Tones And Their Meanings - Avaya 6408 User Manual

Ringing tones are produced by an incoming call. Feedback tones are those which you hear through the
handset or the speaker.
Ringing Tones
• 1 ring - A call from another extension.
• 2 rings - A call from outside or from the attendant.
• 3 rings - A priority call from another extension, or from an Automatic Callback call you
placed.
• ring-ping (half ring) - A call redirected from your telephone to another because Send All
Calls or Call Forwarding All Calls is active.
Feedback Tones
• busy signal - A low-pitched tone repeated 60 times a minute; indicates the number dialed is
in use.
• call waiting ringback tone - A ringback tone with lower-pitched signal at the end; indicates
the extension call is busy, and the called party has been given a call waiting tone. If you hear
this tone, you may wish to activate Automatic Callback.
• confirmation tone - Three short bursts of tone; indicates a feature activation or cancellation
has been accepted.
• coverage tone - One short burst of tone; indicates your call will be sent to another extension
to be answered by a covering user.
• dial tone - A continuous tone; indicates dialing can begin.
• intercept/time-out tone - An alternating high and low tone; indicates a dialing 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.
• recall dial tone - Three short bursts of tone followed by a steady dial tone; indicates the
feature request has been accepted and dialing can begin.
• reorder tone - A fast busy tone repeated 120 times a minute; indicates all trunks are busy.
• ringback tone - A low-pitched tone repeated 15 times a minute; indicates the telephone
dialed is being rung.
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Tones and Their Meanings