Comdial Dxp Plus, Fx Series Instructions Manual

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DmPI . . I . I .Digital Communications Systems
Understanding The
Visual Man-Machine Interface
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							Corndials strives to design the features in our communications systems to
be fully interactive with one another. However, this is not always possible,
as the combinations of accessories and features are too varied and extensive
to insure total feature compatibility. Accordingly. some features identified
in this publication will not operate if some other feature is activated.
Corndials disclaims all liability relating to feature non-compatibility or
associated in any way with problems which may be encountered by
incompatible features. Notwithstanding anything contained in this
publication to the contrary, 
Corndials makes no representation herein as to
the compatibility of features. 
						

							Table of ContentsIntroducing 
VMMI........................IUsing the Programming Screens....................
1Using On-Line Help........................2
Obtaining a Printout Record......................2
Using the Computer Mouse.....................
3Determining Your Equipment Needs..................
3Connecting a PC to the
Digital Communications System..................
4Connecting a PC to the DXP Plus...................
4Connecting a PC to the DXP....................5
Connecting Cabling For FX Series...................
6Installing the 
VMMI Program
and Help Software........................
7Loading 
VMMI With Windows 3. I...................7Loading VMMI With Windows 95....................
7Making the Programming Connection...............
8
Using VMMI Software to
Archive and Restore the Database.................9Using VMMI Software to Build a New Database..........
10Up-Grading the System Software on the DXP Plus.........
11Activating System Software on the 
PX Series...........12Turning On the FX Series System Software..............
13Completing the FX Series System Start-Up Procedure..........
14Up-Grading The System Software on the DXP...........
15Converting the DXP Database....................
15Installing the RAM Card and Software Card in the DXP..........
16Master Clearing The DXP System..................20
Restoring the 
Comverted Database to the DXP.............21Translating The DXP Database...................22 
						

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Introducing VMMIUnderstanding the VMMI
Using The Programming ScreensVMMI is a Microsoft* Windows based programming method that is menu-driven and allows you to enter
choices in dialog boxes. The VMMI programming index is expandable much like the file manager on a
computer’s operating system software. As you use your computer mouse to move the screen cursor to the
desired location, and double-click the mouse button on a main menu element, it expands to show sub-menus
that, in turn, open at a click to show a particular programming area. A double-click on a main element
collapses its expanded menu.
VMMI allows you to directly connect to the communications system and program it on-line. Alternately,
you can program a database off-line, save it, and down-load it in the communications system at a later date.
When you make programming changes on some of the VMMI menus, note that the program places a 
% to
the right of a changed item to denote that you have altered the setting from its previous value. Once you
click on either the Apply button or the Undo Page or Undo All buttons, the program removes the 
+K and either
applies the new value or returns to the original value.
*Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation, Redmond WashingtonIntroducing 
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Using On-Line HelpA detailed on-line help file accompanies the VMMI programming menus. The menus are context sensitive
so that you when you click on the Help button the system immediately takes you to the appropriate section
in the help file. The help files parallel the programming menus. As you open a particular programming
menu, the system provides context sensitivity that paths to appropriate technical discussions. As you click
on the programming screen’s Help button, discussion windows open to provide appropriate technical
information. These discussion windows may include green-colored text words and phrases that you can
click on to expand the technical discussion or to open other related help files.
From the discussion windows, you can click on the Browse, 
< >, buttons at the top of the window to move
forward and backward through other discussion windows. At any time, you can click on the Contents button
to return to the main contents menu. From the contents menu, you can click on a topic to open any
discussion window that you wish to read.
The discussion windows provide a Search button for your use. When you click on the Search button, the
help file opens a subject menu that you can scroll through as you search for a particular topic that you need
help with. Once you locate the topic, you can click on it to jump directly to its discussion.
