Secondary Dial Tone

Last Updated : Aug 30, 2026 |
Prolog information
Resource Id: 9109
Secondary dial tone is a system feature to generate a secondary dial tone after the user has begun dialing an external number. This dial tone is then played until the number dialing and an external trunk seized.
  • Pre-Release 4.0: Secondary dial tone is triggered through the use of the secondary dial tone short code feature.
  • Release 4.0+: The use of this short code feature has been replaced by the Secondary Dial Tone check box option on ARS forms.

Details

  • Telephone Number: Digit which triggers secondary dial tone.
  • Default Short Code: 9 (U-Law only)
  • Programmable Button Control:
  • Release: 1.0+.

Example

For pre-4.0 systems secondary dial tone works in two parts. The following system short code will trigger secondary dial tone. To use it to trigger secondary dial tone and then continue dialing, other user, user rights and system short codes should begin with [9].
  • Short Code: 9
  • Telephone Number: .
  • Feature: Secondary Dial Tone
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Short Code Features