Section 5. Programming
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PROGRAMMING PAGING FORMATS
The following paragraphs describe the prompts encountered when programming paging
formats.
When the display reads “diGt=0”, selecting a digit between 0 and D will select the leading
digit under which a paging format may be programmed. When only a single format is to be
programmed in the encoder, a leading digit still needs to be selected for programming to
proceed. The leading digit does not, however, need to be pressed when entering a page in an
encoder that has only a single format programmed.
After a leading digit is selected, press ENTER
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If the leading digit selected has been
programmed with a paging format before, then that format name is displayed. If the
“dELEtE” prompt is displayed, this indicates that the leading digit current does not have any
format assigned to it. If you want to accept the format displayed, press ENTER. If you want to
select another format, press the PAGE key as necessary to cycle through the available
formats, and then press ENTER when the desired format name is shown. This erases the
existing format data and starts the programming process for the selected format. If you wish
to erase the existing format and leave the leading digit blank, press PAGE until the “dELEtE”
prompt is displayed and then press ENTER. The encoder will erase that block in the database
and return to the “diGt=0” prompt.
The tables presented list the prompts encountered when programming the paging formats. The
indented prompts pertain to values that are related to the major category. The mix of upper
and lower case characters in the prompts simulate what is actually viewed on the LED
display. To the right of the prompt is a description of what the prompt is asking for and what
responses are valid.
Should an improper or out of range value be entered while programming the encoder, the
program will not proceed to the next prompt after pressing the ENTER key. Instead it will
redisplay the same prompt and await an allowable value. Out of range entries to single digit
requests will not be displayed.
About the Custom Calls Formats
The Custom Two-Tone, Custom DTMF, and Custom Stacks formats are all based upon the
Custom Calls database. At the time a leading digit is assigned to one of the Custom Calls
formats a Custom Calls database is opened for that format. Records are then added to the
database where each record represents the capcode and data associated with a single page.
The number of capcodes that may be assigned to a format is limited only by available
memory and records may be added to the database until memory is exhausted. As the record
lengths will vary between the three Custom Calls formats, the maximum number of database
entries per format will also vary. To help determine the required amount of memory to
support your Custom Calls programming, use the worksheet at the end of Section 7.
