Instruction manual

Features
SMDR Report Language
Through system programming, SMDR reports can be printed with headers in
English, French, or Spanish, independently of the languages selected for the
communications system and for SPM.
Programming Report Language
Through system programming, programming reports can be printed in English,
French or Spanish, independently of the language selected for the system or for
SPM.
SPM Language
Unlike the SMDR and programming report languages, which are selected
through system programming, the SPM language is selected by the SPM user.
When the software is first installed, the user is prompted (in English) for line
speed, color vs. black-and-white monitor, and other configuration options.
These selections are stored in a system-created configuration file
c: \spm\ams.cfg (DOS version) or /usr/ams/ams.cfg (UNIX System
version). The language selection made at this time determines whether SPM
menus, pop-up windows, and other messages are presented in English, French,
or Spanish. A second language selection option on the SPM screen affects
messages from the control unit to SPM, and controls the 7-line by 24-character
console simulation window for the duration of the session. These two language
options operate independently of each other. An SPM user, for example, can
select English for one, and French for the other.
The following discussion refers to the language specified in the SPM
configuration files as the PC language and the language used by the control
unit as the console window language.
PC Language
Once a PC language has been chosen during initial installation, that selection is
written into the configuration file and becomes the default language. Invoking
SPM will call that particular language selection. If a user wishes to specify a
different language, he or she can do so using the -l option as follows:
spm -l english
spm -l french
spm -l spanish
Use of the -l option changes the language attribute in the SPM configuration
file. The language specified becomes the new PC language, used whenever
SPM is started without the -l option. (Note that the option is a lowercase letter
L, not the number 1.)
Console Window Language
Since the Console Window language selection is made only after the selection
of the PC Language, the the language used in the 7-line by 24-character
console simulation window always defaults to the PC language. However, by
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