Tones and Their Meanings, Ringing Tones

Tones and Their Meanings

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.

•2 rings - A call from outside or from the attendant.

•3 rings - An Automatic Callback call you placed has been connected.

•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 tone - A low-pitched tone repeated 60 times a minute; indicates the number dialed is in use.

•call waiting tone - One, two, or three beeps of high-pitched tone, not repeated; 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 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 cancellation has been accepted. When you have finished selecting a ringing pattern for your telephone, you hear two rising tones.

•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 calling facilities are busy.

•ringback tone - A low-pitched tone repeated 15 times a minute; indicates the number dialed is being rung.

•speakerphone reset tones - A rising set of tones; indicates the speakerphone is adjusting itself to the surrounding room acoustics.