9708-8089 TOCBook - Alpha-American Programmable Signs
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1. mo O c 8 Connecting your signs with a wireless network Overview PagerNET plus First time setup Setting up your modem Before you can start creating and sending messages you need to set up your software to operate with the particular modem you re using 1 With your computer off attach your modem to one of the computer s serial ports usually labelled COM 1 COM 2 etc 2 Turn your computer on and start the PagerNET plus software 3 FromtheMain Menu select Configuration Setup Then select the appropriate serial port and baud rate for your modem Main Menu r Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to highlight Configuration Setup Then press Enter Cowf igaration Setup Sertal Port Baud Rate Local COMA Moden m Printer Part PT Volar Monitor Mo Directory 295 Compatible 4 hour clack Mo rend tome tric Regecet time sone M Regeest de lage Compatible with AVII Mo Safety Enabled Error checkiw g enabled Unlock ALL Files S Configuration Password Editor Password Use the arrow keys to highlight an item wA Press Enter to select an item to change 4 PressF2to save your changes Then press Esc to exit Configuration Setup First time setup Setting up your modem 9 PagerNET plus Advanced setup options In addition to setting up your modem there are other options you may wantto set up such asa printer port To do this see Con2. eeeeeennn m 49 Appendix D How text is displayed on S gnS eceeeeeeeeeeeeeereeeeeeeeeeees 52 Warranty and license agreement Limited warranty To the original licensee only Adaptive Micro Systems Inc warrants that the media on which the softwareis recorded is free from defects in material and workmanship under normal conditions of use and service for sixty 60 days from the date of purchase If during the sixty 60 day period a defect should appear the licensee should return the media and a copy of the original purchase receipt to Adaptive Micro Systems Inc and the media will be replaced without charge Limitations of warranty and liability Adaptive Micro Systems Inc its software suppliers distributors dealers and authors make no warranties or representations either expressed or implied asto the software and documentation including without limitation the condition of the software and the implied warranties of its merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose The software is licensed on an asisbasis Adaptive Micro Systems Inc shall not beliableforany lost profits or for any direct indirect incidental consequential or other damages suffered by licenseeor others resulting from use of the program or arising out of any breach of warranty License agreement Adaptive Micro Systems Inc grants the customer a single non transferable nonexclusive licenseto usethe accompanying software and assoc
3. International Base Characters A C E N OU Y lCil i hRn j y i 0 lcil t N j Y te BT CTT TT NT BUT y Y Aj c li njOJ f Ry E i U e E 0 l U e 0 0 a A a 50 X Appendixes Appendix C What Characters Speeds Colors and Options are available on signs PagerNET plus Color and Options Text can be colored by selecting Optionsin the Message Editor Alphatiet Plus Editor Poc U1 2 Colors and Options available on signs Options y N g E g g sm fajfa Eg a ibiq i E T ls g y 5 200 Series e 8 300 Series e 8 4000 Series e Though these two options 7000 Series e 3 9 9 are available they should This merely Big Dot e 8 ele not be used with computes the size PagerNET plus software of the current AlphaVision because of the nature of message in bytes e 3 e oe Full Matrix paged messages AlphaVision Char Matrix 9 a pss 790i e 3 e oe NOTE Sign names endingin C such as 4120C have color capabilities Sign names endingin R such as 4120R can display in red only Appendixes Appendix C What Characters Speeds Colors and Options are available on signs 51 PagerNET plus Appendix D How text is displayed on signs Columns and rows make up a sign Each sign is made up of a display ar
4. 1 Step 1 Sign up with a paging service s sss 1 Step 2 Order a Data Receiver seene eee eee 2 Step 3 Make sure your sign has EZ95 firmware 3 Installing PagerNET plus software esse ee eee ese ee eee eee ee eee re HH 3 System requirements seene eee eee eee eee 3 Using DOS to install PagerNET plus sse 3 Using Windows 3 1 to install PagerNET plus eee eee eee eee eee eee 4 Connecting your signs with a wireless network eee 8 OVELVI EN 8 Creating a WAWN Wide Area Wireless Network 8 First time setup yvy rx v vya ey g eee ey c N Y mme 9 Setting up your MODEM sa xt ce mo eae ib rtr dre ad 9 Advanced setup options occ Eq beh EP ERR ES 10 How to send your first message eee 11 Create the message nennen nnne trennen nennen 11 Create a Location Card oh entire dee dier e ud 14 Transmit the message sese 18 Advanced message editing eseeeeeeennme Hm 21 Using s acne ie iet ccce teo eaa de e dte Ted edt 21 Using Characters 35i ord nee erect ER ER Ced teer eg 25 Creating Location Cards Advanced sss 29 Transmitting Messages Advanced sese eee eee eee 35 Appendix A Software quick reference cccsceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 40 Appendix B What Modes are available on signs eese 48 Appendix C What Characters Speeds Colors and Options are available on signs
