Specifications

Programming the Controller
The Controller is programmed to enable each zone to have different
zone features, if required. There are two ways to do the programming.
One is via the RS-232 serial port on the Controller which is connected to
a IBM compatible (DOS) PC using the optional programming software.
An advantage of using a PC to configure the Controller is that screens
can be viewed on the monitor to aid in selecting the zones for various
options. A re-programming of the entire system can be done before
downloading the configuration to the controller, saving down time.
Furthermore, the old configuration can be saved and used again.
The other method works via the telephone access port (like calling to
make a page), which accepts only touchtone telephone keypad inputs
(DTMF) tones. The Controller has the ability to retain all programming
options in non-volatile EEPROM memory or as a .CFG (configuration) file
on a personal computer.
Software Configuration Overview
The Controller is pre-programmed with certain default values when
shipped. However, not all paging systems will have the same
requirements, and therefore you may want or need to change the options
on the system.
Some of the various programming configurations, which are presented in
detail later in this section, include:
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The ability to option a zone as an audio output zone, as either of two
levels of input zone, or as an output contact-closure zone.
If a zone is optioned as a paging zone or a switch-closure zone, then
other options are available, such as zone grouping.
Zone groups and individual zones can be configured to perform a
variety of functions such as page enabled/ disabled or talk-back
enabled/disabled.
If a zone is selected to be input, then options may be selected such
as energizing an output switch-closure zone(s), whenever the input is
active, or a selected tone can be sent out to selected zones
whenever the input is active.
If multiple zones are configured as inputs with the same priority (for
example, two zones coded l-1), access will be granted on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Zone mapping is also permitted.
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