The sound of a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be heard directly. This class covers sounds associated with the device itself, not voice that has been carried via the telephone network.
Sounds made by a clock that is designed to make an audible signal at a specific time. The primary use of alarm clocks is to awaken people from their night's sleep.
The sound of a loud noise-making device used to provide warnings to people nearby. A siren typically consists of a single pitch that changes either smoothly or abruptly on timescales around one second.
Sounds of a mechanical, electromechanical, or piezoelectric signaling device that emits a steady, highly-audible tone with a spectrum extending to high frequencies.
Sounds of a system designed to warn people when smoke, fire, carbon monoxide or other emergencies are present. Alarms can be either motorized bells or wall-mountable sounders or horns.