Multi-Tech Systems 7500 - Manual (Page 156)

Alerting via a Numeric Pager ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide
Page 156 Chapter 5 - Features and Applications
Alerting via a Numeric Pager
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For detailed information about building a framework for alerting via a numeric pager, refer to the Alert
module description in the online
ION Programmer’s Reference.
If a numeric pager is specified as the destination address in the Alert module, then
a numeric paging service receives a message from the ION meter. Due to the
inherent limitations in numeric paging, the ION meter can only send a string of
digits to the paging service. The Alert module then waits a specified time,
determined by the number of commas inserted after the phone number in the Pager
Num setup register. Finally, the Alert module dials the message digital string.
There are two important factors to consider when setting up the Alert module for
numeric paging. First, be sure to specify a string of digits that is meaningful to you,
such as a coded message. Second, be aware that there is no way to assure that a
message has been successfully transmitted. Instead, there may be a busy signal or
an answering machine may take the call. The number of commas you add to your
dial string is an estimate of how long the modem at the remote site waits before it
transmits numbers.
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In the following destination-setting example: 1-250-555-666,,,,,999#, the pager number is 1-250-555-
666 and the message string that displays on the pager is 999. You may need to insert 9,,, before the
destination number if the line you are using is not a direct line. In this case the destination number is 9,,1-
250-555-666,,999#