Microtel Series 1000 - Manual (Page 12)

MICROTEL Series 1000 Dialer
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C. The local telephone is on-hook (not connected to dialer or outside line).
D. The telephone number's Disable Timer = 0.
E. The telephone line is operational (dial tone is detected).
During the dial out sequence, the dialer will implement all special control sequences
and/or call progress features embedded within the current telephone number. If the dialer
successfully connects with the called number, then it will either report the verbal alarm
message, or transmit the current alarm status FAX report as described later.
If the dialer is reporting a verbal alarm message, it will repeat the message the number of
times programmed in the system Message Repeats register, or the number of times
programmed in the called telephone number using the ‘*94n’ Alternate Message Repeat
count escape sequence. While speaking the alarm message, the dialer simultaneously
listens for a touch-tone entered by the user at the remote phone. If it receives a valid
tone, it will terminate alarm reporting, and examine the tone received. If the user entered
a ‘*’ key, then the dialer will accept it as an acknowledgment of the alarm condition.
Any other keys received will not acknowledge the alarm condition. The dialer will then
indicate the acknowledge status and prompt the user to enter a 4-digit access code.
If the user enters the correct code, access will be granted and the user may review or
program the dialer’s configuration using the touch-tone commands described in this
manual. If at any time during remote menu access the user does not enter a command
within 30 seconds, the dialer will speak a disconnect warning and hang up.
If an incorrect or no access code is entered during a timed access code entry time (10
seconds), the dialer will disconnect and initialize the system Call Spacing delay timer. If
the alarm condition(s) were acknowledged, then the snooze timer(s) associated with the
reported alarm condition(s) will be initialized with a value equal to the programmed
system Snooze Delay. If alarm conditions were not acknowledged, calls will continue to
be placed to the next telephone numbers on the channel's calling list after the system Call
Spacing delay has expired.
Can the Dialer print or send me a Hard Copy Report? Yes, in addition to
voice reporting of alarms, the Microtel Series 1000 is capable of locally printing or
transmitting a hard copy alarm status report, or a report of all programmed setup data, to
a FAX machine.
The Series 1000 supports a serial printer interface only. Therefore, you must have a
serial printer, or install a serial interface card in the printer you have. Serial printer
interfaces are inexpensive and readily available at your local computer store. The dialer
transmits serial printer data at 2400 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity.
In addition, the printer’s serial interface must support DTR (Data Terminal Ready)
hardware handshaking. With this method, when the printer buffer level surpasses some
high water mark, the printer asserts the DTR signal, telling the dialer to halt transmission.
After the printer has emptied most of the data out of its buffer, it will re-assert the DTR