AT&T MERLIN LEGEND Release 4.0 Feature Reference page 50

Feature Reference
If a user tries to program an incomplete extension number on an inside Auto
Dial button, the system provides an error tone and the button remains as
programmed.
If numbers are dialed incorrectly by outside Auto Dial, it is possible that the
digits are being dialed before a central office dial tone is received. In this case,
a Pause should be programmed as the first digit of the dialed number in Key
mode and the next digit (after the dial-out code) of the dialed number in
Hybrid/PBX mode.
To enter special characters in a telephone number programmed on an outside
Auto Dial button, use Conf for the Flash character, Drop for the Stop character,
and Hold for the Pause character. See Table 1. These special characters can
not be programmed on inside Auto Dial buttons.
If the Stop character is the last character in the number, it has no effect on how
the Auto Dial button functions.
In Release 2.1 and later, when a call is forwarded to a multiline telephone that
has an inside Auto Dial button programmed for the forwarding telephone, the
green light next to the Auto Dial button does not flash.
Table 1. Special Characters for Outside Auto Dial
Press See* Means
†
Drop Stop. Halts dialing within a sequence of automatically dialed numbers. For
example, an outside Auto Dial button may be programmed with a
password, then a Stop, followed by a telephone number. To use Auto Dial
with a Stop in the sequence, press the button to dial the password, listen
for the dialing and connection, and press the button again to dial the
telephone number.
Hold Pause. Inserts a 1.5-second pause in the dialing sequence. Multiple
consecutive pauses are allowed.
†
Conf Flash. Sends a switchhook flash. Must be the first entry in the dialing
sequence.
## End of Dialing (for extension programming only). Use at the end of a
dialing sequence to indicate that you have finished dialing or to separate
one group of dialed digits from another, such as account code and
number dialed.
# End of Dialing. Use at the end of a dialing sequence to indicate that you
have finished dialing or to separate one group of dialed digits from
another.
* Display phones only.
†
Not available on MLC-5 cordless phones.
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