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Telephone Interface Functions
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after an Access Autopatch command. (The Access Autopatch commands
begin on page 7-28.)
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Other commands you might want to use during an autopatch include: Dump
Autopatch Using a Code (page 7-15), Redial Last Number (page 7-44),
Reset Autopatch Timeout Timer (page 7-26), or even access the patch to
place a new call (entering a new call while already in an autopatch will
cause the original call to be dumped and a new call to be dialed).
Dumping the Autopatch
The autopatch can be dumped in three ways:
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You can enter the Dump Autopatch Using a Code command on page 7-15.
This is not recommended, since the control code contains a programing
password which should be kept secure.
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You can enter a macro name. This previously-programmed macro would
contain the autopatch dump control code. This is the recommended
method.
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You can enter the (#) digit. This method works if you wish to have a simple,
one-character dump code which has little security. The Enable/Disable
Pound (# Dump) command is switchable ON or OFF (See page 7-12).
Autopatch Setup and Configuration
Autopatch Dialer
The Autopatch Dialer software looks for the lettered characters B , C , and D in a
phone number. The purposes of these three characters is as follows:
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B = pause in dialing (see page 7-11).
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C = dial the digits that follow in pulse (rotary) mode.
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D= dial the digits that follow in DTMF mode.
You will need a 16-button DTMF keyboard to enter these characters. (If you
program a phone number with the B, C, and D characters into a macro, and if
this macro name does not have any lettered characters, then a standard 12-
button keyboard can be used to enter the macro name.)
As you can see, the lettered characters are useful in instructing the controller
how to dial a special number. The lettered characters themselves are not
dialed. The call screening process—
Autopatch Call Types Table (page 7-35),
Accepted Number Table (page 7-38), and Rejected Number Table (page
7-38)—ignores the lettered characters. You may freely place Bs, Cs and Ds in
a phone number and still have the number accurately screened for restrictions.
When a telephone number contains both rotary and DTMF dialing modes, it
requires that the
Enable/Disable Autopatch Dialing Mixed-Mode command be
enabled. (See page 7-10.)