line, you
can reach an outside number without dialing a code to access an outside line.
Internal extensions cannot be dialed from a private line.
Redial List— The Redial List is accessed through the Call Log Key on the Avaya
3903 Digital Deskphone and through the Directory/Log Key on the Avaya 3904
Digital Deskphone. It lists outgoing numbers for calls that have been made from
your telephone.
Ringback/ring tone— Ringback/ring tone is the sound you hear when a call you
have made is ringing at its destination.
Shared Directory Number — A shared Directory Number is a DN (extension)
that is shared by two or more telephones. This is also known as a Multiple
Appearance DN (MADN).
Special dial tone— The special dial tone refers to three consecutive short tones
followed by steady dial tone that you hear when accessing some of your
telephone features.
Switch hook — The switch hook is the button which the handset presses down,
disconnecting your call, when you replace the handset. When lifted, the handset
releases the switch hook and you either answer an incoming call or you receive
dial tone indicating that your telephone is ready to make a call.
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