Glossary - Talkswitch 24-CA User Manual

GL OSSA R Y
* (Star/Asterisk Sign)
The character on the bottom
left of your touch-tone
telephone keypad
# (Pound Sign or Number Sign)
The character on the bottom
right of your touch-tone
telephone keypad
3-Way Calling/Conference
A service to connect parties on
three different telephone lines
provided by telephone
companies
3-Way Conference Call
Connecting three parties
together for one telephone
conversation. TalkSwitch offers
its own 3-Way Conference
feature the same as the service
provided by local telephone
companies
Analog
All sound begins in the form of
sine waves and are heard in
this form by the human ear.
Analogue devices (phones,
answering machines, etc.)
transmit and receive sound in
G L O S S A R Y
the form of 'sine waves' . The
telephone lines in your home
are designed to carry analogue
signals (sine waves).
TalkSwitch is an analog device
and works 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
Activates 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 — if
activated, instructs TalkSwitch
to call you back at a preset
Out-of-Office telephone
number, enabling you to access
TalkSwitch's DISA (Direct
Inward System Access)
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