Tones and Their Meanings
Ringing tones are produced by an incoming call. Handset tones are those which you hear through the handset (receiver).
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.
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Handset Tones
●busy tone — A
●call waiting tone — One, two, or three beeps of
●call waiting ringback tone — A ringback tone with a
●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.
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●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
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