Oki OKIFAX 5050 Handbook

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54 CustomizingDial Parameter SettingsThese functions allow you to control the way yourOKIFAX dials telephone numbers. Refer to the Dial Pa-rameter Settings List below to determine which settingsyou may need to change, then refer to Changing YourDial Parameter Settings (page 55) to make the change.Dial Parameter Settings ListREDIAL TRIES: This function controls how many times yourOKIFAX automatically redials a number that is busy ordoes not answer. Available settings are from 0 to 10 tries.Default: 3 tries.REDIAL INTERVAL: This function controls how long yourOKIFAX waits between each automatic redial attempt.Available settings are from 1 to 6 minutes. Default: 3minutes.DIAL TONE DETECT: This function allows your OKIFAX towait for and detect a dial tone before proceeding with dial-ing. Available settings are ON and OFF. Default: OFF.BUSY TONE DETECT: This function allows your OKIFAX todetect a busy tone when sending a fax. Availablesettings are ON and OFF. Default: ON.MF(TONE)/DP (PULSE): This function sets the dialingmethod. Use the MF setting for Touch-Tone dialing,or the DP setting for pulse dialing. Default: MF(TONE).PBX LINE: Turn this function on if your OKIFAX is con-nected to a PBX (Private Branch Exchange—a phone sys-tem used to route internal calls). Once this function hasbeen turned on and the access digit function has been pro-grammed using the Dial Prefix parameter (below), yourOKIFAX recognizes the access digit you use in your PBXto get an outside line.See the Dial Prefix function belowfor mor information. Available settings are ON and OFF.Default: OFF. See “Connecting to a PBX,” page 23, for in-structions on changing this setting.AUTO START: When this function is turned on, yourOKIFAX automatically dials as soon as you press a OneTouch key or enter an Auto Dial code—you do not haveto press Start. Available settings are ON and OFF. De-fault: ON.DIAL PREFIX: If your OKIFAX is connected to a PBX, usethis function to specify the access digit used to obtain anoutside line from your PBX. You can enter a numberwith up to four digits. When this parameter is pro-grammed, the OKIFAX recognizes the access digitwhen you enter a number and automatically pausesfor an outside line before dialing the rest of thenumber. See “Connecting to a PBX,” page 23, for in-structions on changing this setting. Available settingsare ON and OFF. Default: OFF.Of5050hw.pm6 4/15/98, 9:32 AM54