Aiphone IS Series Local Setting Manual

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GETTING STARTED USING THE SYSTEM APPENDIX
SETTING THE SYSTEM
Making network settings [Network setting]
Make the settings for network according to your 
requirements. 
Click 
1 Network setting in the table of contents.
Make the settings on the following items displayed in 2 the setting window.
Selecting the network setting method
Set a (static) IP address to this unit. Select the method for 
acquiring a (static) IP address between [DHCP] and [Static 
IP Address].
[DHCP]:
• 
Check this when you will acquire an IP address with 
DHCP.
A DHCP server (or a router) is required to acquire 
* an IP address with DHCP. A router may not have 
the setup function depending on some models. For 
information about setting a router, see the instruction 
manual for the router.
[Static IP Address]:
• 
Check this when you do not use a DHCP server (or 
a router) or connect the PC to the central control unit 
directly, and then enter the static IP address, subnet 
mask, etc.
It is required to enter the static IP address and 
* subnet mask.
[Unit name]:
• 
Enter a name for this unit. (This name will not be used 
when operating the system.)
NOTE:
The items that cannot be changed or selected are grayed out.
Click 3 Temporarily stored to save the current setting 
results temporarily.
If you wish to cancel the setting results you have made, * click a title in the table of contents or “Refresh” in the 
web browser menu.
Setting the administrator ID and password
[Administrator setting]
We recommend that you change the administrator ID and 
password from default to unique ones for security purposes.
“aiphone” is preset as the default for both ID and password.
* 
Click 1 Administrator setting in the table of contents.
Make the settings on the following items displayed in 2 the setting window.
[New administrator ID]:• 
Enter the new ID.
[Current Password]:
• 
Enter the current password.
[New Password]:
• 
Enter a new password.
[New Password (Re-type)]:
• 
Enter the new password again.
Click 3 Temporarily stored to save the current setting 
results temporarily.
If you wish to cancel the setting results you have made, * click a title in the table of contents or “Refresh” in the 
web browser menu.
NOTE:
The system administrator must keep the ID and password without 
fail. If you forget the ID and password, you must initialize the unit, 
thus all the setting contents return to default.
The following shows the setting procedure for the items of each title.  
Refer to “SETTING LIST” (→P. 4-7) for details about the settings. Make the settings by also referring to the on-screen instructions. 
						

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Registering areas 
[System setting – Area registration] Required
Register areas for separating stations in the system. The 
number to which a name is entered is registered as an area 
number. Up to 99 areas can be registered. 
Click 1 Area registration in the table of contents.
Enter an area name in the cell for the area number 01.2 
The fi gures under Number in the tables means the area * numbers.
Enter area names in the cells for other numbers to 3 register more areas.
Click 
4 Temporarily stored to save the current setting 
results temporarily.
If you wish to cancel the setting results you have made, * click a title in the table of contents or “Refresh” in the 
web browser menu.
NOTES:
Be sure to register at least one area to the area number 01.

(“1” is entered in the cell for the area number 01 as default.)
A call number displayed on the master station monitor consists of 

an area number plus a station number.
Registering zones 
[System setting – Zone registration] 
Register zones for paging (transmitting announcements and 
chime). The number to which a name is entered is registered 
as a zone number. Up to 99 zones can be registered. 
* Zones are groups of stations designated for paging and chime 
paging.
Click 1 Zone registration in the table of contents.
Enter a zone name in the cell for the target zone 2 number.
The fi gures under Number in the table means the zone * number.
Enter zone names in the cells for other numbers to 3 register more zones.
Click 
4 Temporarily stored to save the current setting 
results temporarily.
If you wish to cancel the setting results you have made, * click a title in the table of contents or “Refresh” in the 
web browser menu.
Registering control units [System setting 
– Control units composition]
Register all the control units connected to the central control 
unit.
Click 1 Control units composition in the table of 
contents.
Click to check the radio button under Connected for 2 the unit you will register. 
Click * Connection check to confi rm the connected units.
Connected: yellowish green
Not connected: gray
 
Shows a port no. of the central control unit to connect with 
a room sub control unit or add-on control unit.
  Shows the ID setting of the room sub control unit or add-
on control unit set by the ID setting switches. (Refer to the 
INSTALLATION MANUAL for details.)
Click 3 Temporarily stored to save the current setting 
results temporarily.
If you wish to cancel the setting results you have made, * click a title in the table of contents or “Refresh” in the 
web browser menu. 
						

