The menu, The escape button, 2 number entry – Skutch Electronics BA-1000 V2.90 User Manual
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Version 2.90
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The Menu
When the BA-1000 is at the MENU, it will shut
all power down after 5 minutes of inactivity. You
can return the unit from power down by pressing any
button. The MENU is the starting point of the
system. If you press the Escape button enough
times, the system will return to the MENU. All
functions of the system are accessible from this
point. At MENU, the display will look as follows:
0-Menu-Ver 2.9-A
–Press a Number-
The number on the top left is the current Dial
File in use. Ver 1.0 is the current version of the
program. The letter on the top right is the country
code; A for American, J for Japan. To view the
different choices that the MENU offers simply press
each number one at a time. Once you have found
the function you wish, press the # key. The MENU
consists of the following items:
2 – NUMBER ENTRY = Used to enter
telephone numbers into a dialing file.
3 – DIAL FILE = Dial a telephone number
file.
4 – SELECT FILE = Select a telephone
number file to dial and enter local area codes.
5 – DISK TOOLS = Disk formatting and file
copy utilities.
6 – DIAL REPORT = Displays totals from the
last dial session.
7 – ORDER TAKING = Answers incoming
calls.
8 – OUT MESSAGES = Used to TEST or
RECORD the outgoing messages.
9 – IN MESSAGES = Used to play back the
recorded responses from a dial session.
* - SYSTEM SETUP = Used to change all
clock information and the operating parameters of
the unit.
0 – MEMORY EDIT = Used to inspect,
change and delete phone numbers stored in a dial
file.
# – ENTER BUTTON = Throughout the
operation of the BA-1000 the # button is used as the
ENTER BUTTON. After entering phone numbers
or making any selections, the # button must be
pressed.
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The Escape Button
The Escape button is used to abort/back out of
most operations. If you press the button enough, it
will return you to the MENU.
2 Number Entry
This mode is used to enter phone numbers into
a dialing file. To enter this mode press Escape,
<PAUSE>, 2, #; the screen will look as follows:
1=NEW from Start
3=Add to End
Press 1 to erase the previous numbers and enter
new ones, or press 3 to start adding numbers to the
end of the file. Your current ENTRY POSITION
is shown in the top right of the display, followed by
the status of the phone number, as follows:
0-Entry> 00000 N
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Area Code Entry
If you enter this mode, and you have not
entered the local area code, the system will first
show the following:
Enter Local Area
Code, # =
You MUST enter the area code the system will
be calling from, then #. You can enter * then # to
remove an area code.
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Entering Numbers
Both local and long distance numbers may be
entered as desired. The minimum length of each
phone number is seven digits and the maximum is
eleven digits (long distance digit, area code and
phone number); an entry can hold up to 16 digits
total. If you fill the dialing file with numbers, the
system will beep, save the numbers and return you