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1: Introduction

Contents

Introduction

System Requirements

What’s in the Box

Using This Manual

Installing
PowerKey Pro

Hardware Installation

Preparing for Installation

Connecting the Power Cords

Connecting the ADB Cables

Connecting the Phone Cables

Turning On Your System

Software Installation

Hardware Configuration

Using PowerKey Pro

Starting Up the System

Shutting Down the System

Scheduled Events

The PowerKey Schedule

Creating an Event

A Pair of Hot Key Events

A “Monitor Saver” Event

Phone Startup Events

Reference

Software Components

PowerKey Editor

Schedule Windows

PowerKey Editor Menus

File Menu

Edit Menu

Schedule Menu

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Страница 1: ...e Green PowerKey Pro designed by Amar Singh PowerKey Software by Richard Elmore User Interface and Graphics by Jamie Green Balloon Help by Beverlee Heiszler Moral Support by Alora Dunlap Copyright 199...

Страница 2: ...um of the REN s of all devices on any one line should not exceed five 5 0 If too many devices are attached they may not ring properly Service Requirements In the event of equipment malfunction all rep...

Страница 3: ...mpt to make such connections themselves but should contact the appropriate electric inspection authority or electrician as appropriate The Load Number LN assigned to each terminal device denotes the p...

Страница 4: ...the Phone Cables 18 Turning On Your System 19 Software Installation 20 Hardware Configuration 21 Using PowerKey Pro 23 Starting Up the System 24 Shutting Down the System 24 Scheduled Events 25 The Po...

Страница 5: ...eys 86 Installing Multiple PowerKey Pros 86 Installing PowerKey Pro and Classic PowerKey 87 Using PowerKey Software with Multiple PowerKeys 88 3 Restarting Crashed Servers 89 Automatic Restarts 89 Tel...

Страница 6: ...Page 6 1 Introduction...

Страница 7: ...r night The PowerKey Pro unit includes six independently switchable outlets that allow you to control your peripherals individually It connects to your phone line and can pick up the phone and switch...

Страница 8: ...ok computers that have an ADB port You can use the power on button on PowerKey Pro to start your system and peripherals The PowerKey software requires System 7 or later and runs in native PowerPC mode...

Страница 9: ...reating an Event tutorial in Chapter 3 4 Look through the other example Events in Chapter 3 to find those that will be useful to you 5 Skim Chapter 4 Reference to learn the details of the Scheduling f...

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Страница 11: ...is turned off The software organizes the scheduled events and controls the outlets when the computer is turned on In order to use PowerKey Pro you must install both the hardware and software Hardware...

Страница 12: ...r On key to start up your system Outlet 2 Switches For manual control of each outlet Outlet 4 Outlet 6 Outlet 1 Outlet 3 Outlet 5 Power On Key At the back of PowerKey Pro are two phone ports and a spe...

Страница 13: ...Key software If your computer started up in the above test i e it has Soft Power shut it down before continuing Unplug your system 1 Make sure that all the power switches on your Macintosh and periphe...

Страница 14: ...n your outlets prematurely If this happens you can unplug PowerKey Pro from the wall for a few seconds to reset it Plug in your computer 2 Connect the power cord for your computer into one of PowerKey...

Страница 15: ...r many typical power bricks such as those used by modems If you still don t have enough room you can use a short extension cord Many computer stores sell very short cords just for this purpose If you...

Страница 16: ...e end of this cable is colored purple and labelled with our company s logo as shown to the right This connector will only fit into the SCI Port on the PowerKey unit Connect PowerKey Pro to the compute...

Страница 17: ...ranching connector on the SCI Cable see note 2 in the diagram above If you have other ADB devices they should be connected in a chain with one end of the chain joining to the branching connector The k...

Страница 18: ...phone line 1 Plug the cable running from your phone outlet into the Line Port on the back of PowerKey Pro labelled with the symbol at the right Connect the modem to PowerKey Pro 2 Plug the supplied p...

Страница 19: ...On Your System 1 Turn on the power switches on your computer and periph erals 2 Press the Power On key on the keyboard PowerKey Pro will turn on its outlets and your entire system will start up As yo...

