Autodialer; Autodialer Basics - Muratec MFX-1200 Operating Instructions Manual

Autodialer

Your fax machine s autodialer stores your most frequently called phone and fax
numbers for instant recall so you don t have to remember them. It s something like
an electronic phone book.

Autodialer basics

How do you autodial?
There are two kinds of autodialer numbers. The difference between the two is how
you dial them:
Type How to dial
One-touch Press one of the keys, marked 01 55
on the left side of the control panel
Speed-dial Press /
SPEED DIAL TEL INDEX
three-digit identifier, from 001 to 145
Total amount of numbers stored
Location s and the EasyDial directory
ID
When you store numbers in your autodialer, you can give these numbers descriptive
names, such as Chicago office or Billing department . Your machine calls this
name a Location .
ID
Your machine s autodialer sorts these location
EasyDial directory, you can look up these numbers by their descriptive names, just
as if you were using a phone book.
We ll explain how to store the numbers and location
The EasyDial directory is discussed in detail on page 3.9.
Amount stored
55
followed by a 145
200
s alphabetically. Using your
ID
s in the next few pages.
ID
Special Dialing Characters
Your fax machine allows you to enter special dialing characters when programming
the autodialer. These characters include hyphens, which make phone numbers eas-
ier to read, and special characters needed for international calls.
The chart below briefly describes each of these characters. It also tells you what
keys to press on your fax machine to store those characters in your autodialer:
Char. What it does
–
Makes long numbers easier to read.
Doesn t change fax machine operation.
/
(Has no effect in the United States.)
Tells your fax machine to pause until it
!
hears a dial tone.
Enters a pause. Each pause lasts two
seconds (or whatever length you set; see
–/
page 4.5). Each pause uses two of the
characters you can store in one phone
number.
If your fax machine is on a pulse (not
tone-dialing) line, switches from pulse-
dialing to tone ( )-dialing. Use after
DTMF
–!
the actual phone number but before any
characters (such as a long-distance
carrier s access code) which must be in
tone. Do not use on a tone line.
DTMF
Advanced features
Keystroke(s)
(once)
DIALING OPTIONS
(twice)
DIALING OPTIONS
(3 times)
DIALING OPTIONS
/ [after you enter
REDIAL PAUSE
at least one other character]
(4 times)
DIALING OPTIONS
3.1