Black Box FX160A manual Output the Call History After Each Outgoing Call

PHONE LINE MANAGER 16 X 4

17.6 Output the Call History After Each Outgoing Call

You can choose to have the Phone Line Manager 16 x 4 output the Call-History records at the end of each outgoing call lasting more than 25 seconds. The information will also be stored into Call-History Memory if space is available.

To output the Call-History record at the end of each call:

1. In the programming mode, lift the handset and enter 7842.

To not output the Call-History record at the end of each call:

1. In the programming mode, lift the handset and enter 7843.

17.7 Automatic Call-History Retrieval Program

The Phone Line Manager 16 x 4 allows an external computer program to retrieve the call records stored in Call-History memory by sending commands to the Phone Line Manager 16 x 4 via the RS-232C port. This feature must be enabled by the following command to allow the Phone Line Manager 16 x 4 to respond to these commands from the PC. Also, the RS-232C port must be in the “Features Mode” (see Section 18.1).

To enable the Automatic Call-History Retrieval program:

1. In the programming mode, lift the handset and enter 7852.

To disable the Automatic Call-History Retrieval program:

1. In the programming mode, lift the handset and enter 7853.

There are two commands which can be sent by the computer to the Phone Line Manager 16 x 4, each command consisting of two ASCII characters. The characters “%’,”then “d” cause the Phone Line Manager 16 x 4 to output the complete contents of Call-History memory. The characters “%,” then “E” cause the Phone Line Manager 16 x 4 to output the complete contents of Call History memory after which the Call- History memory is cleared. The second character (the “d” or the “E” must be sent within 120 milliseconds of the first character (%) for the command to be recognized.

17.8 Formats for the Call-History Records

Records of outgoing calls can be output in either a long format or a short format. The long format is an easy-to-read log. For each call, it shows in table format the line number, extension number, date and time, number dialed, duration of call, and the number of metering pulses. The short format organizes the same data in a comma delimited format, so that it can be read by call accounting software packages. The records will be output in short format unless you switch to the long format.

To enable the long format for Call-History record output:

1.In the programming mode, lift the handset and enter 7815. Pause for the confirmation tone. Hang up or continue with programming.

To enable the short format for Call-History record output:

1.In the programming mode, lift the handset and enter 7814. Pause for the confirmation tone. Hang up or continue with programming.

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