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T A L K S W I T C H U S E R G U I D E • U K & I R E L A N D
reach the same telephone line
— such as a second number for
a fax machine. Each Distinctive
Ring number has a different
ringing cadence. The
TalkSwitch can detect one,
two, and three ring bursts per
ringing cycle, and provide
different call handling to
incoming calls with each of
these Distinctive Ringing
cadences.
Driver
A program that controls a
device. Every device, whether
it is a printer, disk drive, or
keyboard, must have a driver
program. A driver acts like a
translator between the device
and programs that use the
device.
DTMF
Dual Tone Multi-frequency. The
system used by touch-tone
telephones. DTMF assigns a
specific frequency, or tone, to
each key so that it can easily
be identified by a
microprocessor.
Extension (Local)
A Local Extension is any
telephone or analogue device
(answering machine, fax, etc.)
that is plugged into one of the
‘Extensions’ ports located on
the back panel of your
TalkSwitch.
Firmware
Firmware is a combination of
software and hardware. More
precisely, it is software
(programs or data) that has
been written onto hardware
(micro-chips). Micro-chips
(ROMs, PROMs and EPROMs)
that have data or programs
recorded on them are called
firmware.
Icon
A small picture that represents
a program, action or feature in
the configuration software.
When you click on an icon,
that program, action or feature
is activated.
Intercom
A dedicated voice service
within a specified user
environment. TalkSwitch offers
intercom capabilities between
its Local Extensions.
Interface
Something that connects two
separate entities. A user
interface is the part of a
program that connects the
computer with a human
operator (user).
Internet
A global network connecting
millions of computers. Unlike
online service networks
(.com, .ca, .net, etc.) which are
centrally controlled, the
Internet is decentralized by
design. Each Internet
computer, called a host, is
independent.
Keypad Commands
Combinations of digits that are
used to configure TalkSwitch
from a touch-tone telephone.