Specifications

5-12 Reference Guide
Model No.
Running Head
Interface Card User Screens and Settings Interface Card
5.5.1.1 Setting the System Date and Time
To set the current date and time for the integrated access system, first press “
t
” in the Interface
Card Main Screen to choose the
Time
action from the bottom line of that screen. The current
date and time now appear in the lower left of the screen, in the format MM-DD-YY HH-MM.
The
MM
field (month) is highlighted.
Use the up-arrow and down-arrow keys to set the current month (
01
to
12
, as required). Also
move to each remaining field with the right-arrow and left-arrow keys, and select the current
day (
DD
) and year (
YY
), and the current hour (
HH
) and minute (
MM
). The current time of
day is displayed in 24-hour continuous format, where HH is
00
to
11
for a.m. and
12
to
23
for
p.m.
When you finish setting these fields, press <Enter> and then press “
y
” to confirm that you
want to save the changes. The system will subsequently stamp the current date and time on all
alarm messages it reports.
5.5.1.2 Selecting the System Timing Clocks
Table 5-7 lists the Interface Card Main Screen configuration options, along with the possible
and default values. In this screen, you must specify a primary and secondary timing source
(clock) for the integrated access system. These settings are described in the following
paragraphs.
Table 5-7. Interface Card Setting Options and Defaults
PRIMARY CLOCK
The primary clock provides all internal timing for the system. You can select a network clock
source, the system’s internal crystal oscillator.
Parameter User Options Default
PRIMARY CLOCK int serv(P1-P3) wan(w1-1 to w4-2)
user(U1-U8)
int
EXT RATE n/a n/a
EXT FORMAT n/a n/a
EXT FRAME n/a n/a
SECONDARY CLK int serv(P1-P3) wan(w1-1 to w4-2)
user(U1-U8
int
EXT RATE n/a n/a
EXT FORMAT n/a n/a
EXT FRAME n/a n/a
CURRENT CLK cannot edit this field ---