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VAD-4 Installation and Operation Manual
PROGRAMMING
PROGRAMMING
Restoring to factory defaults:
If you wish to return the VAD to its factory default settings: remove power from the
VAD. Hold in the recessed defaults button on the left side of the VAD-4’s front
panel. Plug in the power and then release the defaults button a second or two later.
When you release the defaults button the PGM LED will flash to indicate a suc-
cessful reset.
NOTE: Voice recordings are not reset.
Programming via the front panel USB Serial “PGM” port.
1.) Connect the supplied USB A/B cable from the “USB PGM” jack on the
VAD-4 front panel to an available USB port on your PC. When you first plug
the VAD-4 into your PC, it should automatically install the correct FTDI USB
Serial “Virtual COM port” drivers which will allow you to access the VAD-4
on a COM port.
NOTE:
If the VAD-4’s FTDI USB Serial “Virtual COM port” drivers do not
automatically install they may be downloaded here:
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
2.) Start a serial terminal application like PuTTY, Tera Term or HyperTerminal
configured for: 9600,8,N, 1, flow control to NONE, Emulation set to ANSI,
and local character echo enabled.
NOTE: Step by step “COM” port HyperTerminal setup instructions are
available on-line at www.broadcasttools.com under “Downloads”.
3.) To begin programming press the front panel “PGM” button or type “P” into
the serial console. The front panel “PGM” LED will illuminate, while the pro-
gram menu will be displayed in your serial terminal application:
VAD-4 PGM MENU v1.08
1 - DIAL-OUT NUMBERS
2 - DIAL-OUT LIST
3 - SETTINGS
4 - PAGER NUMBER AND DATA
5 - TEMP ALARM SETTINGS
6 - STAT NO/NC
7 - ENABLE/DISABLE ALARMS
ENTER 1-6:
Menu navigation:
Type the number of the menu item you wish to view/edit a menu item, afterwards
you can press escape (ESC) to jump back to the previous menu selection. If escape
is pressed from the PGM Menu, program mode will be exited.
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