Страница 20: ...3 Make sure your startup disk is shown in the Destination Disk panel If it is not click the Switch Disk button until it is shown 4 Click Install The Installer will ask if it can quit any open applica...

Страница 21: ...rKey Editor application will open displaying the Schedule Window for your PowerKey Pro unit 2 Select Hardware Setup from the Edit menu The Hardware Setup dialog box will appear A picture of your Power...

Страница 22: ...puter is plugged into If your computer is plugged into the wall select None Be sure to correctly set the CPU radio button It is essential in order for PowerKey Pro to start up and shut down the system...

Страница 23: ...stem PowerKey Pro also has advanced scheduling features that let you automate your system You can start up your computer and shut it down at any time of the day or night control peripherals from the k...

Страница 24: ...Scheduled Events later in this chapter for more information on modifying PowerKey Events You can also start up your system by pressing the S button on the front of the PowerKey Pro unit Shutting Down...

Страница 25: ...will execute for example to turn on your computer in the morning but not when you re away on vacation The PowerKey Schedule keeps a list of your Event Triggers and watches for them to activate When a...

Страница 26: ...dy two Events in the Schedule entitled User Start Up and User Shut Down Once you ve learned how to edit Events you can customize these in any way you like The top line of an Event shows its name The n...

Страница 27: ...le window plus controls for changing it We don t need to modify this Event now so click the Cancel button to close the Event Editor Be careful if you modify or replace the User Start Up and User Shut...

Страница 28: ...ing Create a new Event 1 To create a new Event click the New button in the Schedule window or select New Event from the Schedule menu The Event Editor will appear showing a blank Event Name the Event...

Страница 29: ...enu allowing you to choose when the Trigger will activate 4 We want this Event to be executed on weekdays so check the boxes marked M T W T and F if they are not already checked 5 To set the time for...

Страница 30: ...takes Create a new Action 6 Click the New Action button A dialog box will appear We want to start up the whole system so choose Start Up Computer from the list Click OK or double click on the Start Up...

Страница 31: ...e outlets on You can also set up delays in a Switch Outlets Action to make some outlets turn on before others This is useful if for example you have an older style hard disk that must spin up before t...

Страница 32: ...utlet 3 which you ve named Modem Your printer is plugged into Outlet 4 which you have named Printer Create an Event 1 Click the New button in the Schedule window and name the new Event Toggle Modem Cr...

Страница 33: ...Mac s cutting and pasting abilities 6 Select the Toggle Modem Event in the Schedule Win dow Select Copy from the Edit menu then Paste There will now be two copies of the Event Modify the duplicate Eve...

Страница 34: ...oth Events should now appear in the Schedule Window Setting up Hot Key Events to toggle your outlets is a good idea before you experiment with your own Events If you accidentally make an Event which t...

Страница 35: ...into Outlet 2 which you ve named Monitor Create an Event 1 Click the New button in the Schedule window and name the new Event Monitor Saver Create the Trigger 2 Select When System is Idle from the Tr...

Страница 36: ...ction list 4 Click the New Action button again and select Wait from the list The Wait Action Editor will appear The Wait Action type is useful whenever you need some sort of pause or delay between Act...

Страница 37: ...ick OK and all three Actions should appear in the Action List If your Actions are not in the order shown above you can select them and drag them into the correct place As you can see each Event can in...

Страница 38: ...Outlet 2 which you ve named Moni tor Your modem is plugged into Outlet 3 which you ve named Modem You will create three Events for this task The first Event will answer the phone when the phone rings...

Страница 39: ...odem you may want to keep PowerKey Pro from answering the phone during business hours 3 Click the Qualifiers button The Qualifier Editor will appear We want to limit this Event to execute only after b...

Страница 40: ...Heard from the Trigger menu Type a security code such as 4242 into the field Create the Action 9 Click the New Action button and select Start Up Com puter from the list The Switch Outlets Action Edit...

