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USE OF SPECIAL 

TYPE STYLES 

IN THIS MANUAL 

Certain type  styles which  appear in the  text 

of 

this manual (not 

in 

titles)  have  special 

meanings as follows: 

Bold 

in 

Text 

Anything the user must type 

Italics 

in 

Text 

References to  other areas of  this manual 

Italics 

in 

Text 

Names  of  controls 

on 

ALL 

CAPS 

IN TEXT 

Directory names, filenames and names of  keys  on a 
computer keyboard 

Initial Caps In  Text 

CStrunk 

User 

Manual 

References to 

menus, menu items, tables  and 

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Summary of Contents for Cstrunk

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL Trunking Configuration Software for RTS Digital Matrix Intercom Systems...

Page 2: ...vement in Editing Screens Using the Computer Keyboard 1 5 Movement in Editing Screens Using a Mouse 1 5 USINGHELP 1 6 CREATINGfiDITING CONFIGURATIONFILES 1 6 EDITING A CONFIGURATION 1 7 SAVING YOUR CH...

Page 3: ...F8KEY 3 4 OPTIONSMENLT KEY 3 4 Options Color 3 4 Options Communications 3 5 SCREENMENU F7KEY 3 7 Screen Cancel Screen Chg 3 7 Screen Paste Screen 3 7 Screen Copy Screen 3 7 STATUSMEW F5KEY 3 7 Status...

Page 4: ...F1 key on your computer keyboard to get help for the CStrunk screen that you are currently viewing VERSION NUMBERS The information contained in this manual applies to the following software and Trunk...

Page 5: ...follows Bold in Text Anything the user must type Italics in Text References to other areas of this manual Italics in Text Names of controls on a keypanel ALL CAPS IN TEXT Directory names filenames an...

Page 6: ...present the CStrunk menu screen Figure 1 1 Next it will check for a connection to the Trunking Master Controller If it finds a connection it will upload the current trunk configuration file from the...

Page 7: ...ions The filename of the currently opened system configuration file displays in the lower left corner of the screen The mode either on line or off line displays in the lower right corner of the screen...

Page 8: ...he ENTER key to select it 4 Press the ESCAPE key to cancel a selection Press ESCAPE again to close a menu and return to the menu bar Help File Trunks Intercoms Status Sort Screen Log Options Master Op...

Page 9: ...u item to select that item 3 To cancel a selection click on any selectable item with the right mouse button To close a menu and return to the menu bar click on any menu item with the right mouse butto...

Page 10: ...rs information that you have typed into a field and moves the cursor to the next field or line Enters the currently selected item in a pick list into the currently selected position in an edit table i...

Page 11: ...Trunking Master Controller when CStrunk is started the on line configuration file is automatically opened for editing To create a new file or edit an existing configuration other than the on line con...

Page 12: ...e file This option sends all the changes which have been made since the last time the file was saved or sent to the Trunking Master Controller Active only when CStrunk is in communication with the Tru...

Page 13: ...rn off all change flags in the file that you are currently editing If you then tried to send the file to the Trunking Master Controller it would have no effect As you make changes to a Trunking Master...

Page 14: ...update file Using the Save to File command on the File menu save your basic configuration to a new file with a new name Select Clear All Chg Flags when prompted Go ahead and make any changes that you...

Page 15: ...trunk lets you assign up to 12 intercom system names Names can be any combination of up to four characters Note The Icm numbers are not the actual hardware ports on the Trunking Master Controller They...

Page 16: ...each intercom system position the cursor in the Port column and enter the actual hardware port number that the intercom system is connected to on the Trunking Master Controller Note CStrunk will not a...

Page 17: ...runking Master Controller Possible causes of a Bad Off indication are an incorrect port assignment an incorrect baud rate setting a deactivated intercom system or a disconnected miswired cable from th...

Page 18: ...251 300 T r u n k s Trunks 51 100 T r u n k s 201 2 5 0 T r u n k s 301 350 Trunks 351 400 T r u n k s 401 450 h u n k s 451 500 Trunks 551 600 h u n k s 601 650 h u n k s 651 700 Trunks 701 750 h u n...

Page 19: ...t r u n k a Position the cursor in the Port column for Trunk l b TAB to the matrix pick list at the right side of the screen and select the matrix where the port is located or click on a matrix with a...

Page 20: ...ine Assior ChgI Int ercon 11 File On Line NO01 NO02 NO03 NO04 NO05 NO06 NO07 NO09 NO10 NO11 NO12 NO13 NO14 NO15 NO1 6 I Figure 2 7 Defining the First End of a Trunk Define the other end of the first t...

Page 21: ...xample of the use of cascaded trunks is shown i n Figure 2 9 Note that matrix TGB has no direct connection to matrix JFY however a path can be cascaded through matrix JHP and matrix HUB to provide com...

Page 22: ...2 10 An Example of a Trunk with Both Ends Fixed Note The Use and Alo columns are not assigned by you when setting up trunks These columns are used to provide trunk status information during operation...

Page 23: ...column by CStrunk during operation to indicate that the trunk is in use While the Trunk Line Assignments Window is highlighted the user may press the ENTER key to get updated information To see who is...

Page 24: ...a DOS text editor open the CSTRNK SET file in the CStrunk directory Note If there is no CSTRNK SET file you can create one by running CStrunk and temporarily changing the baud rate setting as describe...

Page 25: ...edit window I See Table 3 2 1 7 1 0 7 11 13 Border current window 14 Border non current window See Table 3 2 2 1 07 15 Selected field non current window See Table 3 2 f 3 70 16 Restrictedfield See Ta...

Page 26: ...O blink reverse verse in monochrome COPYING AND PASTING EDIT SCREENS You will probably not copy any screens in CStrunk however the procedure is the same for CStrunk as for CSedit For further informati...

Page 27: ...ions Color When you select Color from the Options menu the Color and Mono Setup screen will appear Figure 3 2 Press the SPACE BAR on the computer keyboard to select Automatic for color operation or Fo...

Page 28: ...scale values There are no standards for this mapping so on some machines the standard CStrunk color scheme will not be readable If this is the case you may have to make changes in the CSTRNK SET file...

Page 29: ...CStrunk the mouse should be operational Baud Rate Three baud rates are available 9600 baud 19 2K baud and 38 4K baud 19 2K baud is the software default for CStrunk This is also the hardware default fo...

Page 30: ...copied using Copy Screen Selecting Paste Screen will cause the copied configuration to be pasted to the current edit screen All settings for all items in the copied screen will be pasted Screen Copy S...

Page 31: ...oms menu Setup a deactivated intercom system or a disconnected miswired cable from the intercom system to the Trunking Master Controller Bad Cut Indicates that there was an intercom system at the port...

Page 32: ...e is not connected or has not been turned on Bad Cut Indicates that there was a data device at the port at some time during the current edit session but it is not now transmitting data Ok Cur Indicate...

Page 33: ...r Diagnostics Comm Error Screens When you select any of the c o r n error items a screen similar to Figure 3 7 will appear This particular screen shows communication errors between the Trunking Master...

Page 34: ...diate attention Systems installed in facilities with good grounding using high quality telephone type twisted pair wiring will normally operate with error rates between 0 and 20 per 24 hours With shie...

Page 35: ...I I I 3RX I I I GND5 1I I I 7GNDl I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I t J 9 PIN MALE 25 PIN FEMALE L J CONNECTOR CONNECTOR 9 PIN TO 9 PIN CABLE TO TRUNKING SYSTEM TO COMPUTER I I I R X 2 I I I I I T X...

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