Lucent Technologies 518-458-100 manual Star Code Dial Delay #410, Restriction Resetting, 192

Feature Reference

Star Code Dial Delay (#410)

Description

Central Offices of some phone companies support the use of star codes before the dialed phone number to obtain special services; for example, in some areas, you can dial *67 to prevent Caller ID information from being sent to the called party. (Rotary phones use 11 in place of the *.) Star Code Dial Delay (#410) is designed to help prevent misdialing when star codes are used. For information about the star codes that your Central Office supports, contact your local phone company.

Restriction Resetting

If Star Code Dial Delay is Not Active, the system uses the normal processing of restricted numbers: it checks, digit by digit, to see whether the number is restricted. If the first digit dialed is a * and is not restricted, the call goes through without further checking, since it can no longer match any number on the list.

If Star Code Dial Delay is Active, the system permits star codes that meet the Bellcore® standard:

■2-digit codes, where the first digit is 0, 1, or 4–9 and the second digit is 0–9 (for example *67, *70).

■3-digit codes, where the first digit is 2 or 3, the second digit is 0–9, and the third digit is 0–9 (for example *210).

Therefore, when Star Code Dial Delay is Active, the system resets dialing restrictions after leading star codes. The system checks the first two digits dialed. If the first digit is a * or the first two digits are 11, the system then checks whether the following two or three digits are a star code. The digits that follow the star code are then compared again to the restrictions. More than one star code can be dialed at the beginning of a dialing sequence; the system’s number restrictions will still work properly, with restriction-checking resetting as often as necessary. For example, *67*705552539 could be dialed to block Caller ID information and to turn off Call Waiting; the system would still check to see whether the 555-2539 number is restricted.

Second Dial Tone

After a star code is dialed, some Central Offices respond by providing a second dial tone as a prompt for the caller to enter more digits. Usually the second dial tone is provided immediately, but if the tone is delayed, the caller should wait for the dial tone before continuing to dial. The system may not recognize the numbers dialed before the second dial tone, which may cause the call to be misrouted.

You can use the Star Code Dial Delay setting to force a delay in Auto Dialed calls after the star code, so that the system waits to dial the rest of the digits until the second dial tone begins. You can program an automatic pause of 0 to 5 seconds after each star code that is autodialed, whether from a touch-tone or a rotary phone.

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