[Asterisk-Users] Use of Alert_Info with C7960?

[Rich Adamson]

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rich Adamson" <radamson at routers.com>
> To: "Asterisk-a-users-list" <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Use of Alert_Info with C7960?
> 
> 
> > Using Asterisk CVS-03/20/04-11:54:56 with 7960 v6.2 and playing around
> > with distinctive ringing, trying to make it work. Extensions.conf looks
> like:
> >
> > exten => 3010,1,SetVar(ALERT_INFO=3) ; selects Ringer
> > exten => 3010,2,Dial(SIP/3010,15)
> > exten => 3010,3,Voicemail2(u3010)
> > exten => 3010,102,Voicemail2(b3010)
> > exten => 3010,103,Hangup
> >
> > On the phone, Settings/Ring Type indicates: Chirp 1, Chirp 2, Old Style
> > and Synth Low. The first three choices produce different ringing sounds
> > when selected from the display.
> >
> > I expected Alert_Info=3 to cause the C7960 to ring with the Old Style
> > ringer, but it doesn't and setting it to 2 or 3 doesn't make any
> difference.
> >
> > Am I doing something wrong?
> >
> 
> A search on the mailing list returned this:
> 
> http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/2004-February/036747.html
> 
> Try using:
> exten => 555,1,SetVar(ALERT_INFO=<Bellcore-dr3>)Best regards,Nicolas

The wiki indicates Alert_Info can be set to a number, and implies that
number is the ringer type listed on the phone. Is there a way to select
one of the internal ringer types via Alert_Info?

Rich