Dial Test Signal Class of Service Low Tone is 480 Hz and 620 Hz at -24 dBm0 fre!

"enc#$ %n some s#stems man"fact"red &efore '()4* Low Tone was 600 Hz mod"lated at '20* '++* '40 or '60 Hz at 6' - )' dBrnC$

High Tone
T,e Hig, Tone is a generic tone "sed wit, vario"s interr"-tion -atterns for t,e s-ecific tones listed &elow and descri&ed "nder t,eir own titles. /artial Dial Tone /ermanent Signal Coin 0et"rn 1Test2 Tone Coin 0et"rn Tone 3"m&er C,ec4ing Tone 5nterce-ting Loo-&ac4 Tone 6arning Tone %rder Tone Station 0inger Test Class of Service Hig, Tone is 480 Hz at -') dBm0$ %n some s#stems man"fact"red &efore '()4* Hig, Tone was 400 Hz or 700 Hz at 6' - )' dBrnC$

Dial Tone
Dial Tone is sent to a c"stomer or o-erator to indicate t,at t,e receiving end is read# to receive dial -"lses or DT89 signals$ 5t is "sed in all t#-es of dial offices w,en dial -"lses are -rod"ced &# t,e c"stomer:s or o-erator:s dials$ 3ormall# dial tone means t,at t,e entire wanted n"m&er ma# &e dialed; ,owever* t,ere are some cases w,ere t,e calling -art# m"st await a second dial tone or w,ere an o-erator* after dialing an initial gro"- of digits* m"st wait for a second dial tone &efore t,e rest of t,e n"m&er can &e dialed$ Some dialing switc,&oards are arranged to -ermit listening for dial tone &etween certain digits$ Dial Tone is +70 Hz and 440 Hz ,eld stead# at -'+ dBm0 fre!"enc#$

Audible Ring Tone

<"di&le 0ing Tone is a ringing indication w,ic, is interce-ted &# t,e calling -art# to mean t,at t,e called line ,as &een reac,ed and t,at t,e ringing ,as started$ 5t is also "sed on calls to o-erators 1s-ecial service* long distance* interce-ting* etc2 d"ring t,e =awaiting-o-erator-answer= interval$ <"di&le 0ing Tone is 440 Hz and 480 Hz for 2 seconds on and 4 seconds off at -'+ dBm0 fre!"enc#$

Line Busy Tone

T,e Line B"s# Tone indicates t,at t,e called c"stomer:s line ,as &een reac,ed &"t t,at it is &"s# or &eing r"ng or on -ermanent signal$ 6,en a line &"s# signal is a--lied &# an o-erator* it is sometimes calls a &"s#-&ac4 tone$ Line B"s# Tone is Low Tone on and off ever# $7 seconds$

Reorder
T,e 0eorder Tone indicates t,at t,e local or toll switc,ing or transmission -at,s to t,e office or e!"i-ment serving t,e called c"stomer is &"s#$ T,is signal ma# indicate a condition s"c, as a timed-o"t sender or "nassigned code dialed$ 5t is inter-reted &# eit,er a c"stomer or an o-erator as a reorder signal$ 0eorder on a local call is Low Tone for $+ seconds on and $2 seconds off$ 0eorder on a toll call is Low Tone for $2 seconds on and $+ seconds off$ 5n 3o$ 7 cross&ar* 3o$ ' '< >SS* 3o$ 2 2B >SS switc,ing e!"i-ment and 3o$ ' ste--&#-ste- offices "sing t,e /recise Tone /lan* t,e tem-oral -attern is 0$27 second of low tone and 0$27 second off$

Alerting Tone
T,e <lerting Tone indicates t,at an o-erator ,as connected to t,e line 1emergenc# interr"-t on a &"s# line d"ring a verification call2$ <lerting Tone is 440 Hz on for 2 seconds and t,en on again for $7 seconds ever# ten seconds$

