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Glossary
A
All-call paging
– Page message sounds through all stations in the system
Assist button
– Sends a message requesting assistance to the LCD of another
phone
Automatic callback
– System will ring a calling telephone when the busy called
telephone becomes idle.
Automatic dialing (or Autodialing):
Using programmable buttons to store
numbers for quick dialing
Automatic redialing
– automatically redials the last number dialed once a minute
for 10 minutes
C
Call forward
– Forwards your intercom calls to another user’s phone
Call park
– Places an active call at a phone in system hold, to be retrieved by any
telephone
Call pickup
– Answering a call that is ringing on another station
Call transfer
– Transfers a call from one station to another
Central message desk
– A station that controls message waiting lights and delivers
messages to other stations in the system.
Class of service programming
– Customized programming by the system installer
establishing the operating parameters of the system and stations on the system.
D
Direct Inward Station Dialing (DISD)
- Allows an outside party to call an
intercom station directly.
Dual Tone Multiple Frequency (DTMF)
– Tones made by your phone when you
dial
E
Exclusive hold
– The phone placing a call on hold is the only one that can retrieve
the call
Executive override
– Interrupts a conversation at a busy station.
H
Hookflash
– Needed for activating host system features. Activated by pressing the
TAP button.
I
ITCM (Intercom
) – a number assigned to a station
K
Keypad
– Buttons used for dialing - 0 through 9, also “*” and “#”
L
Last number redialing
– Automatically dialing the last number dialed
