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RLC-4 V1.79 Copyright © 1998 Link Communications Inc. 9/18/98
Chapter 13: Autopatch Routines
Configuring the Autopatch:
The RLC-4 can support four radios if the autopatch is not used. If the autopatch is used, port 4 can
not be used for anything else. Command 110 allows you to tell the controller whether you want to
use port 4 for a radio or whether you want to enable the autopatch. It also lets you specify whether
or not you want the controller to read back the number it is about to dial.
Autopatch Up Commands:
There are four different commands that can be used to access the autopatch. These commands
cannot be executed from the serial port.
• 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. This command is used mostly for testing.
• Normal Forward Dial: Command 112. This command is the one you would usually make
available to users. One or two digit numbers will access autodial slots, 4 through 11 digit
numbers will be checked to make sure they are not long distance, 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.
• Forward Dial with no Long Distance Checking or Predial: Command 117. This command is
similar to command 113, but it skips the predial digits (if any were specified with command
116). It is primarily used to dial local extensions on a PBX when the controller is set up to
normally send predial digits that select an outside line. Because it doesn’t check for long
distance numbers, it is often used from an “autodial” macro, rather than directly by the
users. If you do not use predial digits (to get an outside line from a PBX, etc.), you will not
need to use this command.
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. For example, “010 112 *” will
allow you to dial using command 112 by entering ‘*’ followed by a phone number, then unkeying.
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