Recorder Warning Tone

6,en recording e!"i-ment is "sed* t,e 0ecorder 6arning Tone is connected to t,e line to inform t,e distant -art# t,at t,e conversation is &eing recorded$ T,e tone so"rce is located wit,in t,e recording e!"i-ment and cannot &e controlled &# t,e -art# a--l#ing t,e recording e!"i-ment to t,e line$ T,is tone is re!"ired &# law and is recorded along wit, t,e s-eec,$

0ecorder 6arning Tone is a $7 second &"rst at '400 Hz ever# '7 seconds$

Recorder Connected Tone

T,e 0ecorder Connected Tone is "sed to inform t,e c"stomer t,at ,is ,er call is connected to a recording mac,ine and t,at ,e s,e s,o"ld -roceed to leave a message* dictate* etc$ 5t is to &e disting"is,ed from t,e recorder warning tone* w,ic, warns t,e c"stomer t,at ,is ,er 2-wa# conversation is &eing recorded$ 0ecorder 6arning Tone is a $7 second &"rst at 440 Hz ever# 7 seconds$

Reverting Tone
T,e same t#-e of signal as line &"s# tone is "sed for t,e 0everting Tone in all s#stems$ 5n 3o$ 7 cross&ar s#stems* a second dial tone is sometimes also "sed w,en a calling -art# identification digit is re!"ired$ T,e 0everting Tone informs t,e calling s"&scri&er t,at t,e called -art# is on t,e same line and t,at ,e s,e s,o"ld ,ang "- w,ile t,e line is &eing r"ng$ 0everting Tone is Low Tone on and off ever# $7 seconds at -24 dBm0 fre!"enc#$

Deposit Coin Tone

T,e De-osit Coin Tone* sent from a Comm"nit# Dial %ffice to a -ost--a# coin tele-,one* informs t,e calling -art# t,at t,e called -art# ,as answered and t,at t,e coin s,o"ld &e de-osited$ De-osit Coin Tone is a stead# Low Tone$

Receiver Off-Hoo Tone

T,e 0eceiver %ff-Hoo4 Tone is "sed to ca"se off-,oo4 c"stomers to re-lace t,e receiver on-,oo4 on a -ermanent signal call and to signal a non-/B? off-,oo4 line w,en ringing 4e# is o-erated &# a switc,&oard o-erator$ 0eceiver %ff-Hoo4 Tone is '400 Hz* 2060 Hz* 2470 Hz and 2600 Hz at 0 dBm0 fre!"enc# on and off ever# $' second$ %n some older s-ace division switc,ing s#stems 0eceiver %ff-Hoo4 was '400 Hz* 2060 Hz* 2470 Hz and 2600 Hz at @7 AB on and off ever# $' second$ %n a 3o$ 7 >SS t,is contin"es for +0 seconds$ %n a 3o$ 2 2B >SS t,is contin"es for 40 seconds$ %n some ot,er <TCT switc,es t,ere are two iterations of 70 seconds eac,$

Ho!ler

T,is Howler tone is "sed in older offices to inform a c"stomer t,at t,eir receiver is off,oo4$ 5t ,as &een s"-erseded &# t,e 0eceiver %ff-Hoo4 Tone$ T,e Howler Tone was a 480 Hz tone incremented in vol"me ever# second for ten seconds "ntil it reac,es @40 AB$

"artial Dial Tone

/artial Dial Tone is "sed to notif# t,e calling -art# t,at ,e s,e ,as not commenced dialing wit,in a -re-allotted time* meas"red after recei-t of dial tone 1-ermanent signal condition2* or t,at ,e s,e ,as not dialed eno"g, digits 1-artial dial condition2$ T,is is a signal to ,ang "- and dial again$ /artial Dial Tone is a stead# Hig, Tone$

#o $uch #u%ber a& &a& 'Cry Baby'

