Detailed description of Music-on-Hold

Last Updated : Oct 30, 2012 |

Use the Music-on-Hold feature to automatically provide music, silence, or tone to a caller. The table shows the audio options that you can provide to a user.

Table 1: Music, silence, and tone options

Caller status

Music

Silence

Tone

On hold

Yes

No

Yes

On a trunk call that is being transferred

Yes

Yes

No

Parked

Yes

No

Yes

Waits in a queue

Yes

No

Yes

Note:

If you use equipment that rebroadcasts music or other copyrighted materials, you might be required to obtain a copyright license from, or pay fees to, a third party such as the American Society of Composers, Artists, and Producers (ASCAP), or Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI).