Edit Dialing feature enables you to pre-dial a number when the telephone is on-hook. During the pre-dialing phase, you can edit the digits of a dialed number. The number is dialed when you go off-hook (lifts handset or presses the speaker button) or press the send soft key.

Edit dialing feature is available on Communication Manager Release 5.2 or later. The 96xx and 96x1 series with IP telephones with H.323 3.0 or later firmware support this feature. This feature is not supported with IP telephones with SIP firmware.

The Systems Parameter field on the Feature-Related System Parameters screen in Communication Manager controls this feature for all Edit Dial capable telephones. When enabled, a telephone goes into the Edit Dial mode in the on-hook state. After enabling a telephone, when you press a dial pad button in 96xx and 96x1 telephones, Communication Manager sends a message to Edit Dial capable telephones. This message instructs the firmware to collect digits to send to Communication Manager.