User Manual

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2. Pre-Installation Checklist
Please read this entire manual before installation.
Your Talk-A-Lert package should include the following:
 External Voice/ Data Modem*
 EB-300 Base Station with power supply*
 Software CD
 Security Key
 Installation/ Operation Manual
 2 Serial Cables: Modem-Computer and Base Station-Computer*
 Digital Phone Splitter Cable *
 Registration Card
If anything is missing, please notify Talk-A-Phone Co. immediately.
Before installing, please make sure you meet the following requirements:
 PC: Pentium 166MHz or better
 Operating System: Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT 4 (Service Pack 5) or XP Pro.
 BUS mouse
 32 MB RAM for Windows 95/ 98
 64 MB RAM for Windows NT/ 2000/ XP
 35 MB Hard Drive space minimum (100MB recommended)
 Printer connected to the printer port (only needed for reports)
 2 native COM ports (1 COM port if polling only)
 1 native USB port
 2 dedicated phone lines (1 line if polling only)
Make sure the two COM ports you intend to use are not being used by any other
devices.
NOTE: BE SURE TO REGISTER YOUR TALK-A-LERT PACKAGE IN ORDER TO
RECEIVE THE LATEST UPDATES
*These items not included with a Talk-A-Lert Upgrade