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• the letters x or X (for extension).
In other words, a legal phone number is a phone number made up of any characters in this list: 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 0 ( ) . , - * # x X
Additionally, the special Touch Tones A, B, C, and D can be included in a phone number. Please note
that these Touch Tones are not used in most telephone systems. If your phones have buttons labeled A, B,
C and D, you should consult the phone switch documentation before telling PhoneSweep to dial these
characters.
Characters in a telephone number that are not Touch Tones are called “formatting characters.” They are
allowed so that phone numbers are easier to read. The formatting characters are:
• Space
• Open and close parentheses
• Period
• Dash
• Capital or lowercase x
The comma character is not a Touch Tone, but in the Hayes modem command set it causes the
modem to pause between Touch Tone digits, usually for two seconds.
Phone numbers are limited to 31 characters in length. If you need to send more than 31 digits to place
a call (for instance, if you're using a calling card or special access code, or if some dialing information
may change based on your location), you can use the Dial Prefix and Dial Suffix options under the
options Setup->Dialing sub-tab.
Also: Most modems can only dial a maximum of 50 characters which includes the prefix, phone
number, and suffix Check your modem manual or with your modem’s manufacturer for further details.
4.2.2 The Add Phone Numbers dialog box
To add Phone Numbers to a profile, click the Add Phone Number ( ) button on the right hand side
of the Phone Numbers tab to bring up the Add Phone Numbers dialog box. . If you want to add phone
numbers to an already existing Profile, be sure that it is the current Profile before clicking on Add Phone
Numbers.
Note, that you can have phone numbers from any country and situation. For instance, you can place a
main phone number for an automated system in the Prefix field on the Setup-Dialing sub-tab, then add
the range of extensions via the Add Phone Numbers pop-up window. (You can then use commas in the
Prefix field to make PhoneSweep pause between dialing the main number and then dialing the extension)