Страница 41: ...ole Event Create the Shut Down Event 11 Click the New button in the Schedule window and name the new Event Remote Access Shut Down Create the Trigger 12 Select When System is Idle from the Trigger men...

Страница 42: ...ppear Select Off in each outlet s menu click OK then click OK again to save the Event All three Events should now be complete The Remote Access Answer Event will pick up the phone when you call in Whe...

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Страница 45: ...are Software Components 46 PowerKey Editor 47 Schedule Windows 47 PowerKey Editor Menus 49 File Menu 49 Edit Menu 49 Schedule Menu 50 Importing and Exporting 52 Hardware Setup 54 Preferences 56 The Ev...

Страница 46: ...here you find conve nient It lets you configure your PowerKey Pro hardware and software and create and edit Events The rest of this chapter shows you how to use all the features of the PowerKey Editor...

Страница 47: ...ndows When you open the PowerKey Editor application the current Schedule for each PowerKey connected to your computer is displayed in a separate window Each Schedule is made up of several Events Spin...

Страница 48: ...he bottom of the Schedule window operate just like the New Event Edit Event and Delete Event menu items in the Schedule menu You can also edit an Event by double clicking on it See the Schedule Menu s...

Страница 49: ...alog box allowing you to change printer settings Print 1 1 1 1 1 P This command prints the contents of the Schedule window Quit 1 1 1 1 1 Q This command quits the PowerKey Editor application Edit Menu...

Страница 50: ...t in the Schedule and opens the Event Editor dialog box See the Event Editor section later in this chapter for more information Edit Event This command opens the Event Editor dialog box for the select...

Страница 51: ...all Actions are performed in sequence This command is useful for testing Events to make sure they operate as desired PowerKey units At the bottom of the Schedule menu is a list of all PowerKey units...

Страница 52: ...ltiple Systems you can also use PowerKey s ability to use default Schedule files See Appendix 4 Default Schedules for more information Import Schedule This command copies the Events in a disk file cre...

Страница 53: ...llowing you to name the Schedule file and place it on your disk If the Selected Events Only box is checked only the Events you select in the Schedule window will be copied to the file If it is uncheck...

Страница 54: ...d allows you to change the name of your PowerKey This is the name that is used as the title bar of the unit s Schedule window and in the Schedule menu It can be up to 31 characters long Outlet Names T...

Страница 55: ...o correctly set the CPU radio button It is essential in order for PowerKey to start up and shut down the system If your com puter is plugged into the wall select None Disable Front Panel Switches If t...

Страница 56: ...cked the PowerKey software will display an icon at the bottom of your computer when you start up to let you know it s loading Warn before Scheduled Shut Down If this option is checked a warning dialog...

Страница 57: ...he When System Crashes Trigger see Event Triggers later in this chapter for more information to determine how long to wait before deciding that the computer has crashed It can be set to any value betw...

Страница 58: ...e to an Event It will appear on the top line of the Event s entry in the Schedule window To change the name of an Event type into the editing box at the top of the Event Editor Trigger text Below the...

Страница 59: ...or dialog box Qualifiers give you more control over a Trigger by restricting it to activate only under certain conditions See the Trigger Qualifiers section later in this chapter for more information...

Страница 60: ...Action The Action Editor for the selected type of Action will open Delete Action Click this button to delete a selected Action OK Cancel Click one of these buttons to close the Event Editor The OK bu...

Страница 61: ...s Trigger to run a script which will send a file to a colleague at a prearranged time To set the date and time for the Event click on the numbers in the time and date boxes and either type in the desi...

Страница 62: ...ates at a specified time on one or more days of every week For example you may use this Trigger to start up your system before you get to work each day To set the days of the week click the check boxe...

Страница 63: ...e boxes and either type in the desired values or change them with the arrow buttons You can also use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move through and change values System Triggers Power On Key Press...

Страница 64: ...only activate if a chosen pattern rings This is useful for example if you only wish to turn on your computer when your fax number is being called For more information on the distinctive ringing servic...

Страница 65: ...t happens to match a sequence When Hot Key Pressed This Trigger activates whenever a certain key combination hot key is pressed on the keyboard For example you may use this Trigger to turn on your pri...

