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Sixteen 4-digit passwords are available for use on the
CPM2. Password 0 is the Master password, and pass-
words 1 through F may be assigned to individual oper-
ators. Two letters, representing the initials of the
operator, may be assigned to each password to help
in identifying the operator. When this option is
entered, a cursor will appear beneath the first charac-
ter in the 4-digit password. Enter a new password
using the 0 through 9 and the A through F keys. To
enter the operator’s initials, use the [0] and [1] keys
to scroll forward or backward through the alphabet.
When the desired letter is displayed, press the [Enter]
button; the cursor will move to the next character. To
move the cursor to the previous character, press the
[Backspace] button. When the password and initials
have been entered, press the [Escape] button; the
next password will be displayed. When all passwords
have been programmed, the display will advance to
the next Configuration option.
Option 03: Change the Number of Line Cards
Option [03] is used to set the number of line cards
polled by the CPM2. Press the [ACK] button when the
“03: Numb of Lcard” message is displayed; this mes-
sage will be displayed:
#LnCard Attached
0E Change to:xx
Enter a number from 01 to 1E to indicate how many
line cards, from 1 to 30, are to be polled by the
CPM2. When the new number is entered, press the
[Enter] button; the screen will then display the next
Configuration option.
Option 04: Select Printer Function
Option [04] determines how the printer connected to
the CPM2 will operate. Press the [ACK] button when
the “04:PrinterSelect” message is displayed; this mes-
sage will be displayed:
Prter Config As:
Bkup:0 Enable:1
Enter a digit from 0 through 1 for both “Bkup” and
“Enable” according to the chart below:
Bkup Enable Printer Operation
0 0
Bypass printer
0 1
Enable printer (default setting)
1 x
Enable printer only if COM1 is in failure
where x = don’t care
(same as above)
If “Bkup” is programmed as “1,” messages will only
be sent to the printer if an acknowledge signal is not
received from COM1. When using the Star 8340
printer, the CPM2 is able to print in both red and
black. If an IBM-compatible printer is selected, the
CPM2 will print in black only. When programming is
complete, press the [Escape] button; when the
[Escape] button is pressed, the next Configuration
option will be displayed on the screen.
Option 05: COM1 Configuration
Option [05] determines the Baud rate, data bits and
parity to be used on COM1. Press the [ACK] button
when the “05: Com#1 Config.” message is dis-
played; this message will be displayed:
Com#1 Config As:
Br:12 Da:7 Pa:2
• Br: Baud Rate
Enter...for Baud Rate
11 110
15 150
03 300
12 1200
24 2400
48 4800
96 9600
19 19200
38 38400
• Da: Data Bits
Enter a number from 7 through 9 to indicate 7, 8,
or 9 data bits.
• Pa: Parity
Enter...for Parity
0 no
parity
1 odd
parity
2
even parity
NOTE:
The stop bit is fixed at 1.
When programming is complete, press the [Escape]
button; when the [Escape] button is pressed, the next
Configuration option will be displayed on the screen.
Option 06: COM1 Communication Format
Option [06] determines the communication format to
be used on COM1. Press the [ACK] button when the
06: Com#1 Format” message is displayed; this mes-
sage will be displayed:
Com#1 Format is:
1 Change to: x
Enter a number from 0 to 4 to select one of the fol-
lowing:
0
COM1 disabled
1
Sur-Gard format (default setting)
2
Sur-Gard format with common event code “A”
3
Sur-Gard format with header 01 Hex.
4
Sur-Gard Clock Signal format
When programming is complete, press the [Enter],
[Backspace], or [Escape] button; when a button is
pressed, the next Configuration option will be dis-
played on the screen.
Option 07: Wait Time for Acknowledge on COM1
Option [07] determines the acknowledge wait time, in
seconds, to be used for COM1. Press the [ACK] but-
ton when the “07:ACK Wait Time” message is dis-
played; this message will be displayed:
<ACK> Wait Delay
4.0S Chg to:x.xS
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