Glossary - Talkswitch 48-CA User Manual

* (Star/Asterisk Sign)
The character on the bottom left of
your touch-tone telephone keypad.
# (Pound Sign)
The character on the bottom right of
your touch-tone telephone keypad. It
is also commonly called the number
sign.
3-Way Calling/Conference
A service provided by telephone
companies which allows you to
connect parties on three different
telephone lines together for one
conversation.
3-Way Conference Call
Connecting three parties together for
one telephone conversation.
TalkSwitch offers its own 3-Way
Conference feature and also allows
you to use the 3-Way Conference
(Calling) service provided by local
telephone companies.
Analog
All sound actually begins in the form
of sine waves and must be in this form
to be heard by the human ear. Analog
devices (phones, answering machines,
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etc.) transmit and receive sound in
the form of 'sine waves' . The telephone
lines in your home are also designed
to carry analog signals (sine waves).
TalkSwitch is an analog device and
will work with any other analog
device or telephone system.
Auto Attendant Message
TalkSwitch's electronic attendant. A
self-recorded message that greets and
directs callers to select an extension
number based on information
provided in the message.
Auto Call Back
Allows you to activate Call Back by
dialing one of TalkSwitch's telephone
numbers, letting the call ring at least
once and then hanging up.
Call Back
A TalkSwitch feature which, once
activated, instructs TalkSwitch to call
you back at a preset Out-of-Office
telephone number. You can then
access TalkSwitch's Call Bridge feature.
TalkSwitch offers two ways to activate
Call Back — Prompted and Auto.
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