T,e 3o S"c, 3"m&er Tone tells t,e calling -art# to ,ang "-* c,ec4 t,e called n"m&er* and dial again$ 5n modern s#stems* calls to "nassigned or discontin"ed n"m&ers will also &e ro"ted to a mac,ine anno"ncement s#stem* s"c, as 6< or )<* w,ic, ver&all# s"--lies t,e re!"ire message$ 5n some older offices* #o" co"ld &e ro"ted to an interce-ting o-erator$ 5n some offices* reorder tone is ret"rned in t,is condition$ 3o S"c, 3"m&er is 200 to 400 Hz mod"lated at ' Hz* interr"-ted ever# 6 seconds for $7 seconds$

(acant Code
T,e Aacant Code Tone is "sed in cross&ar s#stems to indicate t,at t,e dialed office code is "nassigned$ 5n ste--&#-ste- areas* t,is signal is called vacant level tone$ 9or o-eratororiginated calls* t,e ver&al anno"ncement is -receded &# two flas,es$ 5n modern s#stems* recorded ver&al anno"ncements are "sed for t,is service$ Aacant Code is Low Tone for $7 seconds on* $7 seconds off* $7 seconds of and '$7 seconds off$

Busy (erification Tone )Centre*+

T,e B"s# Aerification Tone is a CentreD feat"re t,at allows t,e attendant to call and &e connected to a &"s# CentreD station wit,in t,e attendant:s c"stomer gro"-$ T,e &"s# verification tone is a--lied to &ot, -arties of t,e connection to inform t,em of t,e intr"sion &# t,e attendant$ 3o tone is a--lied if t,e station called for &"s# verification is idle$

B"s# Aerification Tone 1CentreD2 is 440 Hz at -'+ dBm0 for '$7 seconds and t,en again for $+ seconds ever# )$7 to '0 seconds$ %n a 3o$ ' '< >SS* B"s# Aerification Tone 1CentreD2 is 440 Hz at -'+ dBm0 for '$7 seconds and t,en again for $+ seconds ever# 6 seconds$ T,ere is also a TS/S B"s# Aerification tone* w,ic, is 440 Hz at -'+ dBm0 for 2 seconds and t,en on again for $7 seconds ever# '0 seconds$

Call Waiting Tone

Call 6aiting is a s-ecial service t,at allows a &"s# line to answer an incoming call &# flas,ing t,e switc,-,oo4$ <"di&le ring 1instead of line &"s#2 is a--lied to t,e calling line* and t,e Call 6aiting tone is a--lied to t,e called line$ 1So t,at onl# t,e called -art# ,ears t,e tone* t,e connection is momentaril# &ro4en* and t,e ot,er -art# to t,at connection eD-eriences a moment of silence$2 9las,ing t,e switc,-,oo4 -laces t,e eDisting connection on ,old and connects t,e c"stomer to t,e waiting call$ Call 6aiting Tone is two &"rsts of 440 Hz at -'+ dBm0 fre!"enc# for $+ seconds -l"s or min"s ten -ercent ever# ten seconds$

Confir%ation Tone
T,e Confirmation Tone is "sed to ac4nowledge recei-t &# a"tomatic e!"i-ment of information necessar# for s-ecial services$ 5t is c"rrentl# "sed for. '$ S-eed Calling - dialed n"m&er ,as &een recorded 2$ Call 9orwarding - dialed n"m&er ,as &een recorded and service is activated +$ Call 9orwarding - service is deactivated Confirmation Tone is +70 Hz and 440 Hz at -'+ dBm0 fre!"enc# on for $' second* off for $' second and t,en on for $+ seconds$

,ndication of Ca%p-On
<ttendant cam--on service allows an electronic switc,ing s#stem CentreD attendant to ,old incoming calls to &"s# lines$ >ac, time t,e attendant releases ,is ,er tal4ing connection from t,e loo- involved in t,e cam-ed-on call* t,e indication of cam--on tone is ,eard &# t,e called c"stomer if t,e c"stomer ,as s"&scri&ed to t,e indication of cam-on o-tion$ T,e c"stomer ma# get t,is tone several times as t,e attendant reconnects and releases from t,e loo- in res-onse to timed reminders from t,e console$ 5ndication of Cam- %n is 440 Hz at -'+ dBm0 for one second ever# time t,e attendant releases from t,e loo-$

