NEC 28i/124i Pc Program User Guide

PRINT MENU
Issue 1-0 The Print Menu Options: Select Programs 45
Understanding the Print Menu
Use the Print Menu to print the active customer database to the parallel
printer attached to your PC. You can print the entire database, only select-
ed programs or just the Customer Information Screen. The printer you use
should be compatible with the IBM extended ASCI character set.
To access the Print Menu:
1. From the Main Menu, type P.
OR
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Printand press Enter. In either
case,...

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46 The Print Menu Options: Select Programs 92601PCP03
1. From the Print Menu, highlight Select Programsand press
Enter. In either case, the Class Menu appears:
The following screen shows System Numbering highlighted.
For more on the Class and Program Menus, refer to the Edit
Menu section.
2. From the Class Menu, select the program series you want. You see
the Program Menu for the selected Class:
The following screen shows the Program Menu of program
series 0500 - System Numbering,
3. Press...

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Issue 1-0 The Print Menu Items: All Edited Programs 47
4. Press Escto back up to the Class Menu to select additional programs.
OR
4. Press F10to print the currently selected programs.
To stop the printing, press Esc.
The PC Program will alert you if your printer is not connect-
ed or functioning properly.
All System Data
The All System Data option allows you to print all data in a customer
database.
To print all the system data:
1. From the Print Menu, press A.
OR
1. From the Print Menu,...

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48 The Print Menu Options: Print Range Setup 92601PCP03
The PC Program will alert you if your printer is not connect-
ed or functioning properly.
Customer Data
To print the Customer Information Screen:
1. From the Print Menu, press C.
OR
1. From the Print Menu, highlight Customer Dataand press Enter.
In either case, the Customer Information Screen data prints. To
stop the printing, press Esc.
The PC Program will alert you if your printer is not connect-
ed or functioning properly.
Print Range...

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Issue 1-0 Print Menu Help 49
2. Using the Upand Down Arrowkeys, select the print range you
want to change.
3. Edit the selected print range:
Leftand Right Arrowkeys highlight the existing entries.
Type in the new range.
Use Backspaceand Deleteto edit your entries.
Press F2to reset the print ranges to their default values.
New range settings will be saved when the customer database is
saved.
4. Press Escto return to the Print Menu.
Print Menu Help
From the Print Menu . . .
At the bottom of...

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50 Print Menu Help 92601PCP03
While in the Class Menu, press Enterto go to the
selected program series Program Menu.
Press F1to display the following Help pop-up screen:
F2Selects (marks) all programs for the selected class.
F3Selects (marks) allprograms for allclasses.
F4Deselects (unmarks) all programs for the select-
ed class.
F5Deselects (unmarks) allprograms for allclasses.
F6Deselects (unmarks) an edited class.
F7Sends a form feed to the printer.
F10Starts the printing for the selected...

OPTION MENU
Issue 1-0 The Option Menu Options: File Path 51
Understanding the Option Menu
Use the Option Menu to:
Assign the path (location) of the PC Program’s data and temporary
working files.
Determine the permanent RS-232C parameters for the PC’s
modem port.
Set the page width and length options for the printer connected to
the PC.
Assign the format of the dates displayed in the PC Program and printout.
Enable or disable the Invalid Access Level error message.
To access the Option Menu:
1. From...

OPTION MENU
52 The Option Menu Options: File Path 92601PCP03
To access the File Path option:
1. From the Option (Parameter Setting) Menu, type F.
OR
1. From the Option (Parameter Setting) Menu, highlight Fileand
press Enter. In either case, you see the File Screen:
Custom File Directory
Use Custom File Directory to indicate which directory the PC Program
looks into for its database files. For example, when you do a File➩
Readcommand from the Main Menu, the PC program shows you the
list of database files...

OPTION MENU
Issue 1-0 The Option Menu Options: RS-232C Mode 53
28i system is C:\28Ixxx\I28NA.INA or C:\28Ixxx\I28NA.ENA. The
default for the 124i system is C:\TIxxx\I32NA.INA or
C:\TIxxx\I32NA.ENA depending on your PC software version. Use the
Initial File Directory option if your program is installed in a different
directory, or if you want to use a different initial file.
Initial File Name
When you start the PC Program, it automatically loads the customer
database file entered in the Initial File Name...

OPTION MENU
54 The Option Menu Options: RS-232C Mode 92601PCP03
Speed
This option sets the speed of the serial port the PC Program uses for
communicating with the phone system. The speed of the serial port can
be 300, 1200, 2400, 4800 or 9600 baud. Most modems can automati-
cally detect the speed you select. If you have problems uploading and
downloading files, consider lowering the port speed.
Length
Use this option to set the length of each data character. Currently, the
length option is fixed at 8....