Tones And Their Meanings; Ringing Tones; Feedback Tones - AT&T Definity 8434 User Manual

Ringing tones are produced by an incoming call. Feedback tones are those which
you hear through the handset (receiver) or the speaker.

Ringing Tones

1 ring — A call from another extension.
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2 rings — A call from outside or from the attendant.
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3 rings — A priority call from another extension, or from an Automatic Callback
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call you placed.
ring-ping (half ring) — A call redirected from your voice terminal to another
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because Send All Calls or Call Forwarding All Calls is active.

Feedback Tones

busy tone — A low-pitched tone repeated 60 times a minute; indicates the
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number dialed is in use.
call waiting tone — One, two, or three beeps of high-pitched tone, not repeated;
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indicates an incoming call is waiting to be answered. Number of beeps designates
the source: One for an internal call, two for an outside or attendant call, three for
a priority call.
call waiting ringback tone — A ringback tone with a lower-pitched signal at the
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end; indicates the extension called is busy, and the called party has been given a
call waiting tone.
confirmation tone — Three short bursts of tone; indicates a feature activation or
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cancellation has been accepted. When you have finished selecting a ringing
pattern for your voice terminal, you hear two rising tones.
coverage tone — One short burst of tone; indicates your call will be sent to
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another extension to be answered by a covering user.
dial tone — A continuous tone; indicates dialing can begin.
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intercept/time-out tone — An alternating high and low tone; indicates a dialing
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error, a denial of the service requested, or a failure to dial within a preset
interval (usually 10 seconds) after lifting the handset or dialing the previous
digit.
local error tone — A steady low tone; indicates an incorrect button press.
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recall dial tone — Three short bursts of tone followed by a steady dial tone;
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indicates the feature request has been accepted and dialing can begin.
reorder tone — A fast busy tone repeated 120 times a minute; indicates all
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trunks are busy.
ringback tone — A low-pitched tone repeated 15 times a minute; indicates the
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number dialed is being rung.
speakerphone reset tones — A rising set of tones; indicates the speakerphone is
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adjusting itself to the surrounding room acoustics.

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