Microtel MicroWin 2000 - Manual (Page 13)

MicroWIN 2000 Manual
Version 1.0
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Dialer Configuration Programming
The following information explains all that is needed to configure an S1000 to communicate with
a MicroWIN 2000 System.
Configuration for Connecting Locally to a Dialer
Connect the computer COM Port to the dialer Printer Port with a standard serial cable. Do Not
use a Null Modem Cable. Remember this COM Port number. The COM Port will have to be
configured in MicroWIN 2000 for the connection to be completed (See section Setting Up COM
Ports, Page 13).
If this dialer has been setup to print to a local printer, the Printer Port setting will need to be
changed. Type the command *059 to the dialer. If it says “Printing Enabled”, the port setting
will need to be disabled by typing **0590.
Modem Calls to the Dialer From a MicroWIN 2000 System
If the dialer will answer any calls from a MicroWIN 2000 System, the dialer will need to be put
in Data Answer Mode. Type the command *058 to listen to the current Answer Mode. It will
either read back “Data Mode Enabled” or “Data Mode Disabled”. The Data Mode will need to
be Enabled. To enable it, type the command **0581. This will allow the dialer to answer as a
modem (a MicroWIN 2000 call-in).
Even with the Data Mode Enabled, a user can still make a Voice call-in to the system. While in
Data Mode, the dialer will first try to answer a call-in as a modem (i.e. the dialer will output an
answer carrier tone). If it wasn’t able to connect to a modem after about 10 seconds, it will
assume that a person has called it and speak as if Data Mode was Disabled.
Dialer Calling Out to a MicroWIN 2000 System
If you want a particular dialer to call a MicroWIN 2000 System to report some alarm condition, a
special telephone escape sequence will need to be added to the telephone number. The escape
sequence is *990. This code should be placed at the beginning of the telephone number. It will
be needed in order for the dialer to know that it is calling a MicroWIN 2000 System. If it is not
added, it will try and talk in voice to your computer’s modem, which will Not work.