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Glossary
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M
Music on hold
A melody is played to the waiting party during an enquiry call or while he is
being transferred.
Mute
Enhanced phone feature that deactivates the integrated microphone (in the
handset or hands-free equipment).
N
Notebook function
During a telephone conversation you can enter a call number in the telepho-
ne‘s temporary storage, so that you can dial it later.
O
Open listening
A touch of a button enables all those present in the room to hear a telephone
conversation via the integral loudspeaker. See also hands-free talking.
P
PIN
Abbreviation for
P
ersonal
I
dentification
N
umber. Protects against unauthori-
sed use, for example base PIN, answering machine PIN, handset PIN.
Preparing to dial
, see en-bloc dialling
On some telephones with displays, you can first enter a number, check it
and then dial.
R
R key
The R key (enquiry call key) is required for using the enhanced features in the
telephone directory, such enquiry call/toggle or three-party conference.
Record telephone calls
Feature of the answering machine; enables a conversation to be recorded
even during a call.
Remote power-on
This feature is secured by a PIN and enables the answering machine to be
activated and deactivated while the phone is connected.
Remote replay
Answering machine function. You can listen to messages from a remote sta-
tion, usually in association with options for deleting messages or changing
announcements.
Repeater
A repeater is used to increase the range of the handsets connected to your
base station telephone. The device receives the radio signal from the base
station telephone and broadcasts it on.
Ring delay
You can define for each internal subscriber the number of rings after which a
call is to be signalled at each phone.
During operation of the handset of your private number the ring should e.g.
only be signalled after 3 rings (the base station telephone rings immediately).
Room monitoring
A feature of an answering machine or telephone, for example. Allows you to
“listen in” to rooms using the telephone network. Protected by a PIN.