5. 19 9 99 0o 2 AlphaVision Char Matix 9 9 9 S ba 790i e o o o olo e o o o olo o o o 48 Appendixes Appendix B What Modes are available on signs PagerNET plus Appendix C What Characters Speeds Colors and Options are available on signs PagerNET plussoftware allows you to change the character shapes and colors of text used in sign messages The Characters and Color options are available in the Message Editor Also the speed of a moving message can be set using the Speeds option Finally several choices in Optionsare available on signs Characters and Speeds AlphaMet Plas Editor Poc V1 2 Friday June ZB 1996 12 44 ph Characters and Speeds available on signs Characters LS k x 3 3 PE Sign Oo Speeds 9 als E 8 S P 3 P 919515 i9 B 1 X 3 LL A U 200 Series o o oe 0e 0 e 300 Series e o o o oe 0e 0 e 4000 Series e o o oe 0e e 7000 Series e e e e e e e e e e Big Dot e e e e e e e e AlphaVision Nand 1 8 1 8 18 1861818181818 o AlphaVision Char Matrix Se 790i e e e e eo e e Appendixes Appendix C What Characters Speeds Colors and Options are available on signs 19 PagerNET plus International characters International characters can be used in messages by selecting International from the Characters menu Pitt Enter MODEM IL ut
6. File Letter A file letter is a letter from A to Z that is attached to a message sent to a sign The letter represents one of 26 possible locations where a message can be stored in a sign s memory Flle Letter Message A Las Vegas 85 Chicago 199 New York 235 G P ENIM 2 line ALPHA sign with EZ95 EPROM with a Data Receiver mm in CHICAGO ILLINOIS and in DALLAS TEXAS After pressing Enter the following should appear on the Message Transmit Card Message Trassmit Card LUE Message List Tenph ut Message ULL The message name AIRFARE MSC and its location A in a sign s memory 36 Advanced message editing Transmitting Messages Advanced PagerNET plus 4 Imagine you also wanted to send a message called STATUS to the WAREHOUSE remote sites Chicago and Dallas To do this move the highlighted line under AIRFARE M SG A and press Enter Then select the message STATUS from the message list but this time type B after Enter File Letter Measege Transmit Card Motecard Mane Message List Tenptet Message EF HE FOI U Ester File Letter Flle Letter Message A Las Vegas 85 Chicago 199 New York 235 B Status meeting 1 pm i 2 line ALPHA sign with EZ95 EPROM Z with a Data Receiver in CHICAGO ILLINOIS and in DALLAS TEXAS After pressing Enter the following should appear on the Message Transm
7. at night then you would enter 11 30pm after the Enter time to send prompt Safety Enabled Select No Unlock All Files Selecting Yes permits anyone using an Infrared Keyboard to change messages that you send to a sign Selecting No only permits messages to be changed by using the PagerNET plus software Editor Password If you enter a password here you will be required to enter it before accessing the Message Editor A password can have up to eight characters Dots Programmer This option allows you to create bitmapped images that can be sent and then displayed on asign However since these images can not be sent to signs using paging receivers the Dots Programmer should not be used Appendixes Appendix A Software quick reference 41 PagerNET plus Appendix B What Modes are available on signs Modes are special effects used by the PagerNET plus softwareto change the way text appears on a sign Modesare added to a message using the Message Editor Alphatiet Plus Editor Poc V1 2 Friday Juse 28 1996 12 44 pa Modes available on signs Modes x t i Sign c l Y B Z E Flalelelelglelgla lglg ieee ieig 2 zd 79 ap JI 200 Seres e le eee o e o o oo oo ooo 300seies e le o olol o e o o o o o o o olo 100 Series e e e eee e o o ol olo o o o 7000Seies lelele e o o o olo o o o Bigot ele ele o o e o o olo o o o olo AlphaVision FuMax
8. 1 2 Monday July 1 1996 4 52 pa Lecatian Card Motecard Mane i park Card gt Advanced message editing Transmitting Messages Advanced 39 PagerNET plus Appendixes Appendix A Software quick reference Main Menu This is the screen that first appears when PagerNET plusis started F1 elp e Use Configuration Setup to do a first time set up of your PC e Use Location Setup to specify where messages should be sent e Use Message Editor to create messages and to set when they will be sent 40 Appendixes Appendix A Software quick reference PagerNET plus Message Editor The Message Editor is used to create text messages that will be sent to one or more signs flphaMet Plus Editor Poc U1 2 Thursdag Jane 27 1996 10 16 an Measege Dui lama Displays a list of ify Exist ES 3 Messages stored on Create Heu Measage your hard disk Hold down Alt and press the highlighted character like M for Modes to access a menu Alphaset Ples Editor Poc Ut 2 Thursdey dune 27 196 10 17 on Rod Transmits the message you re currently editing The message will be sent to any signs attached to the Local serial port See Advanced setup options on page 10 If you have problems hold down Alt and then press D i J K U n n 1 P q Modes are described in Appendix B What Modes are available on signs on page 48 Characters Speeds and Options are described in Appendix C What Cha
