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Reference Guide 5-21
System Configuration and Operation Card Configuration
If you replace a card with an identical type new card, the system automatically copies the
NVRAM configuration data from its active CPU card to the new card. However, if you replace
a card with a different type of card, you must first delete the existing card settings from the
slot before the new card will be recognized by the system. The System Main Screen will
display the new card type with a status of “REJ” (Reject).
If a card (voice or data) in a slot is going to be changed with a different type proceed with the
following:
1. Physically remove the card from the slot.
2. From the Main Screen, highlight the card slot and press “D” (Del). This deletes all
settings from the removed card slot.
3. Place the new card in the slot and ensure that it is properly seated.
5.5.2 Recording Your Configuration Settings
You should always record the configuration option settings for each card after you set them.
This information may be needed later for system operation. To record the card configuration
data, first photocopy the pages showing the Card Screens in the associated chapters of this
guide. Then, mark the option settings you want to use on those pages, and store the pages in a
safe place where they can be readily obtained.
You can also record screen settings by “capturing” each edited screen onto your computer
terminal while you are logged into the system. To do this, your computer must have a software
program capable of capturing the actual screens as text files. The communications software
you use to access the system may have this ability. You can then copy the screens to a word
processing program, print them out, and store them electronically.
Still another method for capture is by making an electronic copy of the database, specifically
the ASCII option, as described in Section 5.12.8 on page 34 of this chapter.