MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 5.0
Feature Reference
555-650-110
Issue 1
June 1997
Features
Page 51
Auto Dial
Only company extension numbers should be programmed on inside Auto Dial
buttons. Account codes, long-distance company access codes, and outside
telephone numbers should be programmed on outside Auto Dial buttons.
If a user tries to program an incomplete extension number on an inside Auto Dial
button, the system provides an error tone and the button remains as programmed.
If numbers are dialed incorrectly by outside Auto Dial, it is possible that the digits
are being dialed before a central office dial tone is received. In this case, a Pause
character should be programmed as the first digit of the dialed number in Key
mode and the digit after the dial-out code in Hybrid/PBX mode.
To enter special characters in a telephone number programmed on an outside
Auto Dial button, use Conf for the Flash character, Drop for the Stop character,
and Hold for the Pause character (see
). These special characters cannot
be programmed on inside Auto Dial buttons. If the Stop character is the last
character in the number, it has no effect on how the Auto Dial button functions.
Table 1.
Special Characters for Outside Auto Dial
In Release 2.1 and later systems, when a call is forwarded to a multiline telephone
that has an inside Auto Dial button programmed for the forwarding telephone, the
green LED next to the Auto Dial button does not flash.
1.
Display phones only.
†
Not available on MLC-5 cordless telephones.
Press See
1
Means
Drop
†
s
Stop. Halts dialing within a sequence of automatically dialed numbers. For
example, an outside Auto Dial button may be programmed with a password and
a Stop, followed by a telephone number. To use Auto Dial with a Stop in the
sequence, press the button to dial the password, listen for the dialing and
connection, and press the button again to dial the telephone number.
Hold
p
Pause. Inserts a 1.5-second pause in the dialing sequence. Multiple consecutive
pauses are allowed.
Conf
†
f
Flash. Sends a switchhook flash. Must be the first entry in the dialing sequence.
##
#
End of Dialing (for extension programming only). Use at the end of a dialing
sequence to indicate that you have finished dialing or to separate one group of
dialed digits from another, such as account code and number dialed.
#
#
End of Dialing. Use at the end of a dialing sequence to indicate that you have
finished dialing or to separate one group of dialed digits from another.