9. Cards that have been marked See Location Setup on page 42 F5 Transmit All Messages Should not be used F6 Find Card Displays a menu of all the cards and allows you to select one C Deletes any cards created by transmissions that failed Fail Cards F7 Delete All Fail Cards are only available if Error Checking in selected in Configuration Setup See Configuration Setup on page 46 F8 Location Card Moves to the Location Card for the currently displayed Transmit Card LAST Allows you to move from one Transmit Cardto the other by holding NEXT Ctrl and then pressing either PageUp or PageDown 44 Appendixes Appendix A Software quick reference PagerNET plus Printer Options This allows you to print a message a Location Card a Transmit Card or the PhoneBook thetelephone numbers and locations of all the places where messages can be sent NOTE Before printing make surethat a printer port has been selected in Configuration Setup gahet Plus PSG V1 2 Except for Phone Book when you select one of the Printer Options a list of all available files will appear Then choose one of these files to Frinter Dpt ions print L To print the Transmit Log File XMITLOG select Message kkk KKK KNX AlphaNet Plus Transmission Log eeXeeee Date 7 2 1996 12 06 10 Transmission from AlphaNet Plus Editor File Name Untitled Date 7 2 1996 10 54 45 Card Name SALES Locations Description Portland Phone
10. Number PG M 7777777 18002225678 Addresses Messages AIRFARE MSG A Appendixes Appendix A Software quick reference 45 PagerNET plus Configuration Setup This is usually used to specify first time setup options fi phaMet Plus PSG U1 2 Wednesday Jere 26 1996 1 41 pm Printer Part Directory ur clock Regecet tine z wT m Compatible with AVII Safety Enabled Error checkieg enabled Unlock ALL Files M Configuration Password Editor Password Cow tguration Setup Item Name Description Local Set up this port for signs that are directly wired to your PC via a converter box See Network Configurations part number 9708 8046 for more detailed information on sign networks Modem See First time setup on page 9 Printer Port If you have a printer connected to your computer select the port to which it s attached Directory The DOS directory where your messages are kept To change this to another directory type the complete DOS path For example c pagernet newdir 24 hour clock Selecting Yes displays time in 24 hour format 00 00 to 24 00 Selecting No displays time in 12 hour format 00 00 to 12 00 Request time zone Selecting Yes displays the Enter time zone adjust prompt when messages are sent using Message Transmit from the Main Menu This option allows you to adjust for a time zone difference between the location where messages are sent and
11. PagerNET plus User Manual for use with an ALPHA 215 Big Dot 4000 Series 7000 Series or 300 Series Electronic Message Center equipped with a Wireless Data Receiver in a WAWN Wide Area Wireless Network 1996 Adaptive Micro Systems Form No 9708 8089 10 17 97 NOTE Due to continuing product innovation specifications in this document are subject to change without notice Copyright 1996 1997 Adaptive Micro Systems Inc All rights reserved Trademarked names appear throughout this document Rather than list the names and entities that own the trademarks or insert a trademark symbol with each mention of the trademarked name the publisher states that it is using the names for editorial purposes and to the benefit of the trademark owner with no intention of improperly using the trademark BETA BRITE BIG DOT and PowerView are trademarks of Adaptive Micro Systems Inc registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office Alec ALPHA AlphaLert AlphaNET AlphaNET plus AlphaNET plus Il ALPHAVISION Ambassador Automode Director EZ KEY II E295 PagerNET Performer PPD PrintPak Producer Smart Alec Smartalarm Smartstat Smartcomm Smartcore SmartSDK Solar and TimeNet are trademarks of Adaptive Micro Systems Inc Visit us at our Internet World Wide Web site http www ams i com or e mail us at sales Qams i com Contents Purchasing a Data Recevet sese ese esse eee eee eee reer ne
12. S6 U1 2 Thursday June Z7 1996 1 53 pe Location Card Notecard Mame EIA Bark Card H Locat ion Phone Minder Sign Address Keyboard File Size Tenghet File Size 14 Finally press Escto return to the Main Menu How to send your first message Create a Location Card 17 PagerNET plus Transmit the message Oncethe message has been created and the location of the sign entered the message can be transmitted 15 Select Message Transmit from the Main Menu fAlphaMet Plus PSG U1 2 Tharaday Jane 27 1996 2 06 pa Nessage Trassmit Card Notecard Mame EIA Message List Templint Message 16 Press Enter to select a message Then highlight the message you want to transmit STATU S MSG and press Enter Hessi This is the message you just created in the Message Motecard Mase WAREHDUSE Editor MSG is added to the end of all messages Message List 18 How to send your first message Transmit the message PagerNET plus 17 Next typethe letter A after the Enter FileLetter prompt and press Enter Message Transmit Card Motecard Mare Message List Tenpttet Message Enter File Letter A file letter is a letter from A to Z that is attached to a message sent to a sign The letter represents one of 26 possible locations where a message can be stored in a sign s memory Flle Letter Message A Status meeting 1 pm B C Z A After pressing Enter th
13. asing a Data Receiver Step 1 Sign up with a paging service 1 PagerNET plus Step 2 Order a Data Receiver The pager from your service provider will have a frequency CAPCODE and POCSAG baud rate which you ll need when ordering a Data Receiver for a sign Frequency of the pager 928 3375 MHz 1234567 CAPCODE of the pager Figure 2 A typical pager front and back Step 3 Make sure your sign has EZ95 firmware Your sign has a computer chip or EPROM inside which controls its operation This chip contains software called firmware which is updated from time to time The latest version of this firmware is called EZ95 If your sign does not have EZ95 firmware then you must order an EZ95 upgrade for the PagerNET plus softwareto work To seeif your sign has EZ95 firmware 1 Restart your sign by either unplugging it and then plugging itin again or pointing a Remote Control at your sign and then holding down SHIFT and pressing PROGRAM twice 2 Next the phrase EZ95 should appear on your sign when it starts up DE kes Figure 3 Startup message on a 4200C sign 2 Purchasing a Data Receiver Step 2 Order a Data Receiver PagerNET plus Installing PagerNET plus software System requirements To use PagerNET plus software you ll need thefollowing e Personal computer running MS DOS 2 1 or higher e 3 5 inch diskette drive e hard drive with at least 400k of free space e 640K RAM memory e Black and wh
