Custom phone rings
Custom phone rings
The Cisco Unified IP Phone ships with two default ring types that are implemented in hardware: Chirp1 and
Chirp2. Cisco Unified Communications Manager also provides a default set of additional phone ring sounds
that are implemented in software as pulse code modulation (PCM) files. The PCM files, along with an XML
file (named Ringlist.xml) that describes the ring list options that are available at your site, exist in the TFTP
directory on each Cisco Unified Communications Manager server.
All file names are case sensitive. If you use ringlist.xml for the file name, the phone will not apply your
Attention
changes.
For more information, see the "Cisco TFTP" chapter in Cisco Unified Communications Manager System Guide
and the "Software Upgrades" chapter in Cisco Unified Communications Operating System Administration
Guide.
Ringlist.xml File Format Requirements
The Ringlist.xml file defines an XML object that contains a list of phone ring types. This file includes up to
50 ring types. Each ring type contains a pointer to the PCM file that is used for that ring type and the text that
appears on the Ring Type menu on a Cisco Unified IP Phone for that ring. The Cisco TFTP server for each
Cisco Unified Communications Manager contains this file.
The CiscoIPPhoneRinglist XML object uses the following simple tag set to describe the information:
<CiscoIPPhoneRingList>
</CiscoIPPhoneRingList>
The following characteristics apply to the definition names. You must include the required DisplayName and
FileName for each phone ring type.
• DisplayName specifies the name of the custom ring for the associated PCM file that displays on the
• FileName specifies the name of the PCM file for the custom ring to associate with DisplayName.
Note
The DisplayName and FileName fields must not exceed 25 characters in length.
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<Ring>
<DisplayName/>
<FileName/>
</Ring>
Ring Type menu of the Cisco Unified IP Phone.
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