User's Manual

OSMAC Base User Manual
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Manual Entry of a Page
Entry Device OSMAC Base Action Comment
M<CR> The Entry Device tells the OSMAC Base
transmitter that it wants to manually send a
POCSAG page, by ending the M.
ENTER PAGER NUMBER: The OSMAC Base will respond within one
second of the M sequence signifying that
the Entry Device has successfully logged on
to the OSMAC Base, and it is ready to
receive paging info. The OSMAC Base
begins by responding with this prompt.
PagerID<CR> The user responds with the ID of the pager
he wishes to page.
Enter Alpha Message:
or
Enter Numeric Message:
The OSMAC Base responds with one of the
following messages, depending upon the
type of pager that the PagerID is assigned
to.
Message<CR> The user enters a message to send to the
pager.
Sending Message...<CR> The OSMAC Base displays this message as
it sends the message to the pager.
MessageSent<CR>
or
Can't Deliver to xxxxxxx<CR>
or
Too Slow. Goodby.<CR>
or
Two many errors. Goodby. <CR>
One of these messages will then be sent
from the OSMAC Base, depending upon the
current situation with the page that was
entered. The serial port has a 45 second
activity time, and will force and end to the
manual session if the user does not
complete the page in that time.
7.2 TAP Protocol Issues
7.2.1 Timing
The OSMAC Base
will wait for a response to come back from the Entry Device. If a response is not
received before the pre-programmed time-out period, the OSMAC Base
will cancel the current
transaction, sending the <ESC> <EOT> <CR> sequence.
7.2.2 Line Feeds
The OSMAC Base
will ignore all <LF> characters it receives. The Entry Device may send a <LF> with
any <CR>.
XOFF
In the very unlikely event that the user enters more pages than the OSMAC Base
can queue up, the
OSMAC Base
will send the <XOFF> character before sending a carriage return. It will send the
<XON> character when buffer space is available for more pages. If the OSMAC Base
does not
receive data within 10 seconds after sending an <XON>, it will send another <XON>.