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same schedule of events happen on Thursday you would simply select Thursday as the Event Day and then select the
Copy Day checkbox. In the field would be a list of days that had been previously set for you to pick from to copy. In our
example you would select Monday and then click the Update button. Now the timeswitch will perform the same series of
events on Thursdays that it does for Mondays with one simple function rather than manually entering all the information
again.
You may at some point need to adjust the time that certain
events occur. To modify an event select the event in
question in the Review Schedules box. The event
information will be displayed in the fields. Make your
changes and click the Update button. The new information
will replace the old information in the Review Schedules
box.
NOTE: If you are intending to create a new event without
changing an existing event, it is important to click the NEW
EVENT button before making additional changes to the
information in the event selection area. Otherwise you
may mistakenly make changes to the event that was
previously selected.
If you need to remove an event that was added by mistake simply select the event in the Review Schedules box. Then
click on the Delete button at the top of the box.
After setting up all events that will occur during the week you are ready to connect your PC to the Next Generation
timeswitch.
Connecting the Hardware
To exchange information between the Next Generation
timeswitch and your PC you will need to connect it via a serial
communications cable. The Next Generation timeswitch is
equipped with a digital communications port on the back of the
logic module. This telephone jack type port is used to connect
the timeswitch to the ET7232M1 serial interface. This interface
also allows you to connect remote overrides to the timeswitch. A standard serial extension cable (Blackbox Cat.
#BC00242 or B&B Electronics Cat. #9PAM6) is used to connect your PC’s serial port to the front of the ET7232M1.
Connection of the timeswitch through Ethernet networks is also supported with the use of a Serial Server interface (B&B
Electronics Cat. #ESP901). This device acts as an
extended serial port for your PC allowing you to attach
serial devices over an extended network. To your PC the
serial server just looks like another local serial port.
Now that your PC is physically connected to the Next
Generation timeswitch you are ready to go to the “Connect
Tab”.
The Connection Tab
The Connection Tab takes you to the Connection Screen.
In this area you can configure the serial port you will be
using with the timeswitch, query the timeswitch for current
time & date settings, and initiate a link with the timeswitch.