Instruction manual

Data Terminal Dialing
Data Terminal Dialing
Description
This feature allows users to onginate (place) data calls from a data terminal. Voice terminal
dialing and call progress tones are replaced by keyboard dialing and call progress messages.
The message “DIAL:”’ prompts the user to enter the called number from the keyboard, and
“RINGING” or “DIALING ... COMPLETED” informs the user that the dialed number is being
called.
Table 2-1 provides a list of the call progress messages.
Note:
The following dialing procedures assume that “Command Mode” is active,
Refer to the feature description on
“Expert Mode” for an alternative method
of dialing.
Dialed Characters:
In addition to digits and the
“ # ” and “ ✶ ” characters on the touch-tone pad, the dialed
number may contain the following special characters:
● The characters “(” “)” “—”
and SPACE may be used to improve legibility. These
characters are ignored.
● The “%” or “,” characters may be used to cause a 1.5-second pause in dialing.
Multiple pause characters can be used to produce longer pauses.
● The “$” (mark) character indicates that the remaining digits are for end-to-end
signaling.
● UNDERSCORE or BACKSPACE characters may be used to correct previously typed
characters on the same line.
● The “@” character may be used to delete the entire line and start over with a new
DIAL: prompt.
Each line of dialing information may contain up to 27 characters. Note that all of the dialing
information, including pauses and ignored characters,
must be typed on a single line
following the DIAL: prompt and terminated by Return.
Dialing Correction:
The backspace character (BS key or Ctrl-H keys) or underscore (“_”) may be used to cancel
the previously entered character. More than one entered character may be deleted by using
multiple backspace or underscore characters. The “@” character may be used to delete the
entire line of entered characters.
Pause:
To assist the completion of off-premises calls, the pause characters “%” or “,” may be
used. A pause character may be used to help ensure the receipt of dial tone before
continuing to dial. Each “%” or “,”
causes a fixed delay of one and one-half (1.5) seconds.
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