FONE(1)

NAME

fone − control ISDN telephone

SYNOPSIS

fone [options...]

DESCRIPTION

Fone manages an AT&T 7506 ISDN telephone set. Program control is supplementary: normal functioning of the phone is not affected. The set must be equipped with the ProPhone1.5™ ROM or equivalent. To initialize after the ROM is first installed, push the Select, then the Data button, and set parameters as follows:

DATA MODE: B2
DATA RATE: 19200
PARITY: SPACE
LOCAL MODE: AT

Fone should be run once per terminal session; it accepts commands typed in its window. If the file call.log exists and is writable, it will contain a log of calls. A permanent log file may be initialized with:

chmod +a call.log >call.log

Options for fone are:

-f file The telephone is controlled through file instead of /dev/eia0.

-l file Calls are logged in file instead of call.log.

Commands to fone are read, one per line, from the standard input.

c string Call telephone number string. Non-alphanumeric characters are discarded, and the appropriate prefix (9, 91, or none) is guessed from the length of the result. (If there is no active call, and string begins with a digit, the initial c may be omitted.)

C string The alphanumeric characters in string are dialed exactly as given.

d Drop the active call, or the last party added to a conference call.

h Put the active call on hold.

k string Add a party to a conference call. The active call is placed on hold, and string is parsed and dialed. Once the second call is connected, the k command with no argument adds the new call to the previously active call appearance. If the called party is indisposed, the commands d and r will drop the second call and reconnect the first.

q string Query the local switch for directory entries matching string (a surname preceded by up to two initials, like fraser, a fraser, ag fraser, or a g fraser).

r id Reconnect a call on hold and make it the active call. If the appearance id is omitted, it defaults to that of the lowest numbered call on hold.

s Show the id, state, and calling information for each call.

t string Run the tel(1) command on string.

x string Transfer the active call. The active call is placed in limbo (similar to hold), and string is parsed and dialed. Once the second call is connected, the x command with no argument bridges the two calls together and drops the intermediary (you). If the called party is indisposed, the commands d and r will drop the second call and reconnect the first.

. string Transmits the converted touchtone string to the called party; a string that begins with a ∗, #, or a digit doesn’t need the preceding .. (See command c above if no call is active.)

? Print a summary of commands.

The c command may be given before or after lifting the handset; if the handset is down, the call is placed with the speaker on and mike muted, so you can hear what’s happening.

FILES

call.log log of calls

/dev/eia0 RS232 line to phone

BUGS

The speakerphone is not really supported.
There’s still no way to set the clock.