AT&T 7406 Plus - Tones and Their Meanings

Tones and Their Meanings
Ringing tones are produced by an incoming call. Feedback tones are those that you
hear through the handset (receiver) or the speaker, if you have one.
Ringing Tones
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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 a call from an Automatic
Callback call that you placed.
half ring — A call redirected from your voice terminal to another because Send All
Calls or Call Forwarding — Follow Me is active.
intercom ring — A call directed to you by the Intercom feature.
Feedback Tones
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busy tone — A low-pitched tone repeated 60 times a minute; indicates that the
number dialed is in use.
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call-waiting ringback tone — A ringback tone with a lower-pitched signal at the
end; indicates that the extension called is busy, but the called party has been given a
call-waiting tone.
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confirmation tone — 3 short bursts of tone; indicates that a feature activation or
cancellation has been accepted.
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coverage tone — 1 long burst of tone; indicates that your call will be sent to another
extension to be answered by a covering user.
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dial tone — A continuous tone; indicates that dialing can begin.
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intercept/time-out tone — An alternating high and low tone; indicates a dialing
error, a denial of the requested service, or a failure to dial within a preset interval
(usually 10 seconds) after lifting the handset or dialing the previous digit.
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recall dial tone — 3 short bursts of tone followed by a steady dial tone; indicates
that the feature request has been accepted and dialing can begin.
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reorder tone — A fast-busy tone repeated 120 times a minute; indicates that all
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trunks are busy.
ringback tone — A low-pitched tone repeated 15 times a minute; indicates that the
number dialed is being rung.
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