Avaya 8410B - Tones and Their Meanings; Ringing Tones; Feedback Tones

Tones and Their Meanings
Ringing tones
are produced by an incoming call.
Feedback tones
are those which you hear through the handset or the
speaker.
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.
{
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 signal
- 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 that the
extension called is busy, but 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.
{
local error tone
- A steady low tone; indicates an incorrect button press.
{
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 low-pitched tone repeated 15 times a minute; indicates the telephone dialed is being
rung.
{
speakerphone reset tones
- A rising set of tones; indicates that the speakerphone is adjusting itself to the
surrounding room acoustics.
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