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To Identify Tones
When making a call or using a feature, you may hear a tone.
Each tone has a different meaning.
Tone
Meaning
Dial tone (steady tone)
You can make a call.
Busy (slow repeating tone)
The phone you are calling
is busy.
Stutter dial tone
After a switchhook flash,
(several breaks in
indicates that you can use
dial tone)
a feature or dial a number
for a transfer or conference
call. You also hear this
tone when you lift the
handset if you have a voice
mail message or a fax, or if
the system operator has a
message for you.
Fast busy (fast repeating
No lines are available.
tone)
Alternating high
tones
and low
You dialed a number
incorrectly or misused a
feature.
Identifying Call Types 2-3