Specifications

G
Group Call Distribution
A system setting that automatically directs incoming
calls on specific lines to a Hunt Group. See also
Hunt Group and VMS Hunt Group.
H
Hold Reminder Tone
On system phones, a short beep that is generated
for a call that is left on hold for longer than one
minute. The tone sounds once every minute until
the held call is retrieved, or until the caller hangs up.
Hotline phone
A standard phone at an extension which rings
another extension automatically when the handset
is lifted. See also External Hotline.
Hunt Group
A group of extensions that takes incoming or
transferred calls in round-robin fashion. Calls to the
hunt group go to the first available extension in the
group, with the extension that answered most
recently being the last one in the hunt order. See
also Calling Group and VMS Hunt Group.
I
Industry-standard device
A telephone or other telecommunications device
that can be connected directly to the public
telephone network. See also Proprietary device and
Standard phone.
Inside call
See Intercom call.
Intercom Autodialer
An auxiliary device that can be connected to the
system phones at extensions 10 and 11. The
device has an Auto Dial button for each extension in
the system, which can be used to dial or transfer
calls to the extension with one touch.
Intercom Auto Dial button
A button that is programmed to ring or page
another extension whenever the button is pressed.
The button can be used to call the extension or to
transfer a call to the extension with one touch; the
lights next to the button also show calling activity for
the extension. See also Manual Signaling.
Intercom call
A call that is made to another system extension.
Internal call
See Intercom call.
L
Line
The transmission path between your control unit
and the local phone company’s central office, used
for incoming and outgoing calls.
Line button
A button with status lights on a system phone that
represents a specific line for making calls.
Line hunting
See Group Call Distribution.
Line jack
The location on 206 and 400 modules that allows
you to connect outside lines to the control unit.
Line number
The number assigned to each line jack on a 206 or
400 module. Line numbers run consecutively from
01 through 12.
Line Reserve
A system feature that lets you reserve a busy line
(by pressing the busy line button without lifting the
handset) so your phone beeps when the line
becomes free.
Loudspeaker paging system
Equipment that lets you make announcements over
the loudspeaker from a system extension. Any
AT&T paging system can be connected to the
PAGE jack on the processor module in the control
unit. See also Simultaneous Paging.
Glossary GL-3