Table 7–2 Elements of Dial String and Alert String
Dial String
The dial string is case sensitive. The RMC automatically
converts all alphabetic characters to uppercase.
ATXDT
AT = Attention.
X = Forces the modem to dial "blindly" (not seek the dial
tone). Enter this character if the dial-out line modifies its dial
tone when used for services such as voice mail.
D = Dial
T = Tone (for touch-tone)
9,
The number for an outside line (in this example, 9). Enter the
number for an outside line if your system requires it.
, = Pause for 2 seconds.
15085553333
Phone number of the paging service.
Alert String
,,,,,,
Each comma (,) provides a 2-second delay. In this example, a
delay of 12 seconds is set to allow the paging service to
answer.
5085553332#
A call-back number for the paging service. The alert string
must be terminated by the pound (#) character.
;
A semicolon (;) must be used to terminate the entire string.
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