User Manual

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3. Installation
A. Hardware
Using the supplied modem cable, connect the external modem* to an available COM
port on your computer. By default the application will look for the modem on COM 2,
but this can easily be changed (see Preferences). Once the modem has been installed,
connect a telephone line to the modem jack labeled LINE. (If you are using an SC-96 or
SC-24 Super Consolidator, be sure to read the instructions for that model for connecting
to Talk-A-Lert).
Connect the USB security key to the printer port on your computer. This key MUST
remain in your USB port at all times or the application will shut down.
Using the cable provided, connect the EB-300 Base Station to a serial COM port on your
computer. By default the application will look to COM 1, but this can easily be changed
(see Preferences). Now connect a telephone line to the jack labeled LINE on the EB-300
Base Station. Connect the telephone that will receive incoming calls to the jack labeled
PHONE on the EB-300. If you are using a digital phone line, be sure to read the special
section below.
Finally, connect the EB-300 power supply to a 120VAC outlet and to the Base Station
itself. You are now ready to turn on your computer and install the software.
B. Software
Insert the CD into the CD ROM drive. Make sure there are no other applications
running, then select RUN from the START menu. Type “D:\ setup.exe” and then follow
the installation programs instructions. If your CD drive is not D, type the appropriate
path.
Be sure to register your copy of Talk-A-Lert in order to be eligible for free updates.
C. Digital Phone Lines
If you are using a digital phone line, you must connect the Base Station (EB-300) in
parallel with the phone handset using the included splitter cable (see Figure 1).
1. Plug the included male RJ11 splitter into the LINE port in the Base Station.
2. Unplug the RJ10 phone cord from your digital phone base and plug it into
one of the female ports on the included RJ11 splitter.
3. Plug another RJ10 cord into the second port of the splitter with the other
end going into the handset.