Wiktionary
vb. 1 configure, set up, particularly a complex machine with many configuration options (especally knobs and dials). 2 join or participate in a conference call.
Usage examples of "dial in".
This morning as I tried to dial in to our Internet provider, I kept getting error messages.
The most thoughtful golfers know that golf is about so much more than hitting standard golf shots where they simply dial in a yardage.
If youre feeling academic, I can dial in paintings from every museum on earth.
He stands it up on its back end so that its round door, with the round dial in the center, is staring up at the ceiling like a blind eye, the radial lines on the dial looking very much like the striations of an iris.
By manipulating this dial in some way, he should be able to tease that mechanical stuff into some configuration that allows the door to be opened.