14. d Adds a blank card F4 Delete Card Deletes the currently displayed card 42 Appendixes Appendix A Software quick reference PagerNET plus F5 Find Card Displays a menu of all the cards and allows you to select one F8 Transmit Card Moves to the Transmit Card for the currently displayed Location Card Keyboard File Size Should not be used TempNet File Size Should not be used LAST NEXT Allows you to move from one Location Card to the other by holding Ctrl and then pressing either PageUp or PageDown Appendixes Appendix A Software quick reference 43 PagerNET plus Message Transmit Thisis used to select what messages will besend and wherethey will be sent flphelet Plus PSG 01 2 Montay aly 8 1996 10 19 a Message Trasenit Card A Motecard Meme T I Templiet Message B C Item Name Description A name used to group where messages are sent into convenient A Notecard Name categories This name appears on a Location Card and a Transmit Card shown above f The message files selected for transmission The maximum Message Lis B number of files per card is 200 TempNet Message Should not be used F2 Transmit TempNet Message Should not be used F3 Transmit Message List Sends all the message files in the Message List F4 Transmit Marked Cards Sends the message files in all tne Location
15. e following should appear on the Message Transmit Card Message Transmit Card Motecard Nance Wallies Tewpiet Message The message name STATUS MSG and its location A in a sign s memory How to send your first message Transmit the message 19 18 Other messages could be added to the MessageList but in this example we ll only send one message To send the messages press F3 NOTE If you selected Yesto Request ti mezonein Configuration Setup see Advanced setup options on page 10 then the following prompt would appear A time zone adjustment number from 14 to 14 could be entered tine zose ad jist Also if you selected Yes to Request delayed send in Configuration Setup then the following prompt would appear A timelike 10 30p could be entered when messages would be transmitted m tine to send The following will appear as messages are transmitted Trying to extablixh connection with nodem The messages will be transmitted to the sign Y Transmission Complete Press lt Esc gt to continue 19 Finally press Esc to return to the Main Menu How to send your first message Transmit the message PagerNET plus Advanced message editing Using Modes Modes are special effects that change the way a message appears on a sign For example the Rotate Mode moves a message from right to left across a sign In this example we ll create a message that displays employee birthdays using the H
16. ea of columns and rows of LED pixels that can beturned on or off and that can display different colors for color capable signs For example a 4120C or 4120R sign has atotal display area of 120 x 16 Columns 120 The number of columns and rows in signs Display area Sign col x rows Colors BETA BRITE Series ee E BETA BRITE BIG DOT 80 x7 ALPHA Big Dot 80 x7 l 215 90x7 8 215 Series JJEC 0x7 320C 120x7 300 Series 330C 18037 4120R 120 x16 4120C 120 x16 4160R 160 x16 4160C 160 x16 4000 Series 4200R 200 x16 4200C 200 x16 4240R 240 x16 3 4240C 240 x16 7120C 120 x24 7000 Series 7160C 160 x24 7200C 200 x24 Outdoor displays 790i 90x7 ALPHAVISION Display areas from 128 x 32 to 256 x 128 NOTE Sign names ending in C such as 4120C have color capabilities Sign names ending in R such as 4120R can display in red only 52 Appendixes Appendix D How text is displayed on signs PagerNET plus Text comes in three basic sizes The Characters menu in the Message Editor displays a list of the available text sizes such as Full Height and Five Row and options such as Wideand Fixed Width AlphaMet Ples Editor Poc Ut 2 Friday Junt 2B 1996 12 44 pa Usingthethree basic text sizes the message Las Vegas 85 Chi cago 199 would appear likethis on a two line 4120C or 4120R Full Height which includes Full Heig
17. eated a program icon for the PagerNET plus software Whenever you want to start PagerNET plus just double click on this icon Program Munager File Options Window Heip 15 This completes the Windows software installation Installing PagerNET plus software Using Windows 3 1 to install PagerNET plus 7 PagerNET plus Connecting your signs with a wireless network Overview There are several waysto connect or network your PC to signs For example messages can be sent to one or moresigns which are wired directly to your PC or which are connected via a modem However PagerNET plussoftware is specifically designed for use with a WAWN Wide Area Wireless N etwork Creating a WAWN Wide Area Wireless Network This is the type of network intended for the PagerNET plus software Big Dot 4000 Series 7000 Serie PR IL CE Ne T3 AS Big Dot 4000 Series 7000 Serie PR AAW li Paging Service 8995550559 i 1088 1411 VHF Data Receiver 138 to 174 MHz Your paging service should supply you with a A 11088 1412 UHF Data Receiver 435 to 480 MHz frequency and CAPCODE which will 1088 1413 900 MHz Data Receiver 929 to 931 MHz determine what Data Receiver you need Phone line Modem standard 25 pin to 25 pin RS232 cable 1088 7812 PagerNET plus software
