AT&T MERLIN LEGEND Release 3.1, System Programming Manual

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Programming Special Characters
H–4
System Programming
MLX Display Telephones
When you program Personal Directory listings, Auto Dial buttons, or Personal
Speed Dial codes, you are storing a sequence of numbers to be dialed
automatically.
Some dialing sequences need special characters. For example, you would
press
Hold to insert a pause in a dialing sequence after a dial-out code to allow
the system to seize an outside line before dialing the number. A pause can also
be used to separate a phone number from an extension number.
Table H–4. Special Characters for MLX Display Telephones
Press... See... Means...
Drop
s
Stop. Halts dialing sequence to allow for system
response.
Hold
p
Pause. Inserts 1.5 sec. pause in dial sequence.
Multiple consecutive pauses allowed.
Conf
f
Flash. Sends switchhook flash. Must be first entry in
sequence.
##
#
End of Dialing for Extension Programming only. Used at
the end of a dialing sequence to indicate you have
finished dialing or to separate one group of dialed digits
from another, for example, account codes from number
dialed.
#
#
End of Dialing. Used to signal end of dial sequences or to
separate group digits, for example, account code from
number dialed.