Talkswitch CT.TS005.001101.UK - Manual (Page 172)

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using a telephone Keypad and
for callers being put ‘on hold’.
Recall Button
Timed break recall, used to
activate features
Remote Extension
A telephone or mobile number
on the public network, that is
setup as a virtual extension of
the TalkSwitch. The Remote
extension is assigned an
extension number and
provided with a voicemail box.
Ringing Equivalency
(Ringer Equivalency Number
[REN]) A number, determined
in accordance with the US Code
of Federal Regulations, which
represents the ringer loading
effect on a line. A ringer
equivalency number of 1
represents the loading effect of
a traditional telephone set
ringing circuit.
Ringing Tone
Tone used to indicate that the
called party telephone is
ringing. Tone is not always
synchronized to the actual
ringing signal at the called
telephone, and may not be the
same ringing pattern.
RJ-11
Registered Jack 11 is used to
connect single 2-wire
telephone lines and used with
such devices as telephones,
cordless and DECT phones, fax
machines and modems.
RJ-45
Registered Jacks 45 is a
technical term for a telephone
jack that supports 8 conductors
and is used generally for
Networking applications.
Prompted Call Back
Allows you to activate Call
Back by dialing one of
TalkSwitch’s telephone
numbers, letting the Auto
Attendant answer and then
entering the Call Back settings.
Routing
Determining the path that a
message or call is to take over
circuits. TalkSwitch offers
‘routing’ of incoming calls
using DSP technology.
Serial Communication
A type of electronic
communication that, unlike
parallel communication,
requires that data bits be sent
one after the other. Modems
rely on serial communication
to send data over telephone
lines.
Shortcut Key
A special key combination that
causes a specific command to
be executed. Typically,
shortcut keys combine the Ctrl
or Alt keys with some other
keys. In Windows
environments, for example, Ctrl
and C is used as the shortcut
key to copy. On PCs, the
function keys are also often
used as shortcut keys.