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GETTING STARTED USING THE SYSTEM APPENDIX
SETTING THE SYSTEM
Registering stations and PA outputs 
[System setting – Registering stations]
Register all the stations and PA outputs connected in the 
system, and set the area, station no., station name (or PA 
output name) and type of station (for sub stations: video door/
audio door/room sub stations) to them. 
Click 1 Registering stations in the table of contents.
Set the area, station no., station name and type of 2 station (for sub stations) to the target stations, and 
enter names to the target PA outputs.
Setting the station no. is required.* 
Shows a port no. of the control unit to connect with a * station.
It is required to enter a name to the target PA * output when an external unit is connected to the 
corresponding PA output terminals. 
For a cell with the 
*  mark, select the target one from the 
pull-down menu.
Do not set stations with the same number in an area.
* 
NOTE:
The name of a master station displayed on its monitor in standby 
mode is up to 16 alphanumeric characters.
Other buttons
Connection check• 
Click to confi rm the connected units. 
Connected: yellowish green
Not connected: gray
Station type error: pink
[Collective setting]:
• 
The following buttons are used to make the settings to all 
the checked stations at one time.
Pressing each button opens another window.
* 
NOTE:
Be sure to check all the target stations before using these 
buttons.
Area
• 
Click to set the same area number to all the checked 
stations.Station number
•  
Click to assign sequential numbers to all the checked 
stations from top to bottom. The number you enter will 
be set as the fi rst number and will be assigned to the top 
station of the ones checked. Other checked stations will 
be numbered sequentially.
Station name
• 
Click to assign the same station (and/or PA output) name 
and sequential numbers to all the checked stations (and/
or PA outputs) from the top down. Enter a name only. 
Station type
•   (sub stations)
Click to set the same station type to all the checked sub 
stations.
How to select multiple stations
○  Click to check the stations and PA outputs you will 
register. 
○  By clicking the button for the control unit, all the stations 
and PA outputs connected to it are checked or canceled. 
○  By clicking the button on the top of the list, you can 
check or cancel all the stations and PA outputs on the 
list.
Click 3 Temporarily stored to save the current setting 
results temporarily.
If you wish to cancel the setting results you have made, * click a title in the table of contents or “Refresh” in the 
web browser menu. 
						

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Making detailed settings to stations and 
control units
[System setting – Advanced station settings]
Make detailed settings for the registered stations and control 
units. The settings can be made to a station or control unit 
individually, or multiple stations of the same type at a time. The 
setting items differ from the station or control unit type. First 
select a station (or stations) or control unit, and then open the 
“Advanced settings” window to make the settings.
Basic setting procedure
Click Advanced station settings in the table of 
contents.
Click to check the station(s) or control unit where detailed 
settings are to be made.
Multiple stations of the same type can be set together.* 
(Control units should be set respectively.)
All stations of the same type can be selected by clicking the 
* 
corresponding button under [Select all by type]. 
Click Advanced settings. The “Advanced settings” window for the selected station type 
or control unit opens. 
Make the settings in the displayed windows. 
For door and room sub stations   The right column of this page
For master stations  
 P.15
For control units  
 P.16
When you have fi nished making all the detailed settings:
Click Temporarily stored to save the current setting 
results temporarily.
If you wish to cancel the setting results you have made, click * 
a title in the table of contents or “Refresh” in the web browser 
menu.
Making detailed settings to door 
stations or room sub stations  
NOTE:
Make the settings to door stations or room sub stations 
respectively. You cannot select a video door station, audio door 
station and a room sub station at the same time. 
The following setting item buttons are displayed in the 
“Advanced settings” window.
Click one of the buttons * A, B and C to open the 
corresponding setting window, and then make the 
settings in the displayed window(s). See the detailed 
instructions for 
A, B or C below.
Click 
* Close to close the current window and return to 
the previous window.
A Settings on [Called stations] setting window
Set the master station(s) that is (are) to be called from the 
selected station(s).
Up to 20 master stations can be set.
* 
Select the “Call priority” from the pull-down menu.1 
Click 2 Reference to open another window, then check 
the target master stations, and then click 
Close to 
return to the previous window.
The selected master stations are added and 
displayed in the list.
To delete a station (or stations) from the list, check the * 
target station(s) in the list and click 
Delete.
Repeat step 3 2 to add more master stations.
Click 
4 Close to close the current window and return to 
the previous window.
A
B
C
(room sub stations only) 
						

