Dial String Formats - Dialogic Brooktrout TruFax TR1034 User Manual

Dial String Formats

March 2013
Dial strings (phone numbers) may be up to a maximum of 255
characters.
PSTN Telephony
The dial string field supports the following digits and control
characters. Invalid characters are ignored; upper and lower case
letters are equivalent. Some protocols ignore control characters
and only accept DTMF characters.
Valid Digits and Control Characters
0 - 9
# (pound)
* (asterisk)
A - D
p
t
w
, (comma)
; (semicolon),
i or I
! (exclamation point)
Note: In an analog environment or when using a T1 robbed bit
FXS loopstart or E1 CAS loopstart protocol, the 'w' character
means wait for dial tone. All other protocols ignore the 'w' and
'i' characters. Only analog environments and T1 robbed bit or
E1 CAS protocols use the 'p', 't', comma and semicolon
characters.
Dials digits '0' through '9'.
Dials a pound.
Dials an asterisk.
Sends the DTMF tone corresponding to the
specified alphabetic character.
Changes the current or default dialing mode
from tone dialing to pulse dialing.
Changes the current or default dialing mode
from pulse dialing to tone dialing.
Waits for dial tone.
Causes a 1-second pause.
Causes a 5-second pause. To create longer
pauses, string any of these characters
together.
Sends a hook flash on analog and T1 robbed
bit modules.
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