Alpha Technologies CFR Intelligent Interface Device User Manual

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Alpha Technologies (DEFAULT) Screen

The "ALPHA TECHNOLOGIES" default screen displays date and time

information. The default screen is continually displayed until another screen
is selected from the front panel keypad. Whenever a screen is left idle for 2
minutes, the unit will return to the default screen. Note: The display will also
go into a "sleep" mode (extinguishing the backlighting on the LCD and keypad
to conserve energy) whenever it is left idle for 2 minutes or more. When a
front panel key is pressed, the display will light, as will the keypad to guide
you through the menu.

Opening Menu

Whenever a front panel key is pressed with the default screen displayed,

the OPENING MENU appears and prompts you to make a selection. At the
same time, the keys on the keypad that relate to the menu prompts are
lighted. Press the > arrow to advance to the various main menus (SYSTEM
PARAMETERS, INPUT PARAMETERS, OUTPUT PARAMETERS, etc.).
Press the < to step back through the main menus. Press ENTER when the
correct menu appears.

LINE PRESENT

LINE FAILURE

LOW BATTERY

WARNING

SHUTDOWN

SERVICE

ALPHA TECHNOLOGIES

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OPENING MENU

SYSTEM PARAMETERS

LINE PRESENT

LINE FAILURE

LOW BATTERY

WARNING

SHUTDOWN

SERVICE

Press CLEAR to return to the DEFAULT screen.

3. OPERATION

User Parameters,

continued

Set Phone Number

This menu selection allows you enter the phone number that the modem

will dial when an alarm condition occurs. The Intelligent Interface Device
assumes that the phone number starts with "ATD". For numeric pagers, use
commas (,) for time delay.

Set Alarm Triggers

This menu selection allows you to set from none to the maximum

number of alarms available. You can scroll through the available alarms
using the illuminated arrow keys and select either Y for Yes (notify), or N for
No (do not notify). The selection is accomplished by toggling the display and
pressing ENTER.

Set RS-485 Port

This menu allows you to setup the RS-485 port including setting the

baud rate and parity of the communications device, and address of the
Intelligent Interface Device. Note: If a modem is installed, this function is not
available.

Set RS-485 Baud Rate

Select the proper baud rate for your communications device. The baud

rates available for RS-485 are: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, and 9600.

Set RS-485 Parity

Select the proper parity for your communications device. The available

choices are 8N1 (8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit); 7E1 (7 data bits, even parity,
and 1 stop bit); and 7O1 (7 data bits, odd parity, and 1 stop bit).

Set Address

This menu allows you to set the address of the Intelligent Interface Device.

The address can be from 1 to 99, but cannot duplicate the address of any other
devices connected to the line.

Set Alphanumeric Pager ID String

This can only be done through the RS-232 or modem interface. The 7-digit

pager ID string identifies which particular pager will be paged.

Set Modem Message String

This can only be done through the RS-232 or modem interface. The string

(up to 80 characters) can be used to identify the location of the unit paging. The
message is a header to the alarm information sent to the alphanumeric pager.

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