$pecial Dial Tone

S-ecial Dial Tone is "sed wit, T,ree-6a# Calling* CentreD station dial transfer* and CentreD conference 1station or attendant2 services$ T,e "ser on an eDisting connection flas,es t,e switc,-,oo4* receives s-ecial dial tone* and dials n"m&er of t,e t,ird -art# to &e added to t,e connection$ S-ecial Dial Tone is +70 Hz and 440 Hz at -'+ dBm0 fre!"enc# for $' second on* $' second off* $' second on* $' second off* $' second on* $' second off* and t,en on stead#$

"riority Audible Ring )A-TO(O#+

T,e /riorit# <"di&le 0ing Tone re-laces normal a"di&le ring for -riorit# calls wit,in t,e <BT%A%3 networ4$ /riorit# <"di&le 0ing is 440 Hz and 480 Hz at -'6 dBm0 fre!"enc# on for '$67 seconds and off for $+7 seconds$

"ree%ption Tone )A-TO(O#+

T,e /reem-tion Tone is -rovided to &ot, -arties of a connection t,at is -reem-ted &# a -riorit# call from t,e <BT%A%3 networ4$ /reem-tion Tone is 440 Hz and 620 Hz at -'8 dBm0 fre!"enc# stead# for an#w,ere from t,ree to fifteen seconds$

Data $et Ans!er Bac Tone

T,e Data Set <nswer Bac4 Tone is ,eard w,en man"all# initiating a data call$ 5t normall# occ"rs s,ortl# after t,e start of a"di&le ringing and means t,at t,e remote data set ,as answered$ T,e data set at t,e calling end s,o"ld t,en &e -"t into t,e data mode$ Data Set <nswer Bac4 Tone is 2027 Hz stead# at -'+ dBm$

Calling Card $ervice "ro%pt Tone

T,e Calling Card Service /rom-t Tone is "sed to inform t,e c"stomer t,at ,is ,er credit card information m"st &e 4e#ed in$ T,e first 60 milliseconds of t,is com-osite tone is (4' Hz and '4)) Hz w,ic, is t,e DT89 :E:$ T,is tone will release and DT89 to dial -"lse converter in t,e connection$ Calling Card Service /rom-t Tone is (4' Hz and '4)) Hz at -'0 dBm0 fre!"enc# at -+ Transmission Level /oint for 60 milliseconds and t,en 440 Hz and +70 Hz at -) dBm0

for $(40 seconds eD-onentiall# deca#ed from -'0 dBm -er fre!"enc# at -+ Transmission Level /oint at time constant of $2 seconds$

Class of $ervice
Class of Service signals are "sed at a toll &oard o-erating as an :<= &oard to identif# t,e class or service of t,e calling c"stomer$ T,e indication ma# &e ,ig,* low* or no tone$ Class of Service is a single &"rst of eit,er Hig, Tone or Low Tone for $07 to ' seconds$

Dial-#or%al Trans%ission $ignal

T,e Dial-3ormal Transmission Signal is a second dial tone ret"rned to an o-erator &etween digits indicating t,at ,e s,e ma# dial t,e remainder of t,e n"m&er$ 9or eDam-le* w,en an o-erator reac,es a lin4-t#-e Comm"nit# Dial %ffice via a ste--&#-ste- office after dialing a ro"ting code* ,e s,e m"st -a"se "ntil an idle lin4 at t,e Comm"nit# Dial %ffice ret"rns dial tone$ T,is met,od of o-eration is not recommended or considered standard$ Dial-3ormal Transmission Signal is a stead# Low Tone$

Dial .ac Tone

Dial Fac4 Tone is "sed as a start-dial signal to tell a DS< o-erator t,at t,e connection reac,ed t,ro"g, a dial Gac4 is read# to receive dialing$ Dial Fac4 Tone is a stead# Low Tone$

