Talkswitch 24-CA User Manual page 178

must have a driver program. It
acts as a translator between
the device and programs that
use the device.
DTMF
Dual Tone Multi-frequency —
The system used by touch-tone
telephones. DTMF assigns a
specific frequency (or tone) to
each key so that it can easily
be identified by a
microprocessor.
Extension (Local)
A Local Extension is any
telephone or analogue device
(answering machine, fax, etc.)
plugged into one of the
'Extension' jacks on the back
panel of your TalkSwitch.
Extension (Remote)
A call forwarding number that
can be any telephone number,
in any location.
FCC
Federal Communications
Commission. The FCC is the
federal regulatory agency for
the United States, responsible
for the regulation of interstate
and international
communications by radio,
television, wire, satellite and
cable.
Firmware
Firmware is a combination of
software and hardware. It is
software (programs or data)
that is written onto hardware
(micro-chips). Micro-chips
(ROMs, PROMs and EPROMs)
that have data or programs
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Flash Button
Home phone
Icon
Intercom
Interface
T A L K S W I T C H U S E R G U I D E • N O R T H A M E R I C A
recorded on them are called
firmware.
A button on your telephone —
Pressing the Flash button has
the same effect as pressing the
Link button or pressing and
releasing the 'hang up' hook on
a telephone. All of these
actions send a signal to
TalkSwitch to put calls on/off
hold.
A home phone is any telephone
using the same telephone line
as one of the TalkSwitch lines,
but is not plugged directly into
the back of TalkSwitch as an
extension.
A small picture representing a
program, an action or a feature
in the configuration software.
When you click on an icon, the
program, action or feature is
activated.
A dedicated voice service
within a specified user
environment. TalkSwitch offers
intercom capabilities between
its Local Extensions.
Connects two separate entities.
A user interface is the part of a
program that connects the
computer with a human
operator (user).