18. er the information for the Portland remote site the same way as you did previously for the Dallas site When you re done the completed SALES Location Card should look like this Location Card Motecard Name il Mark Card H Locat ion Phone Minder Sign DI Gn 4 Keyboard File Size Tenpticet File Size Tr Pirie lp 34 Advanced message editing Creating Location Cards Advanced PagerNET plus Transmitting Messages Advanced After creating Location Cardsfor the Dallas and Portland remote sites see Creating Location Cards Advanced on page 29 the BIRTHDAY and AIRFARE messages see Using M odes on page 21 and Using Characters on page 25 can betransmitted To do this follow these steps 1 Select Message Transmit from the Main Menu f phaMet Plus PSG U1 2 Hessage Trassmit Card Motecard Mame U REDUSE Message List Tempfiet Message Firttelp 2 Press Enter to select a message Highlight a message you want to transmit like AIRFARE MSG Then press Enter again Measege Transmit Card Motecard Mane VAREHDUSE Message List Tenpttet Menage Existing Message Files Advanced message editing Transmitting Messages Advanced 35 PagerNET plus 3 Next type the letter A or any letter from A to Z after the Enter File Letter prompt and press Enter Alphatict Plua PSG V1 2 Monday July 1 1996 3 05 pa Message Trassmit Card Notecard Name feseage List Templint Message Enter
19. erNET plus 4 Save your message by pressing Esc and selecting Yes when the Save Changes prompt appears flphaMet Plus Editor Poc U1 2 Thursdag Jane 27 1996 10 17 an Sauve Changes 5 When the following prompt appears name your message file STATUS 6 After the message is saved press Esc to return to the Main Menu How to send your first message Create the message 13 PagerNET plus Create a Location Card Now you need to tell PagerNET plus where to send your message 7 Select Location Setup from the Main Menu f phaMet Plus PSG U1 2 Thursdag June 27 1996 16 10 an Location Card Moiccard Mame ET nar Canet s Locations Phose Nesber Sige Address i L r More Keyboard File Tentet File Size F1 elp 8 After the Notecard Name prompt type a name like WAREHOU SE that will be used to identify your remote sign Lecation Card Motecarnd Mane iS park Cord gt Locat ton Phone Munber Sign Address te Tra mun 14 How to send your first message Create a Location Card PagerNET plus 9 Next press Insertto create a blank line under Location Then press Enter and Insert again Alphaset Plus PSG VIZ Thursdey June 27 199 Location Card Hotecar Mane Wy E Locat Lon Phone Meshes qucm p i1 non Pressing Keyboard File Siz Enter opens narri Film Sian this window Se Locat iom Phone Munber Then pressing f phalet Plus PSG U1 2 Thursday dane 27 157 Ins
20. ert opens the Location prompt Location Card Motecard Hame Locat ion Fhose Member nemit Locat bon How to send your first message Create a Location Card 15 PagerNET plus 10 Enter the remote sign s location Chi cago fi lphelet Plus PSG 01 2 Thursday dene 27 1996 12 27 pa Location Card fotecerd Nase Wallan Merk Card amp Locat ion Phoee Member Sige Address mm 4 Locat bon 11 After typing the remote sign s location and pressing Enter type the phonenumber of the paging service in the special format shown below Alphoatct Plus PSG 01 2 Thursday dene 27 1996 1 52 pa Locatioe Card fotecerd Hame Mark el 0 Locat ion Phose Member Sige fddress U i nxmtt E l Monter PG M 5551234 18002225678 Always Phone number of Phone number of your include this your pager and your paging service at the start Data Receiver Use a colon here 16 How to send your first message Create a Location Card PagerNET plus 12 After typingthe phone number of the paging service and pressing Enter this is what the Location Card should look like now Alphatict Plus P36 U1 2 Tharsday June Z7 1996 1 52 ye Location Card Motecard Mame UAREHDUSE Bark Card H Locat ion Phone Minder Sign Address Lecatban Phone Munber 5514734 UI d 7 13 Next with the Chicago location highlighted press Enter to complete the remote sign s Location Card fAlphaMet Plus P
21. figuration Setup on page 46 10 First time setup Advanced setup options PagerNET plus How to send your first message To show the basics of message editing and transmission we ll use an example of sending a single messageto a single remote sign SN ALPHA sign with EZ95 EPROM with a Data Receiver in CHICAGO ILLINOIS Nd US V VANS MN WANN Paging PC with a modem running Service PagerNET plus software in MADISON WISCONSIN In this example we ll assumethe following information The location of the remote sign Chicago Illinois Telephone number of your pager and your Data Receiver 555 1234 Telephone number of your paging service 1 800 222 5678 The message you want to send Status meeting 1 pm You would follow these steps Create the message 1 Complete the First time setup on page 9if you haven t already done so How to send your first message Create the message 11 PagerNET plus 2 Typein your message using the M essage Editor in PagerNET plus Select M essage Editor from the Main Menu Alphatiet Plus Editor Poc U1 2 Thursdag June 27 1996 10 16 an Measege pt ions 3 Afterthe MessageEditor window appears select Create New Message Then type Status meeting 1 pm Alphetict Plus Editor Poc Ut1 2 Thursdeg dune 27 1996 10 17 an 12 How to send your first message Create the message Pag
