AT&T MERLIN LEGEND System Reference Manual page 588

Programming Special Characters
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D-2 Programming Special Characters
Each stop character included in a string of stored digits stops the dialing
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sequence. The system does not continue dialing the rest of the digits after the
stop character until instructed to do so by the user. Stop characters are entered
using the Drop button. A stop character
entered, such as a credit card number, authorization code, or password, and
the user must wait for a response or manually dial additional digits before
additional numbers are dialed. In these cases, a stop character can be
programmed between the credit card number, authorization code, or password
and the additional digits to be dialed. For example, a user who must enter a
password of "3862" and wait for a computer to respond before dialing a
telephone number can program a stored string as "3862s7893456." In this
example, when the Auto Dial button, Directory listing, Personal Speed Dial or
System Speed Dial code is used, the system dials 3862 then stops. The system
then waits until the user presses the Auto Dial button, selects the Directory
listing, or dials the Personal Speed Dial code, or System Speed Dial code again
before continuing to dial the rest of the programmed digits after the stop
c h a r a c t e r .
Flash Each flash character included in a string of stored digits simulates pressing the
Recall button or switchhook to send a brief disconnect signal, often called a
switchhook flash. The system automatically continues dialing the programmed
digits after the flash character. Flash characters are entered using the Conf
button. A flash character is useful when the business subscribes to special
services, such as Centrex, that require a switchhook flash to activate custom
features. The flash character is programmed as the first entry in the sequence of
digits dialed and, for multiline telephones in the Key and Hybrid/PBX modes, the
switchhook flash is sent to the telephone company central office to indicate that
special features should be activated.
The end of dialing character programmed at the end of a string of stored digits
indicates that all digits have been dialed and the system can process the dialed
digits. The end of dialing character is used to indicate the end of the account
code or, in the Hybrid/PBX mode when Automatic Route Selection is
programmed, to indicate that the ARS routing process can begin. It speeds ARS
call processing by eliminating the timeout delay while the system waits for more
dialed digits before processing an ARS call.
useful when specific digits must be
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