Specifications

DESCRIPTION
You may need to program a pause, stop, or switchhook flash into an Outside
Auto Dial, a Personal Speed Dial, a Disallowed List, or a System Speed Dial
sequence, or you may need to switch from rotary to Touch-Tone signals in
the middle of a programmed dialing sequence. To do so, you must enter one
or more special characters when you program the sequence.
CONSIDERATIONS
ADMINISTRATION
None
PROGRAMMING
Use the following procedures to enter special characters into a dialing
The switchhook flash can be used only at the beginning of a programmed
dialing sequence. Your MERLIN Plus system may work behind a PBX or a
Centrex system, or you may use Custom Calling features. If so, use the PBX,
Centrex, or Custom Calling features exactly as their instructions describe.
However, there are two important exceptions:
l Any PBX, Centrex, or Custom Calling feature code that begins with a It # ”
must be preceded by another
” # It in order to operate in the MERLIN Plus
system. For example, if PBX, Centrex, or Custom Calling instructions tell
you to dial # 1234, you must actually dial #f # 1234. For your convenience,
you may want to program a # # button, if you need to follow this
procedure frequently.
l When PBX, Centrex, or Custom Calling instructions tell you to include a
switchhook flash, you must touch Recall instead. If you touch the
switchhook, you’ll disconnect the call.
sequence.
Pause
Program a pause (1.5 seconds) into a dialing sequence.
may need a pause between an access code, such as a 9,
telephone number in an Outside Auto Dial sequence.
1 Dial the access code, such as a 9.
2 Touch Hold (Pause).
3 Dial the outside telephone number.
For example, you
and an outside
stop
Program a stop into a dialing sequence to wait for a second dial tone. For
example, you may need to program a stop between a local telephone number
and an alternate long distance authorization code.
1 Dial the local telephone number (seven digits).
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