Installation guide

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Installation guide for Alarm Receiver Exprecium
MCDI Inc. Internet: http://www.mcdi.com
86 Claude-Champagne Avenue, Montreal, QC, Canada H2V 2X1 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Introduction
EXPRECIUM is a full format PC-based alarm receiver card. With two phone line per board, Eprecium gives you the power to turn your
PC into a powerful alarm receiver. Starting with one board, you can add boards as your Central grows.
With large size memory, fast modem circuit, improved PC bus interface and Caller ID function, Exprecium adds a new dimension to
Alarm Receiving and PC Integrated Monitoring Station.
The Exprecium receiver card carries a five year limited warranty.
Main features
•PCI bus interface, 2/3 lenght card.
•Plug & Play compatible with Dos, Windows 95 and Windows 98.
•Flash memory for easy firmware update, realtime clock, storage of events and parameters.
•2 phone lines per card, direct printer output, on-board buzzer.
•May share PC with TLR and TLR+ Receiver Card.
•Supports most popular formats including SIA and Contact ID.
• Up to 1800 event buffer kept in a non volatile memory.
• No logical account limitation.
• and much more ...
System Requirements
Ensure that your IBM PC-compatible computer has the following :
1. An Intel 486, Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, or compatible processor with a Plug & Play Bios.
2. 8Mb or more of system memory for DOS system. For Windows 95 or 98, minimum requirements recommended by Microsoft.
3. MSDOS 6.22, Windows 95 or Windows 98 operating systems.
4. An empty PCI expansion slot for each Exprecium Receiver Card to be installed.
Content of CDROM disk: Drivers & Utilities
Windows 95 & 95 drivers :
OXMEP.SYS OXMF.SYS OXMF.VXD OXMFUF.SYS OXPCI.INF OCPCI2.INF
OXSER.INF OXSER.SYS OXSER.VXD OXSERUI.DLL OXUI.DLL
File name Description
XPRECIUM.EXE Configuration program to configure your Exprecium or upgrade itsfirmware.
Can be used in DOS or Windows.
XPRECIUM.BINBinary file used to download firmware into the Exprecium card.
COMIRQ.EXE Use to check specific Exprecium card in DOS environment. Allow you to
see incoming raw signals received.
WINCOM.EXE Same as COMIRQ but for Windows environment only.
WSCOM.EXE Communication module to be used with SAMM10 and WINSAMM.
Installing the Exprecium Card
1. Shut down the computer and remove the AC power cord.
2. Open the computer case to gain access to the inside. Touch the metal chassis of the computer to drain off any static electricity
before touching a board. Static electricity can damage the components inside a computer or on a printed circuit board.
3. Locate an empty PCI expansion slot into which you will install the Exprecium card. The selected slot must support PCI Plug &
Play devices. In most recent computers, all PCI slots have this ability. If you are not sure that your PC does, check the
specification manual or contact your PC vendor. Remove the slot cover from the selected PCI slot. Retain the screw from the slot
cover, you will need it to secure the Exprecium Card to the computer chassis.