Often, the discussion windows provide additional jump paths that allow you to quickly review related
topics. These jump paths may take several forms. They may appear as separate large windows that you can
scroll through as you read the information, or they may appear as small windows that appear in the middle
of the window that you are currently viewing. When you finish reading the information in the large
windows, return to the starting point by clicking on the Back button as many times as necessary. Exit the
small windows by clicking once outside the borders. If you wish to completely leave the help file when you
finish using it, do so by clicking on the Exit button that is located on the button bar.
Obtainina a Printout Record
If you have a printer connected to your computer, you can make a hard copy printout of a programming
menu after you make your programming choices. 
Forthis, use the tool bar located above the VMMI
programming screen. Select the File drop down menu and then select the Print option. This action opens a
window where you can pick the programming menu that you need and OK your choice. Alternately, you can
click on the printer Icon on the tool bar to open the pick window.
Sometimes you may also want a hard copy of the help file. If so, you can press the Print button on the help
dialog to obtain the printout. You can only print one topic at a time.
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Using the Computer MouseUnderstanding the 
VMMIA mouse is a device that allows you to move a cursor on the screen to specific points for data entry, and to
select other menu selections. An arrow image, called the mouse pointer, moves on the screen when you
move the mouse. Practice moving the pointer. If you make a menu appear, you can make it disappear by
moving the pointer out of the menu and pressing and releasing the left mouse button.
Occasionally the pointer may seem to disappear. Usually, it is just off the visible screen. To make the
pointer reappear, move the mouse in a circle a few times. To move the mouse without moving the pointer,
lift the mouse. The pointer will not move while the mouse is in the air.
Clickina the Mouse Button
To click the mouse button to select an item, press the left button and immediately release it. By clicking,
you can select a menu item, for programming entry or a help file for reading. Sometimes instructions
require you to double-click your mouse. Double-clicking is pressing your left mouse button twice in rapid
succession.
Dragging the Mouse
Dragging (or moving) a window consists of three steps:
1.pressing and holding the left mouse button,2. moving the mouse,
3.releasing the mouse button.Dragging allows you to move the position of a window on the screen. You can position help windows on
the screen to give yourself a better view.
Determining Your Equipment NeedsUse VMMI to program the digital communications system from a personal computer (PC) that meets the
following requirements:
l 80386SX-33 processor (minimum requirement-80486SX-33 recommended)
l four megabytes of random access memory (minimum requirement),
l 3.5inch floppy disk drive,
l hard drive with at least 80 megabytes of storage capacity,
l available 9-pin or 2%pin serial data port (required for communications with DXP system),
l mouse that is supported by Microsoft* Windows software (optional but highly recommended for Microsoft
Windows operation),
l VGA color monitor (highly recommended-VGA monochrome acceptable),
l Microsoft Windows, version 3.1 or later,
l VMMI program disk.**Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington
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							Connecting a PC to the Digital Communications SystemConnectim a PC to the DXP PlusConnect the serial data port of the PC to the maintenance port of the DXP Plus central processor (CPU)
board. The maintenance port is a dedicated serial data port reserved exclusively for system programming.
The default data format of these serial data ports are shown in the following chart.
Port TypeBaudDatastopRateBitsBitsParity
MaintenancePort960081NoneModem Port
240081NoneYou can connect the PC remotely through a telephone line to the DXP Plus using customer-supplied
modems at both the PC and the DXP Plus common equipment. The DXP Plus includes its own modem that
you can connect between the CPU board’s modem 
port and an outside telephone line.
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PLUS@44
NOTES:. .Serial Modem Port1. Maximum alstance Detween
L1
each ofthe two dedicated2
serial data ports and its31external data equipment56is 25 feet.
2.Some data devices requireMaintenance PortCTS signal for proper
operation. Route to device
as needed.Modular Jacks
Pin 1 = Request To Send
Pin 2 = Clear To Send
Pin 3 = Receive Data
Pin 4 = Transmit Data
Pin 5 = Signal Ground
Pin 6 = Frame Ground
(Front View of Jacks)4 
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							Connectina a PC to the DXP
Connect the serial data port of the PC to either of the serial data ports that the DXP provides on the CPU
board. The system designates these modular jacks as RS-232 1 and RS-232 2.
