Specifications

Reference Guide
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Interface Card Interface Card User Screens and Settings
Table 6-2. Interface Card Main Screen Actions
6.3.1.1 Setting the System Date and Time
To set the current date and time for the integrated access system, first press “
t
” in the Interface
Card Main Screen to choose the
Time
action from the bottom line of that screen. The current
date and time now appear in the lower left of the screen, in the format MM-DD-YY HH-MM.
The
MM
field (month) is highlighted.
Use the up-arrow and down-arrow keys to set the current month (
01
to
12
, as required). Also
move to each remaining field with the right-arrow and left-arrow keys, and select the current
day (
DD
) and year (
YY
), and the current hour (
HH
) and minute (
MM
). The current time of
day is displayed in 24-hour continuous format, where HH is
00
to
11
for a.m. and
12
to
23
for
p.m.
When you finish setting these fields, press <Enter> and then press “
y
” to confirm that you want
to save the changes. The system will subsequently stamp the current date and time on all alarm
messages it reports.
6.3.1.2 Selecting the System Timing Clocks
Table 6-3 lists the Interface Card Main Screen configuration options, along with the possible
and default values. In this screen, you must specify a primary and secondary timing source
(clock) for the integrated access system. These settings are described in the following
paragraphs.
Action Function
Save Saves changes to settings.
Undo Returns all settings to the last saved state.
Refresh Used to redraw the screen.
Time Sets the system time and date. See the “Setting the System Date and Time”
section later in this chapter.
ACO Turns ACO alarm on and off.
proFiles Profiles function inoperable with this release.
taBs Signaling conversion tables for ABCD bits from ANSI to ITU-T for voice
circuits.
Ports Allows you to configure each Interface card port for operation. See the
“Ports Screen” section later in this chapter.
Main Returns to the Main screen. If changes are made to settings and not saved,
you will be prompted to save or lose changes.