Feature Set Reference144 025-9368HMobile Answer TimeWhen a Mobile-to-mobile or Telephone-to-mobile call is placed, the Mobile answer time determineshow long the called mobile has to answer the call. Regardless of what the number of Ringouts sent tomobile is set to, the Mobile answer time determines the maximum time allowed before it isterminated as “No Answer”. So, if Ringouts sent to mobile is set to a large value, and the Mobileanswer time is set to a short value, not all of the rings will be sent to the mobile.Each ring on the channel takes about 6 seconds; 2 seconds of ring, and 4 seconds of silence, so 6rings takes about 36 seconds. If you look at the defaults for the ringouts and answer time, you willnotice that the number of ringouts = 6 which is 36 seconds of ringing, but the mobile answer timedefault is set to only 30 seconds. This means that only about 5 rings (30 seconds) go out to themobile before the call is terminated. In this case, by setting the number of ringouts to somethinggreater than the mobile answer time, you are assured that ringing occurs until the mobile answers oruntil the timer expires. Separate control over these two functions may seem a little confusing but itprovides flexibility. For example, with separate controls, you can make the Model 748 ring on thechannel one time and wait 60 seconds for a mobile to answer. You do this by setting Ringouts sent tomobile to 1, and the Mobile answer time to 60 seconds. Note that the transmitter will remain keyedduring the answer time to keep the channel busy until the mobile answers the call. If the mobile doesnot answer, 5 short beeps will be sent to the telephone caller indicating that the call is beingterminated, and the Model 748 will hang up. If the mobile doesn't answer the call, the Call detailrecord will contain a note indicating that there was no answer.Application Note: When calling a mobile, if the channel is busy, busy tone or Voice prompt #7 willbe sent to the telephone indicating to the caller that the channel is in use. If the caller stays on theline, ringing will commence as soon as the channel is free. The Model 748 will allow the caller tostay on the line for the Mobile answer time before hanging up.How to program it:Access the Model 748 through your direct connected PC or terminal, or remotely from your PCconnected to a modem via the Model 748's internal modem.Once connected to the Model 748 and the Main Menu is on the screen, type “1” and press ENTER,the Interconnect Menu will be displayed. Type “1” and press ENTER, the Mobile System Menu willbe displayed. Select the item number for Mobile answer time and press ENTER. The current Mobileanswer time will appear along with a message instructing you to enter the new value and the range ofvalues you may enter. Enter the new time and press ENTER when you have finished.Mobile answer time defaults to 30 seconds and may be programmed anywhere from 1 second to 60seconds.
