9-2 Special Features Chapter 9
Special Dialing
Dialing Through a Switchboard
A PBX (Private Branch Exchange) is an on-site telephone switchboard. If your unit is
connected through a PBX or other telephone switching system, you will need to dial the
outside line access number first, and then the number of the party you are calling.
Entering Pauses in a Fax/Telephone Number
You may need to enter pauses in a fax/telephone number in the following situations:
–When you dial or register an overseas number. The length and position of the pause
depends on the telephone system of your country.
–When your unit is connected to a switchboard.
Follow this procedure to enter pauses during regular dialing or when registering a
number for speed dialing:
1 When you come to the step that
Ex:
requires you to enter the
fax/telephone number, use the
numeric buttons to enter the number
up to where a pause is necessary.
• If you enter the wrong number, press
Clear, then enter the correct number.
2 Press Pause to enter a pause.
Ex:
• A pause entered within a number (p) is
two seconds long.
• For a longer pause, press Pause again
for another two-second pause.
Alternatively, you can change the length of
the pause (1 MID PAUSE SET, p. 14-6).
3 Continue entering the rest of the fax/
Ex:
telephone number with the numeric
buttons.
• If you enter the wrong number, press
Clear and start again from step 1.
4 To enter a pause at the end of the
Ex:
number, press Pause.
• A pause at the end of a number (P) is
fixed to ten seconds.
5 Continue with the operation you are
performing.
TEL=011p811234P
TEL= 011p811234
TEL= 011P
TEL= 011