22. his position the cursor after Las Vegas 85 hold down Altand then press Enter Repeat this after each city NOTE Just pressing Enter after each line will not work AlphaMet Ples Editor Poc Ut 2 Monday July 1 1996 10 10 an Adding a New Line after each line breaks the message into readable pieces 6 Next press Esc and save the message to a file called AIRFARES 28 Advanced message editing Using Characters Save File To TI PagerNET plus Creating Location Cards Advanced We ll usethe situation and information from Using M odes on page 21 to demonstrate how to transmit two messages to three remote sites 1 Select Location Setup from the Main Menu The WAREHOUSE card should appear because we created it earlier AlphaMet Plus PSG V1 2 Monday July 1 1996 11 27 an Location Card Notecerd Mame TT Mark Card Mo Locat ipn Phone Minder Sign Address n This WAREHOUSE Location Card and the Chicago location were created in the previous Create a Location Card on page 14 Keyboard File Size Temptiet File Size 2 Well add the Dallas location first because it s a warehouse just like Chicago and belongs in this WAREHOUSE Location Card To add the Dallas warehouse first press the Down Arrow to highlight Chicago f phaMet Plus P56 U1 2 Thursday June Z7 1996 1 53 pe Location Card Motecard Mame UAREHDUSIE Mark Card M Locat i
23. ht Serif f M e Seven Row which includes Seven Row Serif and f s FiveRow Appendixes Appendix D How text is displayed on signs 53 PagerNET plus Understanding message line positions Top Middle Bottom Fill Line positions let you display a message in the Top Middle Bottom and Fill areas on all ALPHA two line signs How the message appears in How the message appears on a 2 line sign the Message Editor Top Automode Las Vegas 85 Top Chicago 199 New York 235 iddle Middle Automode Las Vegas 85 Mee Chicago 199 New York 235 d Bottom Automode Las Vegas 85 Bottom Chicago 199 New York 235 a Fill Fill Automode Las Vegas 85 Chicago 199 New York 235 When you use the Fill position the sign will try to fill both lines with the message 54 Appendixes Appendix D How text is displayed on signs
24. iated documentation subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement This Adaptive Micro Systems Inc program includingits documentation is copyrighted in the United States with all rights reserved The customer may not copy the software or documentation except to create a backup copy or to transfer the program to one hard disk Theoriginal copy the backup copy and or the hard disk copy of the software are to be used by only one person at a time and remain the property of Adaptive Micro Systems Inc PagerNET plus Purchasing a Data Receiver PagerNET plussoftware is intended for use with signsthat are part of a Wide Area Wireless Network WAWN See Connecting your signs with a wireless network on page 8 To do this a Data Receiver must be connected to a sign M essages you create with the PagerN ET plus are transmitted to your paging service who then sends them to a Data Receiver See the ALPHA On Site Wireless Data Receiver Installation Manual part number 9708 8080 for complete information on how to connect a Data Receiver to ALPHA 215 Big Dot amp 4000 Series 7000 Series and 300 Series signs l Data Receiver plugs into a sign s RS232 jack On a 4000 Series sign these jacks are on the back Y Figure 1 How to connect a Data Receiver to a sign Step 1 Sign up with a paging service Buy a pager and paging service from a provider like SkyTel PAGENET etc Purch
25. it Card AlphaMet Plua PSG V1 2 Monday July 1 1996 3 57 pa Message Trassmit Card Temgliet Message Advanced message editing Transmitting Messages Advanced 37 PagerNET plus 5 Beforetransmitting the messages check to make surethey are goingto the right locations To do this press F8to look at the WAREHOUSE Location Card Location Card Motecard Nase EDITIONES pack Cord s locat ton Phone Munber Sign Address TER b hii TR RER PA t Tra ni mon bey j Keyboard File Siz TengMet File Size 6 Sincethelocations are correct press F8 again to return to the Message Transmit Card Then press F3to transmit the two messages in the WAREHOUSE Message List 7 Totransmit the BIRTHDAY message to the SALES site in Portland hold down Ctrl and press either PageUp or PageDown to go to the SALES Location Card AliphaMet Plas PSG V1 2 Tuesday July Z 1995 11 17 an Message Transmit Card Motecard Mane Message List TenpMet Message 38 Advanced message editing Transmitting Messages Advanced PagerNET plus 8 Addthe BIRTHDAY message to the SALES Message List Then press F3to transmit the message fA uphoMet Plus PSG U1 2 Tuesday Jaly Z 1996 11 17 an Message Trassmit Card Motecard Mame il Message List Tempitet Message If you have a lot of messages to send a fast method of transmitting would be to mark the Location Cards you ll be using to transmit AlphaMet Plas P36 V
26. ite or color monitor e Microsoft compatible mouse optional e RS232 serial port PC card Using DOS to install PagerNET plus 1 Makeabackup copy of your PagerNET plusdiskette 2 Insert the original PagerNET plus diskette into drive A 3 Typethe following DOS commands shown in bold What you type in bold What it means C gt mkdir pagernet Create a directory on your hard drive called pagernet C gt cd pagernet Change to the pagernet directory CAPAGERNET copy a Copy all the files on the PagerNET plus diskette to the pagernet directory Displays a list of all the files in the pagernet directory which should look something like this DIR 06 25 96 10 30a vx DIR 06 25 96 10 30a 00000000 CRD 52 10 17 95 11 46a SIGNS DAT 572 07 17 93 8 1la SYSSERR DTA 3118 11 04 92 8 18a SYSSHELP DTA 3722 11 04 92 8 18a CAPAGERNET dir SYSSMSG DTA 12468 11 04 92 8 19a ALPHANET EXE 82819 10 17 95 4 19p NETPLUS EXE 161059 10 17 95 5 15p ALPHAHLP HLP 21021 02 14 95 3 07p NETHLP HLP 19238 10 17 95 2 13p LASTCARD OVL 12 10 17 95 3 10p SYSTEM OVL 153 10 17 95 3 10p 00000000 SND 5 10 17 95 11 48a READ ME TXT 1329 10 17 95 5 18p C PAGERNET gt netplus Starts the PagerNET plus software 4 This completes the DOS software installation Installing PagerNET plus software System requirements 3 PagerNET plus Using Windows 3 1 to install PagerNET plus 1 Makea backup copy of your PagerNET plus diskette 2 Inse