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GETTING STARTED USING THE SYSTEM APPENDIX
SETTING THE SYSTEM
B Settings on [Contact input] window (for room 
sub stations only)
Make settings for contact input.
[Contact type]:
• 
Select either Normally open (NO) or Normally closed (NC).
[Call priority/Answering the page]:• 
You can select the action of the station when detecting 
input between ‘calling with appropriate priority’ and 
‘answering the page’.
Select “Normal”, “Priority”, “Urgent” or “Answering the 
page”.
Close
• 
Click this to close the current window and return to the 
previous window.
C Settings on [Other] window
[Transmit volume boost at PTT]:• 
Select whether to increase the press-to-talk sound 
volume transmitted to the stations (ON) or not (OFF).
[Camera zoom image preset] (video door stations 
• only):
Select the default of camera’s Zoom/Wide function at 
calling from the 9 zoom positions and 0 (wide) from the 
pull-down menu.
[Call acknowledge tone on/off]:
• 
Select whether to sound the call acknowledge tone of 
door station or room sub station (ON) or not (OFF).
[Backlight adjustment] (video door stations only):
• 
Select the method of adjusting the backlight in the 
daytime between “Exposure +” and “Exposure –”.
[Speaker] (room sub stations only):
• 
Select the speaker to be used between “Built-in speaker” 
and “External speaker”.
When “External speaker” is selected, no sound will be 
* output from the built-in speaker.
Close
• 
Click this to close the current window and return to the 
previous window.
About the priority
When receiving two or more functions (communication, calling, 
paging, monitoring, etc.) at the same time, depending on the 
priority setting, the order of priority for them is as follows.
Priority Setting Function
1 (high)[Urgent] Communication, calling, 
paging, chime paging
2[Priority]
3[Normal]
4 (low)- Monitoring, scan-monitoring
Making detailed settings to master 
stations  
The following setting item buttons are displayed in the 
“Advanced settings” window.
Click either the button * D or E to open the 
corresponding setting window, and then make the 
settings in the displayed window(s). See the detailed 
instructions for 
D or E below.
Click 
* Close to close the current window and return to 
the previous window.
D Settings on [Stations to be scan monitored] 
window
Set the scan-monitoring target sub station(s).
Up to 20 sub stations can be set.
* 
Click 1 Reference to open another window, then select 
the target stations, and then click 
Close to return to 
the previous window.
The selected stations are added and displayed in the 
list.
To delete a station (or stations) from the list, check the * 
target station(s) in the list and click Delete.
Repeat step 2 1 to register more stations.
Click 
3 Close to close the current window and return to 
the previous window.
E Settings on [Other] window
[Master station function: paging, chime, monitor, • door release, and remote site call]:
Select whether to enable the following functions of 
master station (ON) or not (OFF).
Starting paging
• 
Starting chime paging• 
Monitoring/scan-monitoring• 
Releasing door• 
Remote site call (standard (IP) system only)• 
Close• 
Click this to close the current window and return to the 
previous window.
D
E 
						