Order Tone
Hig, tones sent over inter-osition* local interoffice* or toll tr"n4s indicate. '$ to t,e originating o-erator t,at t,e order s,o"ld &e -assed 2$ to t,e receiving o-erator t,at an order is a&o"t to &e -assed 9or Call <nno"ncement and <"tomatic Dis-la# Call 5ndicator* t,e tone serves f"nction two onl#$ '$ Single-order tone - T,is is a relativel# long 10$7 second2 signal w,ic, means t,at t,e originating o-erator s,o"ld -ass t,e office name and n"m&er$ 2$ Do"&le-order tone - T,is signal is two s,ort s-"rts in !"ic4 s"ccession and means t,at t,e o-erator s,o"ld -ass onl# t,e desired n"m&er$ +$ Tri-le-order tone - T,is signal is t,ree s,ort s-"rts in !"ic4 s"ccession and means t,at t,e o-erator s,o"ld -ass t,e office name onl# and wait for anot,er order tone$

4$ H"adr"-le-order tone - T,is signal is fo"r s,ort s-"rts in !"ic4 s"ccession and means t,at t,e o-erator s,o"ld -ass t,e cit# name onl# and wait for anot,er c,allenge$ 5t is "sed in man"al toll tandem 1also called zi- tones or tr"n4 assignment tones2$ Single-order tone is one $7 s-"rt of Hig, Tone$ Do"&le-order tone is two s,ort s-"rts of Hig, Tone$ Tri-le-order tone is t,ree s,ort s-"rts of Hig, Tone$ H"adr"-le-order tone is fo"r s,ort s-"rts of Hig, Tone$

,ntercepting Loopbac Tone

<n 5nterce-ting Loo-&ac4 Tone sent from an interce-t o-erator to t,e :<: &oard o-erator in man"al offices indicates t,at an interce-t o-erator ,as com-leted t,e call and t,at t,e :<: s,o"ld disconnect from t,e circ"it$ T,e com-letion of interce-ted calls in t,is manner is no longer recommended$ 5nterce-ting Loo-&ac4 Tone is a stead# Hig, Tone$

#u%ber Chec ing Tone

T,e 3"m&er C,ec4ing Tone is sometimes "sed at DS< switc,&oards in 3o$ ' cross&ar and some ste--&#-ste- areas to verif# t,e ver&al identification of t,e calling line$ 3"m&er C,ec4ing Tone is a stead# Hig, Tone$ %n some older s#stems* 3"m&er C,ec4ing Tone was a stead# '+7 Hz tone$

Coin Deno%ination Tones

Coin Denomination tones ena&le t,e o-erator to determine t,e amo"nt de-osited in coin tele-,ones$ Coin Denomination Tones for t,e old + slot -a#-,ones were. 3ic4el - %ne ta- of '070 Hz and ''00 Hz 1&ell2 Dime - Two ta-s of '070 Hz and ''00 Hz 1&ell2 H"arter - %ne ta- at 800 Hz 1gong2

Coin Collect Tone

Coin Collect Tone over a coin recording-com-leting tr"n4 informs t,e originating toll o-erator t,at t,e local o-erator or coin control circ"it ,as collected t,e c,arge$

Coin Collect Tone is a stead# Low Tone$

Coin Return Tone

Coin 0et"rn Tone over a coin recording-com-leting tr"n4 informs t,e originating toll o-erator t,at t,e local o-erator or coin control circ"it ,as ret"rned t,e c,ange w,en t,e connection is not com-leted 1also called coin ref"nd tone2$ Coin 0et"rn Tone is a single $7 to ' second &"rst of Hig, Tone$

Coin Return )Test+ Tone

Coin 0et"rn 1Test2 Tone is "sed to tell an o-erator in a dial central office t,at a tester ,as com-leted a call to ,is ,er -osition over a coin tr"n4$ Coin 0et"rn 1Test2 Tone is a single $7 to ' second &"rst of Hig, Tone$