Страница 66: ...If you have problems using this feature contact your software manufacturer to see if an updated version is available The Remote Access check box only works with Apple Remote Access If you are using a...

Страница 67: ...conds If this communication fails for a period of time specified in the Preferences dialog box the hardware will execute any When System Crashes Events in the Schedule If more than one When System Cra...

Страница 68: ...s the English description of the entire Trigger This description will change as you add Qualifi ers At the left of the window is the list of possible Qualifiers select an item in this list to edit tha...

Страница 69: ...e you can use this Quali fier to limit an Event to execute only during or after business hours To set the starting and ending times click on the numbers in the boxes and either type in the desired val...

Страница 70: ...change them Days of Week This Qualifier restricts the Trigger to activate only on one or more days of the week For example you can use this Qualifier to limit an Event to execute only on weekdays To...

Страница 71: ...ram which installs a custom driver Contact your software manufacturer for more information The Remote Access check box only works with Apple Remote Access If you are using another program for example...

Страница 72: ...r is true when the computer is turned off or if has crashed or if the PowerKey software is not running PowerKey Pro will only decide that a computer is not running after the Crash Detection Timer reac...

Страница 73: ...To create an Action click the New Action button below the Action list A dialog box will appear asking you which type of Action you wish to create When you select an Action and click Create a dialog bo...

Страница 74: ...puter and Shut Down Computer Actions described below Each outlet is accompanied by a pop up menu with four options Selecting On turns the outlet on Selecting Off turns the outlet off Selecting Toggle...

Страница 75: ...elay for the computer s outlet which will cause the computer to start up after the peripherals come on Shut Down Computer This Action is similar to the Switch Outlets Action but also shuts down your c...

Страница 76: ...et wait ten seconds then turn it back on If the computer is not plugged into PowerKey Pro this Action will attempt to restart it by sending the command control power on key sequence See Appendix 3 Res...

Страница 77: ...dialog box will appear Find your desired script in the scrolling list Select the script and click Open or double click on the script to select it If your script opens a dialog box to display or reque...

Страница 78: ...Action a list of your currently defined QuicKeys appears Select the Keyset that contains your QuicKey from the pop up menu above the list Select the desired QuicKey from the list and click OK or doub...

Страница 79: ...s of check boxes To wait for a certain period of type select the Wait n seconds button Type the number of seconds into the field To wait until for activity to occur on the computer select the Wait for...

Страница 80: ...Open or double click on the file to select it Open File Actions will lose track of a file if you move or rename it You will have to edit the Actions and select the file again Quit Current Application...

Страница 81: ...or start up the computer by typing tones on your telephone keypad PowerKey Pro will automatically hang up the phone if it doesn t hear any tones for a period of time You can set this time in the Pref...

Страница 82: ...External Action a dialog box appears External Actions can receive one parameter a line of text Enter the text if any and click OK External Actions are simply miniature programs that perform any task...

Страница 83: ...7 Using PowerKey Software with Multiple PowerKeys 88 3 Restarting Crashed Servers 89 Automatic Restarts 89 Telephone Control 90 Other Features 92 4 Default Schedules 94 Creating a Default Schedule Fil...

Страница 84: ...ll need to rebuild any scheduled Events you had before Some of the features of the version 3 software will not be available as they depend on features of the PowerKey Pro hardware The When Phone Rings...

Страница 85: ...nd of the PowerKey ADB Cable into the ADB port on the back of your computer Connect the keyboard to the ADB Cable 6 Plug the keyboard cable into the branching connector on the PowerKey ADB Cable see n...

Страница 86: ...the Power Cords If your computer has Hard Power it should be plugged into the first unit Connect the ADB cables Connect the first unit s SCI Cable as described in Chapter 2 Connecting the ADB Cables...

Страница 87: ...e computer 3 Plug the single end of the Classic PowerKey s ADB cable into the ADB port on the end of the PowerKey 4 Plug the branching end of the Classic PowerKey s ADB cable into the ADB port on the...