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Making detailed settings to the central control 
unit, add-on control unit(s) or room sub 
control unit(s)  
NOTE:
Make the settings to the central control unit, add-on control 
unit(s) or room sub control unit(s) respectively. You cannot select 
multiple control units at the same time. 
The following setting item buttons are displayed in the 
“Advanced settings” window.
Click either the button * F or G to open the 
corresponding setting window, and then make the 
settings in the displayed window(s). See the detailed 
instructions for 
F or G below.
Click 
* Close to close the current window and return to 
the previous window.
F Settings on [Contact input] window (for central 
control unit only)
Set the input method to each of the CONTACT INPUT 
terminals.
Select the input terminal from S1 to S4 from the pull-1 down menu.
[Contact type]: 2 Select either Normally open (NO) or Normally closed 
(NC).
[Trigger condition]: 
3 Select [None], [Broadcast chime] or [Stop chime] as 
the trigger condition. When an input is detected, the 
selected action is triggered.
[None]: • 
None will be triggered if an input is detected.
[Broadcast chime]: 
• 
Chime paging to the designated zone is triggered if an 
input is detected.
[Stop chime]: 
• 
The currently-transmitted chime is stopped if an input is 
detected.
Only when [Broadcast chime] is selected, the following 
* items are valid. [Sound source]: 
• Select either [Internal sound source] or [External 
sound source] as the source of chime. When [Internal 
sound source] is selected, select a sound fi le or 
sequence from the registered ones in the list. 
(You need to register sound fi les and/or sound 
sequences in advance. (→P. 17-18)) 
When [External sound source] is selected, select 
either “External sound source 1” or “External sound 
source 2”.
[Chime priority]: 
• Select the priority of chime paging from among 
“Normal”, “Priority” and “Urgent”.
[Zone name]: 
• Select the target zone of chime paging from the 
registered ones in the list. 
Repeat step 4 1 to 3 to make the settings to other 
terminals.
Click 
5 Close to close the current window and return to 
the previous window.
G Settings on [Contact output] window
Set the trigger condition to each of the CONTACT OUTPUT 
terminals.
Select an output terminal from the pull-down menu.1 
Select from L1 to L8 for the central control unit, and * select from L1 to L4 for the add-on control unit and room 
sub control unit.
[Contact type]: 2 Select either Normally open (NO) or Normally closed 
(NC).
[Trigger condition]: 
3 Select the action as the trigger condition from among 
the following. When the selected action is detected, 
output is triggered.
[None]: • 
No output will be triggered.
[Calling notice]: 
• 
Set ON or OFF for “Normal”, “Priority” or “Urgent”.
[Door release]: 
• 
Select one of the registered sub stations in the list 
to which an electric door strike is connected. (Click 
Reference
, and then select the target station.)
[External sound source] (central control unit only): 
• 
Select either “External sound source 1” or “External 
sound source 2” connected to the central control unit.
[PA output]: 
• 
Select from among “PA output 1” to “PA output 4” 
connected to the control unit.
Repeat step 4 1 to 3 to make the settings to other 
terminals.
Click 
5 Close to close the current window and return to 
the previous window.
(central control unit only)F
G 
						

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GETTING STARTED USING THE SYSTEM APPENDIX
SETTING THE SYSTEM
Registering stations and PA outputs to zones
[
System setting – Zone setting]
Assign stations and PA outputs to the registered zones.
Click 1 Zone setting in the table of contents.
Select a zone from the pull-down menu.2 
Click 3 Reference to display all the stations registered 
to the system.
  Another window opens and the registered stations are 
displayed in the list.
Check to select the target stations.4 
Select stations in the following ways.
Select stations by checking one by one.
• 
All stations of the same type can be selected by • clicking the corresponding button under [Select all by 
type].
By clicking the button for the control unit, all the 
• stations connected to it are checked or canceled.
By clicking the button on the top of the list, all the 
• stations are checked or canceled.
Click 5 Close after you have fi nished selecting the 
stations.
In the previous window, the selection results are displayed 
in the list.
When canceling a registered station, check the station in 
* 
the list, then click 
Delete.
Register PA outputs in the same way as the stations. 
* 
Click 6 Temporarily stored to save the current setting 
results temporarily.
If you wish to cancel the setting results you have made, * click a title in the table of contents or “Refresh” in the 
web browser menu.
Registering sound fi les for chime 
[Chime setting – Registering sound source]
Register sound data as the source of each chime. Copy MP3-
format sound fi les onto the PC in advance. (Only MP3 fi les can 
be registered in the system.) 
* Up to 3MB of the total amount of fi les can be registered.
* Use sound fi les compliant with the specifi cations below.
Click 1 Registering sound source in the table of 
contents.
Click 2 Add.
Another window opens. 
Click 3 Browse... and select a sound fi le on the PC.
Click 
4 Upload to save.
When uploading the fi le is completed successfully, the 
current window closes. In the previous window, the 
selection result is displayed in the list.
If a small-size sound fi le is registered, a fi le size different 
* from the actual one may be displayed.
Repeat step 5 2 to 4 to register more sound fi les.
If you wish to delete a sound fi le, check it in the list, and * 
then click 
Delete.
Sound fi le specifi cations
Item Recommended value
File name Up to 24 alphanumeric characters
File format MP3*
1
Bit rate 64 kbps
Sampling frequency 44.1 kHz
Channels 1 ch (monaural)
Maximum total data size 3MB in total, 2MB/fi le
*
1:  MP3-format sound fi les with tags may not be played with this 
system. Before registering an MP3-format sound fi le, delete the tag 
from the fi le. 
						

