Distinctive Ringing

There are three aspects of Distinctive Ringing: Ring Mode, Ring Type, and Ring Tone.

Ring Mode
Ring Type
Ring Tone
Additional Feature Information
Distinctive Ringing

Using Distinctive Ringing

Additional Feature Information
Distinctive Ringing

To set up Distinctive Ringing at your keyset:

Setting Up Distinctive Ringing (Keyset)
Next: Go to next selection. Prev: Go to previous selection. Select: Select current Option. Back: Back out of current option. Exit: Exit Menu setup.
Menu + 41 Select the Key Assignments sub-menu.
  • Use this option to assign the ringing mode to line keys, Call Pickup keys, and Call Coverage keys.
  Prev Scroll backwards through the key types:
  • Line Keys
  • Call Pickup Keys
  • Call Coverage Keys
  Next Scroll forwards through the key types:
  • Line Keys
  • Call Coverage Keys
  • Call Pickup Keys
  Select Select the displayed key type to change its ring mode assignment.
  The keys of the selected type will light. Press a key repeatedly to set its ringing mode:
  • Always (key LED is on green)
  • Night Ring (key LED flashes slow green) (for line keys only)
  • Delay Ring (key LED flashes fast green)
  • Lamp Only (key LED is on red)
Dial a digit (0-4) to set the Ring Type:
  • 0 for Standard
  • 1 for Ring Type A
  • 2 for Ring Type B
  • 3 for Ring Type C
  Save Save the displayed changes.
  Cancel Back up to the previous menu without saving your changes.
  Exit Exit the Tone Configuration sub-menu.
Menu + 42 Select the Ring Tone Assignments sub-menu.
  • Use this option to change the ring type assigned to each ring mode.
  Prev Scroll backwards through the ring modes:
  • Day Ring
  • Delay Ring
  • Night Ring
  Next Scroll forwards through the ring modes:
  • Day Ring
  • Night Ring
  • Delay Ring
  Select Select the displayed ring mode to change its ring type assignment.
  << or > > Scroll forward or backward through the Ring Type options:
  • Use Line Setting
  • Line-Type "A"
  • Line-Type "B"
  • Line-Type "C"
  Save Save the displayed selection as the ring type for the chosen ring mode.
  Cancel Cancel and back up to the previous level without making any changes.
  Exit Exit the Tone Assignments sub-menu.
Menu + 43 Select the Tone Configuration sub-menu.
  • Use this option to change the tones assigned to the ring types.
  Prev Scroll backwards through the ring types:
  • Intercom
  • Set To Defaults (The system will require that you confirm this option before setting your assignments back to default.)
  • Line-Type "C"
  • Line-Type "B"
  • Line-Type "A"
  • Recall
  • Ring Groups
  Next Scroll forwards through the ring types:
  • Intercom
  • Ring Groups
  • Recall
  • Line-Type "A"
  • Line-Type "B"
  • Line-Type "C"
  • Set To Defaults (The system will require that you confirm this option before setting your assignments back to default.)
  Select Select the displayed ring type to change its ring tone assignment.
  << or > > Scroll forward or backward through the ring tone options (0-9).
  Save Save the displayed selection as the ring tone for the chosen ring type.
  Cancel Cancel and back up to the previous level without making any changes.
  Exit Exit the Tone Configuration sub-menu.

To set up Distinctive Ringing at your Super Display:

Setting Up Distinctive Ringing (Super Display)
Menu + Ringing Select the Distinctive Ringing options sub-menu.
  Key Assignments Select the Key Assignments sub-menu.
  • Use this option to assign the ringing mode to line keys, Call Pickup keys, and Call Coverage keys.
  Select the type of key you want to change.
  • Line Keys
  • Call Coverage
  • Pickup
  The keys of the selected type will light. Press a key repeatedly to set its ringing mode:
  • Always (key LED is on green)
  • Night Ring (key LED flashes slow green) (for line keys only)
  • Delay Ring (key LED flashes fast green)
  • Lamp Only (key LED is on red)
Dial a digit (0-4) to set the Ring Type:
  • 0 for Standard
  • 1 for Ring Type A
  • 2 for Ring Type B
  • 3 for Ring Type C
  Save Save the displayed selection as the ring type for the chosen ring mode.
  Cancel Cancel and back up to the previous level without making any changes.
  Back Cancel and back up to the previous level without making any changes.
  Back Back up one level.
  Exit Exit to the idle menu display.
  Tone Assignments Select the Tone Assignments sub-menu.
  • Use this option to change the ring type assigned to each ring mode.
  Select a ring mode to change its ring type assignment.
  • Day Ring
  • Night Ring
  • Delay Ring
  For the selected ring mode, choose the ring type (Day, Night, or Delay):
  • Line-Type "A"
  • Line-Type "B"
  • Line-Type "C"
  • Use Line Setting
  Save Save the displayed selection as the ring type for the selected ring mode.
  Cancel Cancel and back up to the previous level without making any changes.
  Back Go back to the previous level.
  Exit Exit to the idle menu display.
  Tone Configuration Select the Tone Configuration sub-menu.
  • Use this option to change the tones assigned to the ring types.
  Select the ring type you want to change:
  • Intercom
  • Ring Group
  • Recall
  • Ring "A"
  • Ring "B"
  • Ring "C"
  • Default (This resets the ring types to their default settings. The system will require that you confirm this option before setting your assignments back to default.)
  0-9 Choose a ring tone for the selected ring type.
  Cancel Cancel and back up to the previous level without making any changes.
  Save Save the displayed selection as the ring tone for the chosen ring type.
  Exit Exit to the idle menu display.