Linear PERS-4200 Series manual Menu Bar, Drop-down Menu Items and Icons

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10.3 The Menu Bar

The menu bar provides access to each of the programs sub-menus. The icons below the menu bar are used to open, save, and print subscriber Account Templates and perform various actions with the PERS-4200 Console.

Drop-down Menu Items and Icons

The sub-menus that can be accessed from the Menu Bar are:

File

NEW

Opens a blank Account Template. The common Console default values are already fi lled in.

OPEN

Loads a saved Account Template into the RA4200 workspace. Only one Account Template can be open at a time in the RA4200 workspace.

SAVE

Saves the open Account Template to the hard drive. A warning dialog will be displayed if the template will overwrite the existing fi le.

PRINT / PREVIEW

Opens the account information print preview window to allow printing of the active Account Template. Shows what will be printed on the screen with options to zoom in or print the document. Resulting printout is the entire content of the Account Template fi le and the Console’s event log in text format.

EXIT

Closes the RA4200 program. If the Account Template has changed, you will be asked if you want to save it.

Communication

CONNECT

Opens the Send/Receive window. Uses the telephone number and password from the open template. Sets up and starts a modem or COM port (local with USB) connection.

DISCONNECT

Terminates the connection between the RA4200 program and the PERS-4200 Console.

GET CONSOLE

Retrieves the Account Template from the PERS-4200 Console that is currently connected to the RA4200 program.

GET LOG

Retrieves the Event Log from the PERS-4200 Console that is currently connected to the RA4200 program.

SET CONSOLE

Sends the Account Template from the RA4200 program to the PERS-4200 Console that is currently connected.

CONSOLE TIME

Opens the Set Time window. This function can be used to set the date and time or get the date and time of the Console currently connected to the program. Daylight saving time can be enabled or disabled, and the start and end weeks of daylight saving time can be adjusted.

Tools

CLEAR EVENT LOG

Deletes the logged events from the connected PERS-4200 Console.

TEST IP REPORTING

Sends a test IP message from the Console to the central station. Requires a modem or USB connection to the Console, and an Internet connection.

IMPORT OR EXPORT FILE VIEWER

For reading the content of an *.ra3 export fi le, or an *.ra5 import fi le.

EXPORT FILE TO VOICE GATEWAY

Creates an *.ra3 export fi le from the template that is currently open in the RA4200 and send it to the Linear Voice Gateway (LVG) server. This feature requires an internet connection. The LVG server supplies the fi le to Console via the Console’s cellular module.

RETRIEVE IMPORT FILE FROM VOICE GATEWAY

Retrieves an *.ra5 import fi le from the Linear Voice Gateway (LVG) server. This feature requires an internet connection. The LVG server supplies the fi le to the PC for storage.

MERGE IMPORT (*.RA5 / *.RA6) or EXPORT (*.RA3) FILE

Merges data from an import fi le into the current open template in RA4200. Open the appropriate template (*.ra1) fi rst before attempting a merge function. Data from an import fi le will overwrite current input fi elds in the opened template (be sure to save the template after merging). Merging an export fi le with the current open template in RA4200 is also allowed supported.

Toolbox

PANEL FIRMWARE UPDATE (DfuSe)

Opens the download tool which supports upgrading the system and vocabulary fi rmware of a PERS-4200 Console and the fi rmware of the UMTS-3G cellular module.

Help

CONTENTS

Opens the help Contents search window. Used for accessing the RA4200 program’s built-in help fi le. Function key F1 also accesses the help fi le.

ABOUT RA4200

Displays the version number of the RA4200 software.

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Contents PERS-4200 Series Important Pers Installation Warnings Contents Programming Power SupplyProduct Description Voice PromptsFire Operation SummaryEmergency ActivityRemote Speaker/Microphone Module Alternate Console LabelsHome Button Cover Telephone Connections Option Module InstallationPower Supply Installation Console ConnectionsConsole Modes & Features Provider FeaturesProvider Modes User Modes User FeaturesProgramming Mode Using the Provider ModesPower Off Mode Not-Ready ModeRA4200 can connect to the Console two ways Programming with RA4200Software Description System RequirementsProgramming Outline RA4200 Software InstallationTo Test the Modem in Windows XP Testing the ModemCommand and Response modem information. If the modem is not Working properly, Windows will notify youAccount Template Tabs 10. RA4200 Software OverviewSub-menus that can be accessed from the Menu Bar are Menu BarDrop-down Menu Items and Icons Customer Tab Console Tab Annunciate Status with Home Button Temperature Limit SettingsConsole Time Settings Annunciate Trouble IndicationSensors Tab Low Battery Report OptionsSensor Status Indicators Sensor ZonesSensor types selections available are Communicator Tab Communicator FallbackPstn Dialing Sequence Three Central Station IP reporting formats are available Internet Protocol IP ReportingEnter the account number for the specifi c Console Three Central Station Pstn reporting formats are availableReport Supervisory Events Mode Switch ReportingReporting Options Tab Report AC FailAutomatic Status Reports Speaker Phone TimerTwo-way Audio Mode 2 Alarm CodesReport Missed Reminder Reminder SettingsAudio Replay During Timeout Reminder Messages TabFour types of reminder messages are available Reminder Time Slot SettingsTest Reminder Creating or Editing Reminder MessagesChoose a reminder message type Send/Receive Window Console CommunicationFirst Time Programming for New Consoles When a Console is new or un-programmed it will announceSending and Receiving Console Data Console Time and DateOption 2 Primary Telephone Number Connecting with the ConsoleLimited Remote Telephone Programming Option 1 Reporting FormatConsole will announce the next available zone number Sensor Learn / Test ModeLearning Sensors Activate the sensor to learn. The Console will announceTesting Sensors Learning a Single SensorErasing All Sensors Clearing the Event Log Event LogRetrieving the Event Log Printing the Event LogPrinting or Exporting a Template System Firmware Update Utility Instructions Firmware Update Utility InstructionsUpdating Console Firmware Upgrade Complete Reporting Code CID Appendix a Reporting CodesSystem Event Appendix B Mode TableOpening Port COM30 Appendix C Communications Status Window TableSpecifications Power RequirementsRegulatory Information Linear Limited Warranty#’s IndexSIM ID Copyright 2014 Linear LLC 237016 a