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Special Dialing Characters
You may include the following special charac t ers i n telephone numbers dialed
by the voice mail system. They affect how the voice mail system dials these
numbers. The timing characteristics of the special characters (,), (;), (&) and
(%) can be changed on Switch Set up Screen Page 2. Fo r details, refer to
Chapter 21 Switch Setup.
X
Causes the system to insert the subscriber Extension # ID at this point in the
sequence. The subscriber Exten s ion # ID is listed beneath the Personal ID on
the Personal Directory Screen. This sho uld be used only if the subscriber
Extension # ID is the same as the actual tel ep hone number you want to dial.
,
Causes the system to pause for one second during dialing. The length of the
pause can be changed system-wide on Switch Setup Screen Page 2.
Subscribers can change a m e ssage delivery telephone num b er by telephone.
When entering the new delivery t elephone number, the subscriber can pre ss #
on the telephone keypad to ent er a pa use in t he de liver y num ber. This p ause
is displayed on screen as,.
;
Causes the system to pause for 3 seconds durin g dialing. The le ngth of the
pause can be adjusted system-wide on Switch Setup Screen Page 2.
&
Causes the system to go on hook, then go off hook. This is commonly used to
access special features on the NEC Electra Elite telephone system. The time
the system is on or off hook can be adjusted system-wide on Switch Setup
Screen Page 2.
%
Causes the system to go on hook for a longer time (
e.g.
, 2 seconds), th e n off
hook again.
P
Causes the system to use pulse dialing. The voice mail system uses tone
dialing by default. To use pulse dialing throughout the system, you must prefix
all dial-out telephone numbers with P.