The default data format of the RS-232 
1 and RS-232 2 data ports is shown in the following chart.
Port TypeBaudDatastopRateBitsBitsParity
RS-2321960081None
RS-232230072NoneIf you have used the two CPU-provided serial data ports for connecting other DXP features (such as the PC
Attendant Position and a serial data printer), you can add a communications card to the DXP and connect
the programming PC to a serial data port that the card provides. See your DXP System Hardware
Instructions (the Volume I binder) for complete installation details.
You can connect the PC remotely through a telephone line to the DXP using customer-supplied modems at
both the PC and the DXP common equipment. The Comdial DXMDM modem is a DXP proprietary
modem. With it, you can use either of the CPU board’s serial data ports for connection.
RS-232 2RS-232 1(Front View of Jacks)RS-232 Modular Jacks
Pin 1 = Request To Send
Pin 2 = Clear To Send
Pin 3 = Receive Data
Pin 4 = Transmit Data
Pin 5 = Signal Ground
Pin 6 = Frame Ground
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							Connectina Cablina for the FX Series
Making the Start-Up Connections
Once the telephony portion is operating properly. make the following cable connections:
l Connect a serial data cable between the computer portion’s 
COMl serial data port and the telephony portion’s
COM 1 or COM 2 serial data port. Be sure that the telephony portion’s serial data port is configured for 9600 baud,
eight data bits, one stop bit, and no parity bit when you turn on the system software; however, you can change the
baud rate to 19,200 when you use Visual Man-Machine Interface (VMMI) for system database programming.
NOTE: If you use 
pcANY?VHERFM for remote operation of the computer portion, your must use VMMI to select either
COM I or COM 2 as the internal modem ‘s data pipe port, and you must 
con&we this data pipe port for
19,200 baud, 
RTSKTS control, eight data bits, one stop bit, and no parity bit. Of course, the cable connection
must match the data pipe port selection.
pcANYWHERE is a registered trademark of Synantec Corporation. Cupertino CA
Maintenance Port
- System Software
- VMMI Programming
Connect Computer COM 1
To Telephony 
COMl or COM 2
- pcANYWHERE for
Remote Operation
(Use VMMI to set modem data pipe
pipe to COM 1 or COM 2 to match
connection or match connection
to setting.)
pc-connl .cdr6 
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							GCA40-182Understanding the VMMIInstalling the 
VMMI Program and Help Software
The VMMI software is your entry to the communications system. Before you can log in to the system, you
must first load the VMMI program and help software on your computer’s hard drive. When installing the
VMMI software, your PC need not be connected to the system equipment.
Loading VMMl With Windows 3.1
1.Turn on your PC and run your Windows software.
2.Insert the VMMI program disk in your computer’s floppy disk drive.
3.From the Windows Program Manager screen, select the File pull-down menu.
4.From the File pull-down menu, select Run.
5.At the Run window, type A&setup, and OK your entry.
6.The install window gives a default file location to receive the program; however, you can enter a different file
location if you wish. OK the default file location or your new entry.
7.The install window gives a default location of the VMMI program disk; however, if you have installed the disk in
a different drive enter that location. OK the default location or your new entry. The status window appears on the
screen and the program loads automatically.
8.When the status window shows the install to be complete, OK the install.
9.The install program creates a program group and a VMMI icon in the Program Manager screen.
Loading 
VMMI With Windows 95
1.Turn on your PC and run your Windows software.
2.Insert the VMMI program disk in your computer’s floppy disk drive.
3.From the Windows 95 screen, click Start, and then click Run.
4.At the prompt window, type Ahetup, and click OK.
5.Add information as required to any additional prompt lines that may appear on your screen.
6.The install program creates a program group and a VMMI icon in the Start menu under the Programming title.
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