Interpage Z-500 Series, Manual

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Paging System Operation
Your InterPage Z-500 Series Paging Systems includes a UHF Transceiver and an onboard Single or Dual RS-232
communications, and encodes paging messages for RF transmission using the industry standard POCSAG paging
protocol. The Programmable RS-232 communications allow you to interface the encoder to a PC or to other devices and
systems that use RS-232 serial communications (Host Devices). Other models of
InterPage Z-500 Series Paging
Systems products include encoder only models, and the combination of the paging encoder with VHF and UHF radio
transceivers.
Amplification Kits are also available when more than 5 watts of power is required to obtain better coverage of a site.
The types of paging receivers that are compatible with your InterPage Z-500 Series Paging Encoder include:

Any POCSAG compatible paging receiver operating on the same frequency as the paging transmitter (in the
UHF band) and operating at 512, 1200, or 2400 bps data rate. Pagers of this type include alphanumeric,
numeric, and tone/vibe models and can be obtained from InterPage , Motorola, NEC, Panasonic, and others.

InterPage Wireless Message Centers operating at the same frequency as your paging system. InterPage
Wireless Message Centers are normally configured to receive at a 512 bps data rate.
The InterPage Z-500 Series Encoder may be controlled by a PC, or other control system, that is running software
designed to interface to the encoder. InterPage wireless communication systems software is designed to take full
advantage of the features of your
InterPage Z-500 Series Paging Encoder . The TAP Interface Protocol is defined in this
handbook to allow you or others to develop software or devices to directly control the transmitter.
The InterPage Z-500 Series Encoder maintains an input buffer, which can receive commands from the Host Device while
a page is being transmitted. When a command is received from the Host Device , the Z-500 Series Encoder responds with
a message back to the Host Device . The Z-500 Series Encoder encodes the paging messages into POCSAG paging
format and transmits the encoded paging message to the paging receivers of your choice.
PC Software developed to utilize the InterPage Z-500 Series Paging Encoder can be designed to maintain a simple
database of pager ID numbers, or the software can be designed to allow definition of paging receiver attributes, including:

Pager Type

Alphanumeric
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Numeric
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Tone/Vibe Only, with or without multiple tone/vibrate cadences

Cap Code - The unique address assigned to each paging receiver

Function Code - Also known as alert type, allows four different tone/vibrate cadences to be performed by the
pager. The TAP, PET, COMP2, SCOPE, and WaveWare protocols provide support for variable Function Codes.

RF Data Rate (Also called the Pager’s Baud Rate)

512 bps
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1200 bps

2400 bps
Refer to Appendix A – TAP Interface Specifications , for details on how to communicate to the InterPage Z-500 Series
Paging Encoder via the TAP Protocol.
The InterPage Z-500 Series Paging Encoder unit may require the Programming of the Serial Com Port Settings and
Protocols to change communication interface parameters.
Refer to Appendix B – “Com Port Settings” for information on how to program the Com Port Settings and Protocols, as
required.
If you want to use the TAP Interface Protocol with 1 to 4 digit pager IDs, you will need to configure a pager database
(also known as a lookup table), using the InterPage Z-500 Series Paging Encoder Setup software.
You can obtain the InterPage Z-500 Pro Paging Encoder Setup Software from the Z-500 Product Support CD.
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