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DX-80 Programming Manual
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VERVIEW
> U
PGRADING AN
E
XISTING
S
YSTEM
For step-by-step procedures on programming using the PC-DBA, see Section 2.1, Using PC-Database Adminis-
tration (PC-DBA) . For step-by-step procedures on programming using the DET phone, see Section 2.2, Using Any
Digital Extension Telephone (DET) .
1.2 Upgrading an Existing System
Occasionally you may need to perform maintenance programming or install an upgrade to an existing system.
PC-DBA laptop
remotely • You can program the
customer’s database while
off site, and simply
download it to the switch
when you arrive on site.
This reduces the amount of
time you have to spend on
site.
• You can save the existing
database residing on the
switch via a RECEIVE ALL
command. When you need
to modify the database, you
can use the switch version as
a basis so you will not have
to reprogram all its custom
settings.
• If you lose the switch
database because of battery
failure or because you must
perform a Master Clear, you
will NOT have to
completely reprogram the
database (provided you have
previously saved a copy of
the switch database on your
laptop).
• You need a laptop with a
serial port.
• PC-DBA is not a direct
interface to the CPU.
Therefore, the possibility
exists that a corruption can
occur when transmitting the
database to the switch.
• You must be diligent in
performing a RECEIVE
ALL prior to modifying
their database. If you
neglect to do so, you may
inadvertently perform a
SEND ALL first, thus
writing over their custom
programmed database with
whatever database you last
used on the laptop.
Programming
Interface
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