/roup Busy Tone

T,e Iro"- B"s# Tone is indicated &# low tone on t,e sleeve of tr"n4 Gac4s at cord switc,&oards$ <&sence of t,e tone tells t,e o-erator t,at t,ere is at least one idle tr"n4 in a gro"-$ Iro"- B"s# Tone is a stead# Low Tone$

(acant "osition Tone

T,e Aacant /osition Tone is a--lied to all straig,tforward tr"n4s terminating in a vacated -osition in man"al offices$ Aacant /osition Tone is a stead# Low Tone$

Dial Off-#or%al Tone

Dial %ff-3ormal Tone is ret"rned to an o-erator after ,e s,e ,as com-leted a call into a ste--&#-ste- office and after t,e calling -art# ,as answered to remind ,im ,er to restore t,e dial 4e#$ Dial %ff-3ormal Tone is a stead# Low Tone$

"er%anent $ignal

< c"stomer line* not in "se* w,ic, eD,i&its a stead# off-,oo4 condition is ro"ted to a -ermanent signal tr"n4$ Hig, tone* s"-erim-osed on &atter#* is s"--lied t,ro"g, a resistance lam- to t,e ring of t,e tr"n4$ /ermanent Signal is "sed to inform an o-erator or ot,er em-lo#ee ma4ing a verification test t,at t,e line is tem-oraril# o"t of service$ <n intermittent gro"nd ma# also &e a--lied to t,e ring of t,e tele-,one s#stems left in t,e ,old condition$ T#-ical reasons for t,e line condition are. a$ 3o dialing wit,in t,e allowed waiting interval$ &$ < ,andset is off-,oo4$ c$ Low ins"lation resistance or ot,er line tro"&le$ 5n some offices* if t,ree or more digits are dialed &"t not a com-lete tele-,one n"m&er or code* t,e call is released and dial tone is ret"rned$ /ermanent Signal is a stead# Hig, Tone$

Warning Tone
6arning Tone warns an o-erator t,at t,e circ"it ,e s,e is connected to is not in condition for normal o-eration$ >Dam-les. '$ <n o-erator at an <"tomatic Dis-la# Call 5ndicator -osition -l"gs in t,e wrong Gac4$ 2$ <n o-erator at a sender monitor -osition -l"gs into a sender s"-ervisor# Gac4 w,ile t,e sender is "nder test$ 6arning Tone is a stead# Hig, Tone$

Trouble Tone
Tro"&le Tone a--lied &# an o-erator or test -erson at a B -osition in a man"al office to t,e Gac4 sleeve of a line or tr"n4 in a calling m"lti-le tells ot,er o-erators t,e line or tr"n4 is in tro"&le 1also called -l"gging "- code tone2$ Tro"&le Tone is a stead# Low Tone$

$ervice Observing Tone

T,e Service %&serving Tone indicates t,at t,e tr"n4 to w,ic, it is a--lied is &eing service-o&served$ Service %&serving Tone is a stead# '+7 Hz$

"roceed to $end Tone ),nternational Direct Distance Dialing+

T,e /roceed to Send Tone informs t,e o-erator t,at an overseas sender ,as &een seized and t,e address information 1J/-CC-CC-ST2 s,o"ld &e transmitted$ /roceed to Send Tone is a stead# 480 Hz at -22 dBm0$

Centrali0ed ,ntercept Bureau Order Tone

Centralized 5nterce-t B"rea" %rder Tone tells t,e centralized interce-t &"rea" o-erator t,at a call ,as reac,ed t,e -osition$ Centralized 5nterce-t B"rea" %rder Tone is a $7 second &"rst of '870 Hz at -') dBm0$

O#, Order Tone

%35 %rder Tone tells t,e %35 o-erator t,at a call ,as reac,ed t,e -osition$ %35 %rder Tone is )00 Hz and ''00 Hz at -27 dBm for $0(7 to $27 seconds$