Abbreviated Ringing (#305)
Description
This System Programming procedure turns Abbreviated Ringing on or off at a specific extension. When a user is on a call and Abbreviated Ringing is on, any incoming calls ring only once. The green light next to the line button flashes until the call is answered or the caller hangs up (or for a transferred call, until it returns to the transfer return extension). This feature prevents incoming calls from distracting users when they are busy on another call. To allow calls to ring repeatedly, set Abbreviated Ringing to Not Active.
Considerations
■Receptionists, and others who handle many calls quickly, often turn Abbreviated Ringing off, so they have an audible reminder of incoming calls.
■Abbreviated Ringing works for outside, transferred, and intercom calls.
■The volume of an abbreviated ring is lower than a normal ring.
■Calls to a busy extension ring at a lower volume than normal even if Abbreviated Ring is set to Not Active.
■This feature applies only to system phones.
Valid Entries
1 | = Active (incoming calls ring once) ✔ |
2 | = Not Active (incoming calls ring repeatedly) |
Programming
To change the Abbreviated Ringing setting for an extension:
1.Press [ Feature ] [ 0 ] [ 0 ] [ System Progam ] [ System Program ] [ # ] [ 3 ] [ 0 ] [ 5 ]. The
display reads:
Abbrev. Ring
Extension:
2.Enter the number of the extension to be programmed. For example, to program extension 12, press [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
3.To set Abbreviated Ringing, press [ Next Data ] until the appropriate value displays.
4.To set Abbreviated Ringing for another extension, press [ Next Item ] or [ Prev Item ] until the extension number shows on the display. Then repeat Step 3.
5.Select another procedure or exit programming mode.
Abbreviated Ringing (#305)
