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It will sound an alarm through the receiver that goes beep beep beep.

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Q: What will happen when the telephone receiver is off the hook?
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What do you call the sound a telephone makes when it is off the hook?

It's called an off hook tone. Or you can call it a receiver off hook tone or r.o.h. tone or a permanent signal.


What is the button called that the receiver goes on to hang up the phone?

In telephony, the "thing" the receiver is placed upon after hanging up is called the "hook" because on the old wall phones it literally was a hook. If you neglect to hang up a phone, it is said to be "off hook" and this condition can be detected at the central phone switch. Likewise, a phone properly stowed and inactive is said to be "on hook". Even though we no longer stow our phone receivers on a hook, the terms "on hook" and "off hook" are still used in the telephone business.


What is an off hook circuit?

An off-hook circuit refers to the state in which a telephone handset is lifted from its cradle, indicating that the line is engaged in a call. When the handset is off-hook, the circuit is closed, allowing communication to take place.


What is the voltage of telephone line in Pakistan ptcl?

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What is the technology behind the telephone?

technologies that are used in telephone exchange include manual service, dial service, telephone exchange and telephone switch. Other services include concentrator, off-hook, on-hook and wire center.


Where did the expression off the hook come from?

Off the hook probably came from fishing, where you release fish that you aren't keeping--take them off the hook and let them go back into the water. There is also "ringing off the hook," referring to a lengthily unanswered telephone. The receivers of early telephones hung from a hook.


How does a phone ring when off the hook?

It should hear it beeping which is an alarm to let you know that your phone is off the hook. I think it is a so called permanent signal.


Is there any way to hook up headphones to cable TV without cutting out the TV sound?

Run the audio through a receiver and speakers. Most receivers will let you hook up headphones and the speakers can either be on or off.


Why do people say off the hook?

Off the hook means - freed from danger or blame or obligation; "I let him off the hook with a severe reprimand"


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What was the technical name for that off hook tone for att philps tel 5ess-pbx host?

The technical name for the off hook tone for the AT&T Phillips Tel 5ESS-PBX host is not stated. It is stated that there were several Tennessee telephone company offices that had a switched to the type ATT/Philips Tel 5ESS-PBX host.