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Chapter 13: Autopatch Routines

Configuring the Autopatch:

Because any of the eight radio ports can be used as the autopatch port, you must tell the controller

which radio port the autopatch is hooked up to. This is done with Command 110. Command 110

also allows you to specify whether or not you want the autopatch to read back in the synthesized

voice the number it is about to dial. If you select to have the number read back, you can choose

whether it should read it back "politely" (so it can be interrupted by kerchunking) or "impolitely"

(so it always reads back the whole number).

Autopatch Up Commands:

There are three different commands that can be used to access the autopatch. All of them connect

the port that the command was entered from to the autopatch port (as specified with Command

110). Because of this, none of them can be executed from the serial port or by the scheduler (how

do you connect an autopatch to a scheduler?). They are:

• Manual Off Hook: Command 111. This command connects the radio port to the phone

line without dialing any numbers. You can dial phone numbers without DTMF regeneration

by executing this command, waiting for dial tone, and entering the number on your DTMF

pad. Since the tones are not captured and regenerated but go out directly onto the phone

line, there is no long distance checking, etc.

• Normal Forward Dial: Command 112. This command is the one you would usually make

available to users. Three digit numbers will access autodial slots, 4 through 11 digit

numbers will be checked against the dialing tables (explained later), then regenerated over

the phone line. If you have specified pre-dial digits (such as a '9' to get out of a local PBX)

with Command 116, they will be dialed first.

• Special Forward Dial: Command 113. This command is similar to the normal forward dial

but it bypasses the dialing table checks. It is the most convenient way to bypass all of the

long distance checking. It will dial any predial digits that you have programmed with

Command 116.

Using '*' for the Autopatch Up Command:

You can use the '*' digit to execute any of the above autopatch commands. Simply rename your

autopatch command to a '*' using Command 010. This will allow you to use the patch by simply

keying up, pressing '*', then the phone number you wish to dial.