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Registering sound sequences 
[Chime setting – Registering sound sequences]
Register sound sequences for chime. 
Up to 20 sequences can be registered.
* 
Click 1 Registering sound sequences in the table of 
contents.
[Sound number]:2 
Select the sound number to register a sound sequence 
from the pull-down menu.
[Sound sequence name]:3 
Enter the name of sound sequence.
Click 4 Add to add sound fi les to the sound sequence.
Another window appears.
[Step]: 5 
Select an unused step number from the pull-down menu.
If the selected step number is already used, it can be set 
* with a new sound source and the old and subsequent 
ones are renumbered with the following numbers.
If an unused number exists before the number you 
* selected, the unused number is re-selected automatically.
Up to 10 steps can be used.
* 
[Sound source]:6 
Select a sound fi le from the registered ones and set the 
repeating time (from 1 to 10) of the sound.
When you have fi nished the setting on this window, 7 click Close.
In the previous window, the registered sound fi les are 
displayed in the list.
Repeat step 8 2 to 7 to register more sound sequences.
Other buttons
Edit
•  
If you wish to modify, check the fi le in the list, and then 
click 
Edit
.
Delete
•  
When deleting an added sound fi le, check the fi le in the 
list, and then click 
Delete
.
Click 9 Temporarily stored to save the current setting 
results temporarily.
If you wish to cancel the setting results you have made, * click a title in the table of contents or “Refresh” in the 
web browser menu.
Registering daily chime schedule 
[Chime setting – Registering daily chime schedule]
Up to 10 daily schedules can be registered.
Click 1 Registering daily chime schedule in the table 
of contents.
[Schedule number]: 2 Select the schedule number to register the daily 
schedule from the pull-down menu.
[Schedule name]:
3 Enter the name of daily schedule.
Click 
4 Add to add programs.
Another window appears.
[Chime time]:5 Set the starting time (hour, minute and second).
[Sound source]:
6 Check [Sound fi le], [Sound sequence] or [External 
sound source], and select a fi le, sequence or external 
sound source from the pull-down menu.
[Zone number]: 
7 Select the target zone for transmitting chime from the 
pull-down menu.
[Chime priority]: 
8 Select the priority of transmitting chime from among 
“Normal”, “Priority” or “Urgent” from the pull-down 
menu.
When you have fi nished the settings on this screen, 
9 click Close.
In the previous window, the added program is displayed in 
the list.
 10 Repeat step 4 to 9 to add more programs.
Other buttons
Edit•  
If you wish to modify a program, check the program in 
the list, and then click Edit
 
Delete
•  
When deleting a program, check the program in the list, 
and then click 
Delete
.
 11  Click Temporarily stored to save the current setting
 results  temporarily.
If you wish to cancel the setting results you have made, * click a title in the table of contents or “Refresh” in the 
web browser menu. 
						

