Auto Dialing - AT&T PARTNER II Release 3.1 Programming And Use Instructions

Auto Dialing

Description
This Telephone Programming procedure lets users dial outside numbers,
extension numbers, feature codes, or account codes with a single touch, by
pressing a programmed button. An Auto Dial number can be stored on any
programmable button (a button with no line assigned) on a system phone.
Related Features
To set up a Fax Management button, program the fax extension number on
an Auto Dial button with lights. Special light patterns on the Auto Dial button
for the fax extension indicate fax machine status. Chapter 4 provides more
information on using a Fax Management button. Identify fax extensions
using Fax Machine Extensions (#601).
You can include special functions, such as a Pause, in the Auto Dial
number. Special Dialing Functions provides more information on these
functions.
Considerations
If you program an extension number on a button with lights, the lights show
calling activity at the extension (see "Lights" in Chapter 3). Similarly, you
can connect an MLS-CA24 Intercom Autodialers to the system phones at
extension 10 and 11 to have Auto Dial buttons for all of the extensions in
your system (up to 48); this lets the users at extensions 10 and 11 dial or
transfer calls to an extension or signal an extension by pressing one button.
Each user can have only one Auto Dial button—either on the system phone
or on the MLS-CA24 Intercom Autodialer—for another extension in the
system. That button can be programmed for intercom ringing, intercom
voice signaling, or manual signaling.
When programming emergency numbers for Auto Dialing and/or making
test calls to those numbers, you should: 1) Remain on the line and briefly
explain to the dispatcher the reason for the call before hanging up and 2)
Perform such activities in the off-peak hours, such as early morning or late
evening.
Auto Dial buttons do not override dialing restrictions for an extension.
MLS-6 and MLC-6 system phones only have four buttons available for lines
and/or features.
For PBX or Centrex systems that require a dial-out code to make calls
outside the PBX or Centrex system, include the dial-out code on an Auto
Dial button for a number outside the PBX or Centrex system.
Auto Dial buttons can be programmed only on system phones.
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