Страница 88: ...ng Hardware Setup from the Edit menu You can create Events that affect more than one unit Copy the Event from one Schedule window to another and change the Actions appropriately for each unit Since th...

Страница 89: ...n System Crashes and When Timer Expires Triggers the System Running Qualifier and the Add to Log Action See Chapter 4 Reference for more information on these features The best way to ensure that your...

Страница 90: ...com Restarting after a Power Failure To automatically start up your computer after a power failure create an Event with a When Power Returns Trigger and a Start Up Computer Action PowerKey Pro will se...

Страница 91: ...e To do this you create two Events instead of the one described above The first Event answers the phone when it rings a desired number of times The second Event restarts the computer if the correct co...

Страница 92: ...atically dismiss it You can solve this problem by creating an AppleScript to turn off File Sharing and running it from your Events before shutting down or restarting The Stop File Sharing AppleScript...

Страница 93: ...Trigger to restart the system when your application crashes or otherwise fails to respond You must design your application to periodically send an Apple Event to the PowerKey software telling it to s...

Страница 94: ...he connected unit Creating a Default Schedule File 1 Install PowerKey Pro normally on one Mac 2 Set the Hardware Setup options for the systems you plan to use with your default Schedule file 3 Create...

Страница 95: ...Key Editor in the Apple Menu Items folder 3 Create a folder entitled PowerKey Folder in the Prefer ences folder 4 Place your default Schedule file in the PowerKey Folder If you re not sure which model...

Страница 96: ...re allows you to run a script in any Event You can use this ability to run scripts on a time sched ule or in response to system activity for example when the phone rings or you type a keystroke To use...

Страница 97: ...lets and events Units and outlets may be specified by name or number but events should be specified only by name You must specify a unit even if you only have one PowerKey Pro connected to your comput...

Страница 98: ...a unit s event to true or false You can also check to see if an Event is suspended by getting the property Executing Events You can execute an Event immediately in a script The Trigger and Qualifiers...

Страница 99: ...n periodically ping the PowerKey software by setting the user timer If the software crashes or fails an Event can restart the computer If you wish to use this feature but are not running AppleScript y...

Страница 100: ...the SCI cable as de scribed in Chapter 2 Connecting the ADB Cables Make sure the SCI cable is correctly plugged into the computer and the PowerKey Pro unit as described in Chapter 2 Connecting the ADB...

Страница 101: ...puter starts up Make sure PowerKey Pro is correctly connected to the computer s ADB port and that the cable is making good contact Make sure another extension isn t interfering with the PowerKey Exten...

Страница 102: ...ot necessary before a Shut Down Computer Action because the Shut Down Computer Action can turn off the outlets itself My computer doesn t turn on when the phone rings PowerKey Pro doesn t answer the p...

Страница 103: ...There is also a shareware program called Sleeper by St Clair software this control panel offers many more features than Energy Saver and works well with PowerKey Pro You can reach St Clair Software o...

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Страница 105: ...ts 67 99 Apple Remote Access 38 66 71 AppleScript 46 67 77 92 96 103 Controlling PowerKey Pro 97 PowerKey classes 97 C Classic PowerKey See PowerKey Clock stops 101 CompuServe 104 Connection diagrams...

Страница 106: ...dule 50 Trigger 59 Multiple units 86 and PowerKey Editor 88 O Okey Dokey 92 Outlets Naming 22 54 Switching 74 Switching delays 74 P Phone line 8 Phone ports 12 Power failures See Trigger Types Power R...

Страница 107: ...47 Starting up 24 StyleWriter 101 System Requirements 8 T Technical info 55 Timbuktu 66 71 Triggers 25 61 English description 30 58 68 System Triggers 59 63 Time Triggers 59 61 Trigger Menu 59 Trigger...

Страница 108: ...oducing copies of manuals or disks except one copy for backup purposes ii title to and ownership of this Software and any reproductions thereof shall remain with SCI iii use of this Software shall be...

Страница 109: ...ITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING THE APPLE SOFTWARE APPLE DOES NOT WARRANT GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE IN...

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