27. much taller text called Full Height In this example we ll create a message that displays airline fares in large text 1 Completethe First time setup on page 9if you havent already done so 2 Select Message Editor from the Main Menu When the Message Editor window appears select Create New Message flphaMet Plus Editor Poc U1 2 Thuraday June 27 1996 10 16 an Measege Dpt ior AlphaMet Pleas Editor Poc V1 2 Friday June 2B 1996 10 09 an Advanced message editing Using Characters 25 PagerNET plus 3 Next hold down Altand then press M for Modes Select Roll and then In Finally select the MiddleLine position Alphaet Piws Editor Poc V1 2 Friday June 26 1996 3 28 pa 26 Advanced message editing Using Characters PagerNET plus 4 Hold down Altand then press C for Characters Select Full Height Then type LasVegas 85 Chicago 199 New York 235 Press Enter after each line AlphaMet Plus Editar Poc U1 2 Monday July 1 1996 10 07 am because New Lines Alt Enter were not used after each line The text runs together on a sign v L Ren Advanced message editing Using Characters 21 PagerNET plus 5 Toformatthe text so that LasVegas 85 and Chicago 199 and New York 235 all appear on separate lines add a New Lineafter each city amount pair To do t
28. nd pressing Enter this is what the WAREHOUSE Location Card should look like now Lecation Card Motecard Mane REN Mark Card Location Phone Munber Sign Addrecs hig 5 mon Phone Minber 7 With the Dallas location highlighted press Enter to add Dallas to the WAREHOUSE Location Card MiphaMet Plus PSG UL 2 Rada July i 1996 10 58 aw MiphaMet Plus PSG UL 2 Rada July i 1996 10 58 aw P35 V1 2 Bonda July 1 1996 10 58 an Lecation Card Motecard Mame U SEH Mark Card H 1 ation Phone Munber Sign DI oon GoM Keyboard File Si ize Tenpittet File Size 32 Advanced message editing Creating Location Cards Advanced PagerNET plus 8 Next we ll need to add the Portland location However a new Location Card should be created because the Portland sign isin a sales office and not a warehouse Think of Location Cards as a way of organizing or grouping your signs To create a new Location Card Press F3 Location Card Motecard Mane Mark Card location Phone Munber EUN DI Keyboard File Size Tenpitct File Size Finite lp To go to the LAST or NEXT Location Card hold down Ctrl and then press PageUp or PageDown 9 Usethe Up Arrow to highlight Notecard Name Then type SALES Lecatban Card Motecard Mane ZIUINEENENENENENNNNENENENENENENE park Card N Location Phone minber Sign DII Advanced message editing Creating Location Cards Advanced 33 PagerNET plus 10 Ent
29. neni Loceati P t tu bet c fAlphaMet Plus Editor Poc U1 2 Thursdag June 27 1996 10 16 an Message pt ions fo 1 JL AlphaMet Ples Editor Poc Ut 2 Friday June 28 1996 10 09 am 22 Advanced message editing Using Modes PagerNET plus 3 Next hold down Altand then press M for Modes Then highlight Hold 4 After highlighting Hold press Enter Then in order to putthe word Birthdayson thetop line of the 2 line sign select Top Line These are line positions A line position is where a message appears on a sign See Appendix D How text is displayed on signs on page 52 for more details This symbol for the flphaMet Plus Editor Poc V1 2 Friday Hold Mode will appear Advanced message editing Using Modes 23 PagerNET plus 5 After the Top Hold symbol type Birthdays Alphatiet Plus Editor Poc U1 2 Monday Jely 1 1996 10 33 6 Next hold down Alt and then press M for Modes In order to make the peoples names Tom White etc move across the bottom line ofthe sign select Rotateand Bottom Line Then type thethree names 7 Press Esc and savethis message with the name BIRTHDAY Save File To 24 Advanced message editing Using Modes PagerNET plus Using Characters Characters are options that change the appearance of text in a message For example normal sized text called Seven Row is seven rows high but some signs allow you to display
30. old and Rotate M odes In this example multiple messages qos lihite Patty sues will be sent to multiple signs 2 line ALPHA sign with EZ05 EPROM with a Data Receiver in PORTLAND MAINE E S LE LE 2 line ALPHA sign with EZ95 EPROM IE With a Data Receiver in DALLAS TEXAS SS SE Ew RS A Padin PC with a modem running 2 line ALPHA sign with E295 EPROM cenis _ PagerNET plus software with a Data Receiver in CHICAGO ILLINOIS in MADISON WISCONSIN In this example we ll assumethe following information Chicago Illinois a Warehouse The location of the remote signs Dallas Texas a Warehouse Portland Maine a Sales Office 555 1234 for Chicago sign Telephone numbers of your three pagers and your three Data Receivers 333 3333 for Dallas sign 234 5555 for Portland sign 1 800 222 5678 Las Vegas 85 Chicago 199 New York 235 for Chicago and Dallas The messages you want to send Birthdays Tom White Patty Smith Bob Evans a 2 line message just for Portland Telephone number of your paging service Advanced message editing Using Modes 21 PagerNET plus 1 Complete the First time setup on page 9if you haven t already done so 2 Select Message Editor from the Main Menu When the Message Editor window appears select Create New Message Pain
