User`s guide

8. Operation
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8-1
8.1. Any-to-Any Mode
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8-1
8.1.1. Port Connection and Disconnection
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8-1
8.1.1.1. Connecting Ports
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8-1
8.1.1.2. Disconnecting Ports
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8-3
8.1.2. Defining Hunt Groups
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8-5
8.2. Passive Mode
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8-6
8.3. Buffer Mode
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8-7
8.3.1. Reading Data from Buffer Mode Ports
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8-7
8.3.2. Port Buffers
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8-8
8.4. Modem Mode
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8-9
9. Saving and Restoring Configuration Parameters
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9-1
9.1. Sending Parameters to a File
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9-1
9.2. Restoring Saved Parameters
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9-2
10. Upgrading APS-8M Firmware
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10-1
11. Command Reference Guide
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11-1
11.1. Command Conventions
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11-1
11.2. Command Response
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11-2
11.3. Command Summary ..................................11-3
11.4. Command Set ........................................11-4
Appendices:
A. RS232 Port Interface .................................Apx-1
B. Specifications ........................................Apx-2
C. Customer Service ....................................Apx-3
Index...................................................Index-1
List of Figures
2.1. Instrument Front Panel
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2-1
2.2. Instrument Back Panel
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2-2
3.1. The Supervisor Level Help Screen
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3-2
3.2. The Port Status Screen
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3-3
4.1. Terminal Block Assembly (DC Units Only)
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4-1
5.1. Port Configuration Menu (Port 2 Shown)
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5-8
5.2. Port Parameters Menu; Modem Mode (Port 8 Shown)
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5-10
5.3. The Copy Port Parameters Menu
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5-14
7.1. The Port Status Screen
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7-2
7.2. The Port Diagnostics Screen
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7-3
7.3. The Port Parameters Screen
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7-5
A.1. RS232 Port Interface
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Apx-1
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APS-8M User’s Guide