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Configuration Parameters:
[I/O CONFIGURATION]
MODE
This defines if the unit is a host or a remote. If it is a remote it further
identifies the remote address. This is especially important in multi-remote
systems.
Allowable values
: 0 = Host, 1 thru 8 = Remote1 thru Remote8
REMOTES
Number of remotes in the system. In a multi-remote system, this tells the
host how many remotes it has to call when it initiates a call.
Allowable values:
1 thru 8
CHANNELS ON REMOTEx
Number of channels to be used on this remote. Total channels of
all remotes in a multi-remote system must not exceed HOST CHANNELS.
x=1..8
Allowable values
: 1 thru 8
CHANNELS ON HOST Number of channels to be used on the host. All channels of all remotes
in any system must add up to the number of channels on the host.
Allowable values
: 1 thru 8
[ANSWER]
RINGS
The number of rings before the unit answers an incoming call.
Allowable values
: 0 = never answer a call, 1 thru 9 = rings before answer
[DIAL]
AUTODIAL
The auto-dial time interval in minutes. If this parameter is set to 00000 then
the unit will NOT automatically initiate a call and will call only when a DI or AI
status changes (see below). If this parameter is set to a value greater than
00000 then the unit will place a call automatically in this time interval.
Allowable values
: 00000 = no auto-dial, 00001-65535 auto-dial interval (min.)
REDIAL
Number of times the unit will attempt a re-dial if the previous dial failed to
establish a connection (because of busy signal, reorder signal, etc.). If the
unit does not establish a connection after the set number of redials it stops
the re-dial procedure. New events that will require a call to be placed will re-
initiate the dialing procedure.
Allowable values
: 0 = re-dial until successful, 1 thru 9 number of re-dials
PAUSE
Time interval, in seconds, the unit waits between re-dials. To prevent
ongoing contention between units it is recommended that every unit in a
system be assigned a different PAUSE interval. That way if two units happen
to call at the same time, they wait different intervals before re-dialing.
Allowable values
: 00010-00255 = re-dial interval in seconds (note the 10
second minimum)
TIMEOUT
Time interval, in seconds, to wait for called unit to answer. If the called unit
does not answer in this time, the call is considered unsuccessful.