31. on Phone Minder Sign Address Lhicago OE ite Ti L Advanced message editing Creating Location Cards Advanced 29 PagerNET plus 3 Next press Insertto create a blank line above Chi cago Then press Enter and Insert again filphaMet Plus PSG U1 2 Monday July 1 199 Location Card Motecard Mame Wy Ki Location Pressing Key i Fil a i m ny bears tie Enter opens as n Ca TempMet File this window Locat ioa Then pressing Insert opens the AipheMet Plus P36 V1 2 hondas daly f 199 Location prompt Location Lar Notecar Mane Uy we Locat Lon los 30 Advanced message editing Creating Location Cards Advanced PagerNET plus 4 After Location type Dallas the remote sign s location Riphafet Plus PSG 01 2 Monday daly 1 199 10 56 sn Location Card Hotecar Mane U r fark Card M Locat Lon Phone Member Siga fMdress L atios N 5 After typing Dallas and pressing Enter type the phone number of the paging service in the special format shown below Location Card Notecard T SER ur Hark Card P Locat ipn Phone eter Sige Address Chicagi Humber Poor PG M 3333333 18002225678 a MS Phone ww Phone nm the include this pager and Data paging service at the start Receiver in Dallas Use a colon here Advanced message editing Creating Location Cards Advanced 31 PagerNET plus 6 Aftertypingthe phone number of the paging service a
32. racters Speeds Colors and Options are available on signs on page 49 Appendixes Appendix A Software quick reference 41 PagerNET plus Location Setup This is used to specify one or more places where messages can be sent Location Card Motercard Mane REH Mark Card H Locat ton Phone Munber Sign Address IHNEN ee 4 Keyboard File TengMet File Size 21 207 Item Name Description A name used to group where messages are sent into convenient categories This name appears on a Location Card shown above and a Transmit Card If you select Yes then you have the ability to transmit messages to all of the locations specified in all the marked Location Cards Location A place where messages are sent The phone number of your paging service in the following format PG M 5551234 18002225678 l Always Telephone Phone include number of the number of B this atthe Data Receiver Usea the paging start connected toa colon service sign here Notecard Name Mark Card Phone Number A sign has a feature which allows a unique number or address 00 to 99 to be assigned to it This address permits you to send messages to an Sign Address individual sign on a network All signs leave the factory with a default address of 00 To change a sign s address see Network Configurations part number 9708 8046 F2 Copy Card Allows you to duplicate any card C F3 Add Car
33. rt the original PagerNET plus diskette into drive A 3 StartMicrosoft Windows 4 OpentheFileManager Progeam Manager E Coid Pe Prini Marge Pipinas HEDDE Yorn Pr V FF Es Prad Nn EL 5 FromtheFileManager select Fileand then CreateDirectory Disk JTree Yw Dp liE nie LrEate llim dary Bean select ries Lgh 4 Installing PagerNET plus software Using Windows 3 1 to install PagerNET plus PagerNET plus 6 Typeadirectory name like pagernet Greate Eireicipny 7 FromtheFileManager select Window and then New Window Then click on the drivea icon Next copy the contents of drive A to the pagernet directory on driveC To do this dragthe folder in the drive A window to on top of the pagernet folder Drag the drive A directory icon to on top of the pagernet directory icon E inm Coren AANETPLUS EXE RC MPA E HT TANE TPL EXE Installing PagerNET plus software Using Windows 3 1 to install PagerNET plus 5 PagerNET plus 9 Afterthefiles have been copied closethe FileManager Then select New from the Program Manager 10 Select Program Group Nes Program Ohjec 6 Installing PagerNET plus software Using Windows 3 1 to install PagerNET plus PagerNET plus 13 When thefollowing window appears enter the information as shown below Use whatever software version is printed on the PagerNET plus diskette Progam Ber Praperties 14 You have just cr
34. the location of the sign receiving the messages For example if you are sending messages from a PC located in the Eastern Time Zone to a sign located in the Central Time Zone you would enter a 1 after the Enter time zone adjust prompt The range is between 14 and 14 This is because the Central Time Zone is one hour behind the Eastern Time Zone Compatible with AVII Select No because all the signs you re sending to should have EZ95 EPROM installed Error checking enabled Select Yes if you want the PagerNET plus software to check if each transmission was received correctly 46 Appendixes Appendix A Software quick reference PagerNET plus Configuration Password If you enter a password here you will be required to enter it before accessing Configuration Setup A password can have up to eight characters Color Monitor Select Yes if you re using a color monitor Select No if you re using a black and white monitor EZ95 Compatible Select Yes because all the signs you re sending to should have EZ95 EPROM installed Send tone triggers Select Yes if you want a sign to beep each time it receives a new message B Request delayed send Selecting Yes displays the Enter time to send prompt when messages are sent using Message Transmitfrom the Main Menu This is useful for sending messages when you re not at your computer For example if you need to send messages at 11 30 pm
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