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Section 570 - TAPI Installation Guide
the TAPI device is actually connected to. If desired, you can also set Flex
Key labels to match the FF key programming for the extension.
5. When finished, click
OK
to close the Configure Line window, then click
OK
again to close the Configure Provider window.
6. In the
Dialing Preferences
section of the Telephony Properties window,
click on
Dialing Properties
and set up the appropriate parameters for your
dialing location. If you need to dial a digit to access an outside line, enter
the digit in the appropriate fields. To indicate a pause, use "W" (wait)
following the digit - for example, "9W".
7. Click
OK
twice to close the Dialing Properties and Telephony Properties
windows and exit Control Panel.
8. After setting up the Windows Telephony Control information, you will
need to configure the specific TAPI application being used. Refer to the
documentation accompanying that application for the appropriate
information.
9. As a final step, use the provided test dialer to verify that the TAPI adapter
and Service Provider software have been installed and configured
correctly.
Testing the Panasonic TAPI product
The Panasonic Service Provider software comes with a test dialer for testing the
installation and configuration of the TAPI adapter and Service Provider.
1. For Windows 3.1, open the
DBS
group window and double-click on the
Dialer
icon.
For Windows 95, click on the
Start
button. Select
Programs
, then
DBS
,
then click on
Dialer
.
2. From the
Options
menu, select
Dialing
and verify that your extension is
selected under
Preferred Line
. Click
OK
to confirm the selection.
3. Enter a phone number in the "Number to Dial" field, then click
Dial
. A
window will open, showing the number actually being dialed.
•
If the
Dialing Properties
section of the
Windows Telephony Control
Panel
indicates that certain digits must be dialed to access an outside
line, these digits will be reflected in the number actually being dialed.
For example, if your
Telephony Control Panel
specifies that you must
dial a "9w" to access an outside line, and you enter the number 555-
1212 in the "Number to Dial" field of the test dialer, the actual number
dialed will be "9w-555-1212".