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GETTING STARTED USING THE SYSTEM APPENDIX
SETTING THE SYSTEM
Setting chime schedule 
[Chime setting – Chime schedule setting]
You can set a weekly chime schedule or individual daily 
schedule.
* The settings can be made to 1 year ahead.
Click 1 Chime schedule setting in the table of 
contents.
Make the settings by clicking 
2 Weekly schedule, 
Individual schedule and Schedule download 
respectively to open the corresponding window.
Individual schedule*  should be clicked after the target 
date is clicked on the calendar.
Make the settings in the displayed window(s). 3 
See the detailed instructions for H, I or J on the 
right column of this page.
After the setting is fi nished on the corresponding 4 window, click Close to close the window.
Calendar and setting status can be checked for the 
selected month.
The registered daily chime schedules are identifi ed by 
colors and shown on the calendar.
Click 5 Temporarily stored to save the current setting 
results temporarily.
If you wish to cancel the setting results you have made, * click a title in the table of contents or “Refresh” in the 
web browser menu.
When the settings on this window have fi nished, update 6 the system from [Updating the system]. (→P. 22)
H Settings on [Weekly schedule] setting window
Select either [Every week] or [Every other week].1) 
 Set the schedule start and end dates.2) 
The monthly calendar is displayed by clicking * 
Refer calendar and you can select the start and 
end dates.
If necessary, you can change the month by clicking 
* 
 or .
 Set one of the registered daily chime schedules or no 3) schedule to each day of the week. (Select one from the 
pull-down menu.)
I Settings on [Individual schedule] setting window
Set an individual schedule to the target date.
[Individual schedule] setting window will not open if you 
* have not selected the target date on the calendar in the 
[Chime schedule setting] window.
If necessary, you can change the date by clicking 
1)  or 
 repeatedly.
 [Daily chime schedule]:
2) Select one of the registered daily chime schedules or 
no schedule (to register a new schedule), from the pull-
down menu.
 If necessary, modify a registered schedule or register a 
3) new schedule.
To register a new schedule:
• 
Click Add.
Another window opens. In this window, you can set 
[Chime time], [Sound source], [Zone number] and 
[Chime priority].
When the settings have fi nished, click Close
 to 
close this window. In the previous window, the added 
program is displayed in the list.
Repeat this procedure to add more programs.
* 
To modify a registered schedule:• 
Check the program you wish to modify, and then click 
Edit
. Another window opens. Change the settings in 
this window. 
When fi nished modifying, click Close
 to close this 
window.
You can also modify the registered schedule by 
* 
adding new program(s) or deleting program(s). (To 
delete, check the target program(s) in the list and 
then click Delete
.)
When modifi ed, [Daily chime schedule] changes to 
* “Individual schedule.”
To delete a registered schedule:
• 
Select “None” from the pull-down menu of [Daily 
chime schedule].
J Downloading chime schedule data
You can store the chime schedule setting data in CSV 
format onto a PC.
The data includes the transfer schedule setting (→P. 20) 
* 
data along with the chime schedule setting data.
H
I
J 
						

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Registering daily transfer schedule 
[Transfer setting – Registering daily 
transfer schedule]
You can set the schedule for transferring calls to other master 
stations automatically. The schedules registered on this setting 
are used when making a transfer setting on a master station.
Up to 2 daily schedules can be registered.
Click 1 Registering daily transfer schedule in the 
table of contents.
[Schedule number]: 2 Select the schedule number DT1 or DT2 from the 
pull-down menu.
[Schedule name]: 
3 Enter the name of daily schedule.
[Call transfer time]: 
4 Set the [Start time (hour and minute)] and [End time 
(hour and minute)] of transferring.
Click 
5 Temporarily stored to save the current setting 
results temporarily.
If you wish to cancel the setting results you have made, * click a title in the table of contents or “Refresh” in the 
web browser menu.
Setting transfer schedule 
[Transfer setting – Transfer schedule setting]
You can set a weekly transfer schedule and individual daily 
schedule.
The settings can be made 1 year ahead.
* 
Click 1 Transfer schedule setting in the table of 
contents.
Make the settings by clicking 
2 Weekly schedule 
and 
Individual schedule respectively to open the 
corresponding window.
Individual schedule*  should be clicked after the target 
date is clicked on the calendar.
Make the settings in the displayed window(s). 3 
See the detailed instructions for K or L on the 
next page.
After the setting is fi nished on the corresponding 4 window, click Close to close the window.
Calendar and setting status can be checked for the 
selected month.
  The registered daily transfer schedules are 
identifi ed by colors and shown on the calendar.
 Click 5 Temporarily stored to save the current setting 
results temporarily.
If you wish to cancel the setting results you have made, * click a title in the table of contents or “Refresh” in the 
web browser menu.
When the settings on this window have fi nished, update 6 the system from [Updating the system]. (→P. 22)
K
L