Comdial Dxp Plus Instructions Manual

Installing The Total Control PC Attendant Position
On The DXP Plus Digital Communications System
1.0 Introducing The Total Control PC Attendant Position
TheTotal ControlPC attendant position is a computerized attendant operating station for the DXPPlusdigital
communications system.  It consists of an IBM-compatible personal computer, a proprietary interface circuit
board (factory-installed in the computer expansion slot), a customized keyboard, a program diskette, and all
necessary cables for connecting...

1.2 Checking The Contents Of Your Equipment
Before you begin any installation, you should check to make sure that all of you equipment is in order. Check for
all of the following items:
·80386 or faster, IBM-compatible Personal Computer (with proprietary interface installed) equipped with an
MS-DOS version 3.3 or later or compatible operating system,
·Floppy Disks and Operating Manual for MS-DOS version 3.3 or later
·Total ControlSystem Operating Disk,
·video display monitor
·customized keyboard (with...

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2.0 Installing The System Wiring
Install and connect the personal computer, the video monitor, and the keyboard per the instructions provided in
the manual supplied with that equipment. Install the DXPPlussystem using information provided in IMI66-105.
Interconnect the equipment for PC attendant operation using the information supplied in the following paragraphs.
These installation instructions assume that you have already installed a DXOPT–COM card in the DXPPlus
system. If you have not yet done so,...

2. Connect a customer-supplied, 6–conductor line cord between the serial data port on the DXPPlus
communications card and the modular jack that you located near the DXP 480Plus(Data Jack A).
Remember, you must install a communications card in the DXPPlussystem to provide a serial data port for
PC attendant position use.
Making The Data Connections
Detailing The Serial Data Port Connection
Installing And Programming The PC Attendant Position IMI89–195
Installing The PC Attendant Position – 5 

2.3 Making The Line Connections
When you are connecting to a loop start line board, make the line connections using customer-supplied modular
jacks (type 625A2-6), a customer-provided standard 4–conductor line cord and an equipment-provided
4–conductor line cord.
1.
Install the industry-standard modular jacks at the DXPPluslocation (Line Jack A) and at the PC attendant
position location (Line Jack B).
2. Wire the jacks straight-through (that is; wire T1 to T1, T2 to T2, R1 to R1, and R2 to R2) using...

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2.4 Making The PC Attendant Position Connections
1.
Connect the supplied modular-to-EIA adapter to theCOM1serial data connector on the PC attendant position
personal computer.
2. Connect the supplied 6–conductor (with ferrite collar) line cord between the modular-to-EIA adapter and the
modular jack that is wired to the DXPPlusserial data port. Keep the ferrite collar near the PC attendant
position.
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Connect Keyboard To PC
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3.0 Testing The PC Attendant Position Installation
1. Use the DXPPlusprogramming procedures, and program the system to accept PC attendant operation.
Remember, each PC attendant position requires a station port, two line ports, a serial data port, and a line
group for operation. You must identify these items through this programming action for each PC attendant
position before the equipment will function properly.
2. Technicians loaded the PC attendant position software on the personal computer’s hard...