STATION BLOCK
Description
The Station Block contains all the information needed to call or transfer a caller to a particular
phone number. The bulk of the Station Block defines the various call progress signals. It also contains any
additional dial strings needed to reach a particular station (like dialing ‘9’ to access a trunk).
One of the handiest features of the Station Block is the Call Progress Training facility. This feature allows you to
provide phone numbers and have SVM 400 call them to learn the ringback and busy signals automatically. The
SVM 400 then adjusts the appropriate parameter settings in the Station Block according to the data collected
by calling the provided numbers.
Blocks that reference a telephone number, such as Mailbox Blocks, must reference a Station Block which
allows the SVM 400 to dial.
This is particularly useful for unique stations that must be handled in a special way. However, this usually isn’t
necessary. Station Blocks contain a set of matching strings which allow the SVM 400 to select an appropriate
Station Block based on the kind of number being dialed (all seven digit numbers, four digit numbers beginning
with ‘3’, ‘0’, long distance numbers, etc.). The SVM 400 requires at least one Station Block to make supervised
calls and you can create as many Station Blocks as desired.
Station blocks can be specifically selected. If an instruction to dial a number (such as a message alert number
or pager notification - both found in the mailbox block) does not have a specific station block defined, a station
block will be automatically selected based on the number to dial.
See Matching Dial Strings below for more
on this subject.
The SVM 400 comes with the following default station blocks:
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On Premises
Not Used.
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Off Premises
Used for all off premises notification, and calls accepted to beepers.
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Beepers
Used to call personal pagers (beepers). You may have to create additional beeper station
blocks if the company employees use multiple pager companies, each with their specific timing parameters.
Program Fields
Matching Dial Strings
This area is where the system matches the dialed digits. If a Station Block has not
been explicitly assigned to a phone number SVM 400 will search all Station Blocks to locate the one most
closely matching the number being dialed. Station Blocks can contain up to six matching dial strings. These
strings can include any digits which can be dialed and the wildcard character “?”. Zero would match the opera-
tor’s extension.
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