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- Page 1 Dialer Installation & User's Guide...
- Page 3 Introduction This dialer makes it easy for you to save money on phone calls. It's easy to install and use, and works for all the phones plugged into the same phone line as the dialer. How the dialer works The dialer simplifies using alternative long distance services by automatically dialing the extra digits normally dialed by hand.
- Page 4 Setting up and using the dialer involves these easy steps: 1. Install the dialer. 2. Once the dialer is installed, make sure that the service provider knows so he or she can call the dialer and load it with information about routing your calls. 3.
- Page 5 Dialer Phone Jack Power Cube Dialer Cord (short) there's something plugged into the phone jack you've chosen, unplug it and plug it into the dialer phone jack 1 as shown. Now plug the short dialer phone cord into the dialer phone jack 2, with the other end of the dialer cord going into the wall jack you've chosen.
- Page 6 2. Notify your service provider Now that the dialer is installed, you need to let your phone service provider know that the dialer is ready for a download. The service provider's number should be on your service agreement or included with the dialer. The dialer is designed to make the download fast and easy.
- Page 7 the update complete. If necessary, you can interrupt the update by pressing any one of the tone buttons on your phone for at least two seconds, and then hanging up for a few seconds. You may then place your call. The dialer will get its download later.
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Page 8: Special Situations
digits you've dialed. When the dialer finishes dialing, it waits passively on the phone line for you to start another call. Some calls, such as some local calls, should not be routed. The dialer typically lets the digits dialed for these calls go directly to the central telephone office. - Page 9 A. If you need to dial a prefix like 8 before dialing a phone number In some offices and in very few homes, you need to dial a prefix such as 8 before dialing someone's phone number. Your service provider can program your dialer for this situation during the first dialer download.
- Page 10 Another approach is to program the dialer to listen for fax CNG tones whenever you make a call. This works reliably, but slows down every call you make with the dialer, so it's only recommended if a high percentage of your calls are with a fax machine.
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Page 11: Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions Q: When I dial, why do the dialed digits sometimes sound soft? A: When the tones are soft, the dialer is storing dialed digits while preventing them from being heard by the central telephone office. If the tones were loud, the central phone office would hear them and get confused. - Page 12 #*30## if you want softer tones (Default) To control the tone length, go off-hook and then dial #*44## if you want 150 millisecond tones Here are some other tone lengths you can select: #*41## if you want 50 millisecond tones #*42## if you want 70 millisecond tones #*43##...
- Page 13 not route certain calls including calls that it thinks are local, calls prefixed by *69 or *82, and calls completed by a directory assistance operator. Please note that your service provider can program the dialer to recognize and route calls prefixed with *69 & *82, if this is important. Q: What do I do if the dialer has problems when I place calls using a modem or fax machine? A: Please see the Special Situations section of this manual.
- Page 14 you are dialing to place the call through your normal long distance provider. Q: Why won't the dialer route the second call when I try to place 3-way (conference) calls through my long distance service provider? Contact your long distance service provider to see whether they support 3-way calling.
- Page 15 Dialer LED Behavior The dialer's LED can give you useful information about the dialer and the line it's connected to. Here is a table, which shows the LED's blinking patterns and what they mean. LED Pattern Meaning The dialer is OFF HOOK. This can be because someone is using a phone, or because the dialer is receiving a download.
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